2014 S-Class caught undisguised.
03-18-13, 09:45 AM
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Amazing inside and out. 
03-18-13, 10:02 AM
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stunning. well played mercedes. well played. 
03-18-13, 10:35 AM
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This is incorrect. While the styling is evolutionary and conservative, this is an all new platform. It's quite like Volkswagen/Audi's flexible platform, and will reach all the way down to the C-class.
03-18-13, 10:40 AM
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Exterior is sharp and does not look overstyled like other recent Mercedes...I like it a lot.
The detailing and materials used on the interior are gorgeous, but I do not care much for the design and do not see it aging well in 5, 10, 15 years.
The comment above about the LS having nothing on this S class, to each his own. Have you sat in the 2013 LS? I had the opportunity to do it this weekend and that interior is pretty remarkable - one of the very finest in the industry, at any price point. The S got a more dramatic refresh than the LS did, but I believe that this is indeed still a heavy refresh.
The detailing and materials used on the interior are gorgeous, but I do not care much for the design and do not see it aging well in 5, 10, 15 years.
The comment above about the LS having nothing on this S class, to each his own. Have you sat in the 2013 LS? I had the opportunity to do it this weekend and that interior is pretty remarkable - one of the very finest in the industry, at any price point. The S got a more dramatic refresh than the LS did, but I believe that this is indeed still a heavy refresh.
Im not bashing the LS by any means, I would purchase one in a heartbeAT IF I had $100,000.000 for a loaded LS 460 LWB RWD Executive Class seating package
Geez thats alot of zeros
03-18-13, 10:44 AM
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I like the back but I kind of like the fenders of the current S class better, this one looks a little more conservative to me. I also think LEDs are getting played out and getting more and more ridiculous even though I know they are supposed to be there for safety reasons too. The interior, however, looks amazing.
03-18-13, 11:28 AM
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The comment above about the LS having nothing on this S class, to each his own. Have you sat in the 2013 LS? I had the opportunity to do it this weekend and that interior is pretty remarkable - one of the very finest in the industry, at any price point. The S got a more dramatic refresh than the LS did, but I believe that this is indeed still a heavy refresh.
MB's interior lighting is very nice, but the LS seems to take the cake for me.
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The 2014 S does look like a heavy refresh to me as well. I was a little bit disappointed when Lexus did it in 2012. Since Merc is following suit, I guess it will be 50 years until we see something that qualifies as a "new" design. Lol, just kidding. Those DRL LEDs look like a Chrysler 200.........
Attention luxury makes: the name of the game is, refresh.
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03-18-13, 12:09 PM
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Mercedes brought it with the S-class. To be honest the S and LS are the trendsetters in this class. The 7 series is a great drivers car, but doesn't really bring anything new like the S and LS. The introduction of the LS in 2006 was huge as the first flagship with a hybrid engine, 8-speed automatic, and LED headlights. Now the S has stepped it up again and I feel like Lexus was very smart in having an extensive refresh of the LS, delaying the intro of a new generation so that they can further step it up with the next LS in a few years. I imagine a super luxurious interior with cues from the LF-LC interior and full transparent OLEDS screens.
03-18-13, 12:48 PM
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Bye bye lexus and bmw ..
03-18-13, 12:50 PM
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This new S-class will probably carry the torch for Mercedes for the next 6-7 years. In about 2 years we should be seeing the next generation LS (the all new one not the refreshed one we got recently), and that's the real competitor for this S-class in the long term.