By the time this generation S class becomes "common" we will already be in love with it, design wise. It was the same for every generation, give it 1-2 years.
No. Loved every generation apart from the W220 and now, the W223 from the start. It has taken over 20 years for the W220 to grow on me, and even then, only the post facelift version. The pre facelift W220 is still ugly.
if you want to see what cars 10 years from now will have, look at the current S-class. Look at the 2000 S-class. Has a screen and infotainment of sorts
Yeah they need to fix the electronics a d reliability. We will see in 6 years. It’s not the best S Class ever made. The best was the S500 from (90s) built like bank vault. Like he said it feels like a bargain meaning they cheaper out where u can’t see. MB today will have all kinds of leaks and maintenance nightmare. If engineering didn’t right this would be 200k
Every time you do a POV night drive, I'm always astounded by how good headlights are on modern cars. I would love for my car to light up the road that well.
@@ZERONEINNOVATIONS My car already has projectors from factory, but they are still halogen projectors. They may be better than reflectors, but they still aren't even close to LED arrays.
You got that right. Than again, who do you think buy these cars other than night club owners, pimps, drug dealers etc. Company CEO's would either rent or lease Lexus'
just saw one of these for the first time in person last week surprisingly in my neighborhood and i was right on the curb. These things are HUGE. perfect time for you to upload because i was curious about this thing and couldn't remember the model.... Yanno because Mercedes and BMW love confusing combinations for names :D
I lost it at the perfume released in the glovebox. This car literally has EVERYTHING. And it's still got a glorious V8. Stellar. Edit: I proceeded to watch the rest of the video, which amazed me even further. I want one.
Merc is always ahead of its competition when it comes to technology and features. A bentley flying spur has the better performance, exterior looks and marque prestige, but it's also twice the price. I'd pick this over that any day of the week.
I feel as if manufacturers are still trying to find a classy medium with ambient lighting. This Mercedes, for example, has an interior that looks a little bit like a pachinko parlor.
Totally. To me what turns ambient lighting from ambience into tacky is when you start mixing different colors and using direct lighting strips, EVERYWHERE. Keep the indirect lighting glow in the footwells, door pockets, and door handles is probably what I’d prefer to keep it classy. Just my opinion of course.
Well with “wild” colors like pink, blue, orange etc it looks over the top. But there are very warm, yellowish white colors too and it looks gorgeous at night. Feels like home.
@@barsdogukankarakoyun8798 I feel like that should really be the inspiration for car interior designers, it’s a luxury car so refer to modern luxury home interiors for material choice and lighting. Instead it looks like the Germans decided Vegas was the way to go.
This is just such a beautiful car! Right now I have a 2012 Volvo S60 T5 with a black and white interior it’s amazing and so beautiful. It’s my first car I got it in March. The next car I’m going to get is going to be the Volvo S90 a used one. Then I want to get a brand new or slightly used (1-3) year old Mercedes s class.
Not sure if it's my screen or the camera or the video itself, but the light balance correction or whatever it's called is freaking out. The black levels kept changing constantly
I’m not sure what was going on with the One R in this one, it’s never happened before. I did a firmware update and I’ll keep an eye out for it, no good!
Remember, Mercedes (And all car makers) build to their customer tastes. Two manufacturers that stand out are Mercedes and Rolls Royce who have changed design language over the recent years to suit changing clientele.
I don't think people that complain about the tech becoming outdated or needed to be repaired eventually really get that anyone who's buying this car doesn't care and will likely replace this before any of that happens.
Nobody can touch Mercedes when it comes to ambient lighting. And the S class is the king of the full size segment for a reason. Too big for me, but still a marvel.
I don't know, maybe you have to be inside the actual car but I don't like the ambient lights. Maybe they're more subtle than what they seem like in the video. And it's also hard to tell how quiet it is from the video. It seems quiet but there's still the pitter patter from the times and a bit of hum from them too, at least on the video. This isn't my car. I admire it and respect it, but don't love it. But, I haven't driven or been driven in one.
My stepdads 2020 Mercedes S class convertibles engine completely failed around 5k miles. Tow truck picked them up on the interstate. Mercedes replaced it and he was back in the car 3 weeks later.
I’m just imagining the maintenance nightmare as of recent MB products on the screen and the tech. The screen controls everything meaning lots of glitches down the road. I miss MB of yesteryear
Like the video, hate the car, trends are taking over everything, no one seems to care how hard is all that tech like the on-screen seat adjuster would be to repair when it inevitably breaks 😑 i hate it when trends are prioritized over functionality.
