That has to be a joke. I don't even think the exterior looks that good, they took the current one and made it worse. The interior is absolutely atrocious, it is horrible, it looks like a terrible place to spend time in and is now fighting the Audi A8 for the worst interior in class, I prefer the LS500 interior to the new S class interior and I don't like the LS500 interior at all. I hoped the finished product would be better, what is with all that shiny glossy wood/finishes, just a giant eyesore. What are luxury automakers doing to their interiors? With the new S class they are copying the absolute worst auto interiors, Tesla's out for some stupid reason. Like I said before that interior looks like a unfinished cheaply designed demonstrator interior you see to audio equipment, it is so cold, bland, and does not even look luxurious. At least they kept the V8 engines, the way things are going we are lucky it didn't only have a 4 cylinder hybrid or EV power train.

Bentley is definitely king of luxury, they didn't abandon real luxury and opulence for sci fi tech junkies who aren't Mercs. or flagship cars buyers.

I have a feeling the value for the current S class is going to hold and there will be no rush to get into this aside from the gotta have the newest thing buyers but who knows, the masses buy so many ugly CUV's they may go for this too, it is not like they really have any other good choice in the flagship sedan range now unless they pay a fortune for a Bentley or Rolls Royce.

 

I can't stand Shmee either, but anyone who has any interest in European cars can't avoid his channel.

 

You mean Shmee?

Hello I'm Shmeeeeeee!

 

wow, tell us how you really feel. it's clear from your posts that you hate most luxury cars from the past decade, and that's not likely to change going forward.

saw a bentayga that other day... has to be the ugliest thing ever built with 4 wheels. the interior is nice though.

i have a feeling you're wrong.

 

I had a MB salesman tell me that they do have several customers that have bought remaining W222 inventory because they don't like the W223. I will say that MB dealers sure don't seem motivated to sell the W222s they have.

From style alone its a huge tech departure.

 

Reminds me of every new Corvette, there's people who hate it and must buy the current/prior generation.

 

I Like the new S class. But when I see the all one glass like the big suv they have, I tend to wonder why this didn’t go that route. I think they might have went overboard on the touch screen stuff.

 

Reminds me of those who are holding onto their LS460s (or buying used ones) because they don't care for the LS500.

I have to admit, I have not seen many LS500s on the roads in this D.C. area, where, normally, anything with four wheels sells. Of course, part of that is just the suppressed market for large sedans, period.

 

Even as somewhat of a GM fan, I'd think twice before buying any first-year GM product....particularly something as complex and radically-designed as the C8.

 

I'm sure the character of the car is true to the S Class unlike the LS500 which isn't true to the heritage of the LS.

Really the only full sized luxury sedan I see a ton of is the S Class.

 

Im watching the Autoguful video (which btw I like watching his reviews) and Im pretty sure the demographic of the S class buyers will find this new one extremely daunting. Touch capacitive buttons galore are going to freak out the 55+ audience. They will not know how to use 80% of the cars technology functions. That being said, if you are familiar with Mercedes products, then it won't be as bad as someone coming from another luxury brand

 

They're more likely targeting the handful of "rich millenial" vloggers and musicians and the like that are more attracted to Tesla to take a look at them.

 

The interior is absolutely tacky, and exterior has absolutely zero presence.

 

Yes, the salesman I talked to about it said this is a huge issue for their returning S Class owners.

 

can confirm
And there is a heck of a sellers market right now for pristine low mileage 13-17s.