Burmester is available in the Cayenne and Panamera.

 

Bwahahaha, to those saying Lexus will look for things to copy in the new S-class.... It seems Mercedes has beaten them to the punch. The cross stitching of the LF-LC leather center console now seen in the in the S-class dashboard. Well, actually they are a little different. The LF-LC one is more organic and flowing while the S-class is more regular.

This is what I expect the next LS and production LF-LC to look like:

 

May I add that I was just looking at the interior of the old S-class and they have really went the extra mile to improve it. The old one now looks 20 years old.

 

I can see Lexus trolls coming out of the woodwork in droves now .

 

Different strokes for different folks. In recent BMWs and MBs the lighting inside is very overbearing. In the daylight, it is not very noticeable. However at night, it is as if you are sitting on the sun itself. There is light everywhere.

In Lexus the light is not overbearing. Subtle is the keyword here. Subtleness creates a relaxing environment. Being bathed in light is a little "stressful".
If I am reading that right, I am not alone in my light opinions.

 

I must say the car looks great, the interior is much improved from the current which isn't bad but just doesn't seem special like this one, I can see Mercedes selling tons of these the interior looks great! I can see a S550 equivalent easily reaching $135k

 

Glad to see I'm not the only one. The 2013 LS lighting is excellent exactly because it is subtle, and not overbearing. It exudes a very classy and elegant luxury.

At the end of the day though, it will sell just because it's an S Class, overbearing lighting and all.

 

Not too sure about the exterior styling, not much of a departure from the current car(which I think has worn well, even 4-5 years later it still looks sexy to me). Some of the details look a little fussy, I'd have to see one in person to really pass judgement on it.

The interior looks completely over the top like a Bentley or Roller. LOVE IT!!!!!

 

Have you driven an MB with this light at night?

The lights are brighter in these photos obviously, and brighter in park than in drive and under speed. The lights are very dim, muted and subtle, just like the ambient lighting in my GS, which is more extensive than that in the LS.

The lighting isn't even on in the daylight, only with the headlights.

 

Looks stunning. The king of Luxury-barges as far as I'm concerned.

 

I hope you guys realize the lights can be dimmed, since they're so overbearing. I definitely don't share your experiences regardless.

 

Yes, but I reckon it is difficult to turn off certain lights. To me, there are too many lights in the German cars. You may or may not remember, but when you try to sleep at night in the passenger seats, it is difficult to close your eyes and drift off with an abundance of lights, no matter how dim. Maybe you can sleep with the little light orbs, but i definately have problems. And seeing as this class of chauffer vehicles are not supposed to be for driver comfort, therein lies the "problem".

But the reason for our disagreement was "different strokes for different folks". If you like car x over car y and i have it the other way around, no biggie.

 

No that just tell us that you just made a statement without verifying rather or not the lights can be dim. The lights can be dim almost everywhere in the current S class while driving so that hold statement about too much lighting while sleeping or whatever is flaw. This car is going to set the luxo barge standards as usual.

The Benz S class doesn't flollow others, others follow it at a cheaper price. I doubt this car is going to be more reliable than the previous model. Benz almost always goes the extra mile at offering new features.

 

Wow baller approved

 

The S-class is indeed the benchmark standard in this vehicle segment (F-segment premium flagship).

With that said, I can't wait for the S65 AMG V12 BITURBO