I wish more cars would have mild-hybrid systems with coasting capability like this Mercedes does. Yes, modern cars cut off fuel while decelerating, but actually shutting the engine off would be even nicer.
So you have to take the key fob out of your pocket and click a button to unlock the door handles? You'd think Mercedes would have a proximity function that would unlock the doors when you got up to the car.
Not that I did not dislike this video but I noticed something; No more dislike count ... You may dislike a video but you may not know how many dislikes about that video because your are discouraged to dislike videos. Your vote will be invisible, what is the point giving a vote if it is so? Social engineering at work for you!
I think the previous gen looked better inside and out, the exterior is pretty bland and not super imposing like the previous s class. Interior is nice but that center console and tacked on odometer screen looks poorly integrated
I appreciate the conservative exterior but those screens and especially that gauge cluster just ruin the interior for me😞 I’d honestly rather have a mildly optioned base or S Panamera for the same price.
It’s a beautiful car, as most S-classes are. However, the infotainment and gauge screens cheapen the interior. The S-class is known for every inch of the vehicle being a joy to touch and experience, but replacing certain functions such as the climate or media controls with a giant touch screen instead of beautiful and simple buttons, switches, and dials takes away from the effortless luxury from previous iterations of this car. The touch screen looks tacky and bolted-on as if an afterthought. I wish Mercedes and other auto manufacturers would stop emulating Tesla’s infotainment philosophy.
you know the car is good when the video is 28 minutes from the Topher
By the time this generation S class becomes "common" we will already be in love with it, design wise. It was the same for every generation, give it 1-2 years.
thats probably in the next 5 - 10 years, If it ever comes down to like 10k im definetly buying it
Yeah looks like a gaming pc lol.
@@gangatalishis ikr
It'll take more than 1-2 years for this to be "common" lol
No. Loved every generation apart from the W220 and now, the W223 from the start. It has taken over 20 years for the W220 to grow on me, and even then, only the post facelift version. The pre facelift W220 is still ugly.
Sometimes it hurts my brain that something like this will become outdated.
if you want to see what cars 10 years from now will have, look at the current S-class. Look at the 2000 S-class. Has a screen and infotainment of sorts
Yeah they need to fix the electronics a d reliability. We will see in 6 years. It’s not the best S Class ever made. The best was the S500 from (90s) built like bank vault. Like he said it feels like a bargain meaning they cheaper out where u can’t see. MB today will have all kinds of leaks and maintenance nightmare. If engineering didn’t right this would be 200k
Nice tho
It already is outdated. How gimmicky do automakers have to get to compete with the state of the art these days?
@@24bergman it is not outdated in literally any way
7:38 I caught a glimpse of those adaptive headlights putting in work
Every time you do a POV night drive, I'm always astounded by how good headlights are on modern cars. I would love for my car to light up the road that well.
You should try "projector lens conversion" . I did it by myself for my old school ford crown victoria. Now it's bright and crisp as Tesla cars.
@@ZERONEINNOVATIONS My car already has projectors from factory, but they are still halogen projectors. They may be better than reflectors, but they still aren't even close to LED arrays.
You can get LED’s installed
The driver door click at 27:45 really gave me the wealthy feels
This car is literally a spaceship what a beast
This is it my dream car right here
I love the interiors of MB. Seems so lively compared to others
Those active headlights are mind meltingly smooth!
Truly a car of the future. The lighting is fantastic.
The new G80 also has the 3D cluster. More impressed that Genesis already did it 4 years ago in Korea too.
peugeot also has 3d gauge clusters for the last 2 years too.
Nintendo did it 10 years ago with the 3DS XD
It's beautiful! Level of quality..it's really different league this one.
It’s gloss bro. See what we say in 6 years
@@rahimi4762 probably 2 years 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@mohnnadmercedes8246 the electronics in it will probably break in 2 year lol
@@legatus9081 do u own a 2021 s class
@@katpuh Do you
I absolutely love Mercedes’ ambient lighting it’s kinda what they’re known for these days
They gotta take it easy on the ambient lighting. A little bit is classy looking but this looks like you're driving a night club
Couldn’t have said this better.
i think thats the point tho
That's why you can adjust the brightness of the ambient lighting
You got that right. Than again, who do you think buy these cars other than night club owners, pimps, drug dealers etc. Company CEO's would either rent or lease Lexus'
@@squidproquo2241 I think for the price you get a bag of cocaine and some prostitutes included.
just saw one of these for the first time in person last week surprisingly in my neighborhood and i was right on the curb. These things are HUGE. perfect time for you to upload because i was curious about this thing and couldn't remember the model.... Yanno because Mercedes and BMW love confusing combinations for names :D
This car is extremely quiet! The perfect road trip car. It’s one of those cars where you love being the passenger. Lol
I lost it at the perfume released in the glovebox. This car literally has EVERYTHING. And it's still got a glorious V8. Stellar.
Edit: I proceeded to watch the rest of the video, which amazed me even further. I want one.
holy crap that rear seat legroom is insane.
Man it's so peaceful in that cabin! Looks like a dream to drive
I for one really like the amount of ambient lighting
That interior is insane!
*Car Designers* "How many lights should we add to the car?"
*Mercedes Bosses* "Yes!"
Excellent video as always! Do a Lexus LS next I think they were just refreshed and I’d love to know where it stands against this.
I want Chameleon Sunday back in your soundtracks.
Definitely on top of it’s game! I love it
Merc is always ahead of its competition when it comes to technology and features. A bentley flying spur has the better performance, exterior looks and marque prestige, but it's also twice the price. I'd pick this over that any day of the week.
I feel as if manufacturers are still trying to find a classy medium with ambient lighting. This Mercedes, for example, has an interior that looks a little bit like a pachinko parlor.
Totally. To me what turns ambient lighting from ambience into tacky is when you start mixing different colors and using direct lighting strips, EVERYWHERE. Keep the indirect lighting glow in the footwells, door pockets, and door handles is probably what I’d prefer to keep it classy. Just my opinion of course.
@@benwells2338 Agree.
Well with “wild” colors like pink, blue, orange etc it looks over the top. But there are very warm, yellowish white colors too and it looks gorgeous at night. Feels like home.
100% agree with the initial comment and this thread.
@@barsdogukankarakoyun8798 I feel like that should really be the inspiration for car interior designers, it’s a luxury car so refer to modern luxury home interiors for material choice and lighting. Instead it looks like the Germans decided Vegas was the way to go.
This is the "my husband is a lawyer" car
Everything exept head lights are amazing
Great review as always topher!
You're finally reviewing the S-class
That’s enough for my heart
can't say i'm impressed with the RGB gaming inspired interior but i'm very glad they kept the hood ornament and trhe HUD looks great.
I wish they added a blind spot that turns on when using the turn signals like Kia does
When your at a Mercedes dealership and you don’t know what the hell your looking for
Customer-“what is your most luxurious car?”
Salesperson-“YES”
This is just such a beautiful car! Right now I have a 2012 Volvo S60 T5 with a black and white interior it’s amazing and so beautiful. It’s my first car I got it in March. The next car I’m going to get is going to be the Volvo S90 a used one. Then I want to get a brand new or slightly used (1-3) year old Mercedes s class.
Best luxury sedan on the market
Definitely the first class cabin. The performance and ride are, too. If I win the lottery soon, I may test drive one! Great review!
Nice l! Absolutely stunning!
I'm not gonna be able to afford this in a while but i couldn't imagine the maintenance cost for this 😳
what i don’t like about this car is once the tech gets outdated the car will be horrible, it’s focusing on the technology over luxury
Its what the Chinese customers and the Instagram Influencers want
Not sure if it's my screen or the camera or the video itself, but the light balance correction or whatever it's called is freaking out. The black levels kept changing constantly
I’m not sure what was going on with the One R in this one, it’s never happened before. I did a firmware update and I’ll keep an eye out for it, no good!
Mercedes lately is making Audi and BMW look like they’re not even trying anymore 😯
@@v____l Exactly
Да с этой игрушкой в салоне неделю надо разбираться😂😆🤧
cozy channel with good driving and content
Ambient lighting has to be my favorite newer features in vehicles
I think this one is overdone. Some strike a nice balance like the GLA
@@kingsamvisuals that’s understandable, but you can always turn down the brightness or turn it off if it’s not your style
21:00 start of sound system test
I see no issues at all in say,, 10 or 12 years when trying to have one of these serviced and maintained :-)
Wow, it's like my $15 keyboard.😂
All the ambient lighting at your fingertips!
Remember, Mercedes (And all car makers) build to their customer tastes. Two manufacturers that stand out are Mercedes and Rolls Royce who have changed design language over the recent years to suit changing clientele.
this is a $116,300 dollar car we're talking about,, holy cow! haha
I don't think people that complain about the tech becoming outdated or needed to be repaired eventually really get that anyone who's buying this car doesn't care and will likely replace this before any of that happens.
And that’s still a problem, MB is taking advantage of that w cost cutting
Nobody can touch Mercedes when it comes to ambient lighting. And the S class is the king of the full size segment for a reason. Too big for me, but still a marvel.
It’s overdone.
@@alh06 no its not lol
@@user-um3fx2vk8r It looks like a strip club. It is
I don't know, maybe you have to be inside the actual car but I don't like the ambient lights. Maybe they're more subtle than what they seem like in the video. And it's also hard to tell how quiet it is from the video. It seems quiet but there's still the pitter patter from the times and a bit of hum from them too, at least on the video. This isn't my car. I admire it and respect it, but don't love it. But, I haven't driven or been driven in one.
My stepdads 2020 Mercedes S class convertibles engine completely failed around 5k miles. Tow truck picked them up on the interstate. Mercedes replaced it and he was back in the car 3 weeks later.
don't have time to watch the whole video. nevermind the tech, how's the ride and handling compared to the last-gen S-Class?
I’m just imagining the maintenance nightmare as of recent MB products on the screen and the tech. The screen controls everything meaning lots of glitches down the road. I miss MB of yesteryear
These cars for the rich only not for broken dudes
@@waheedali2429 😂
Love this model, but the EQS is 🔥🔥🔥
Like the video, hate the car, trends are taking over everything, no one seems to care how hard is all that tech like the on-screen seat adjuster would be to repair when it inevitably breaks 😑 i hate it when trends are prioritized over functionality.
Bla bla bla
너무 멋집니다. 특히 밤에
The new Golf GTI/R has all these touch and haptic controls and people hate it lol
Finally they updated the startup chime. The previous one was terrible
I wonder with that seamless door handle how will it handle in the winter time lol… ice on the door handle..
Am I the only one hearing this man drifting the care, first the prius now the Benz 7:33
The ambient lighting is perfect but I don't think that sound system upgrade is worth almost 7k over stock system.
It’s a marvel of engineering . Very techie. I would still go for the m760i .
Remember when everyone said they disliked the 2015 Genesis puddle lights.
I do not think anyone said that, but when Hyundai puts CVT in their cars, no one "whines" (drones) about it, that I know.
Does the E class still feel like a smaller S class?
blown away aswell
Great car
I wish more cars would have mild-hybrid systems with coasting capability like this Mercedes does. Yes, modern cars cut off fuel while decelerating, but actually shutting the engine off would be even nicer.
Would love to see a newer c class review, looking into the a4/c300/3 series comparison for the current year
So you have to take the key fob out of your pocket and click a button to unlock the door handles? You'd think Mercedes would have a proximity function that would unlock the doors when you got up to the car.
Oh no, you can slide your hand over the handle and it’ll pop out
Please fpace svr night drive. It has the ambient feature as well but nobody on RUclips has reviewed it yet.
Not that I did not dislike this video but I noticed something; No more dislike count ... You may dislike a video but you may not know how many dislikes about that video because your are discouraged to dislike videos. Your vote will be invisible, what is the point giving a vote if it is so? Social engineering at work for you!
i love it
The car is alright I’d go with a Lexus ls or the new a8way better cars tbh interior and exterior wise
Specially the A8 imo
I think the previous gen looked better inside and out, the exterior is pretty bland and not super imposing like the previous s class. Interior is nice but that center console and tacked on odometer screen looks poorly integrated
💯
I appreciate the conservative exterior but those screens and especially that gauge cluster just ruin the interior for me😞 I’d honestly rather have a mildly optioned base or S Panamera for the same price.
6 seconds ago?? niceee.
5:46 turned into Christian Bale lmfao
hey what are those flashing purple lights on the dashboard?
It's the infrared sensor or some kind of sensor. I think only the camera pick them up and not our eyes
Those are IR emitters to track your eye position for the 3d hud.
jake kiedaisch sheeeesh. That’s crazy wicked!!! I definitely need one of these
That interior is not anywhere near as good looking as the outgoing model.
This is the outgoing model
@@JoshuaShalam I mean last generation then.
@@JoshuaShalam No it isnt. Outgoing can mean previous
For some reason when I look at this car I already see a vehicle that has depreciated heavily. Like I would never pay six figures for this thing lol.
Interior at night looks like a discotech, lol.
The indicators, idk man every time it go back to center.. the noise drive me crazy
niiiiiice
in 5 years you can pick up the same car for 5k because everything will be broken lol
A lot of intricate electronics and moving parts here. I dont know how a home mechanic could troubleshoot and fix.
جماعه أدعو لي أن الله يشرح صدري ويسر لي أمري ويصبرني ويدخل الطمأنينه على قلبي والله محتاج الدعاء
damn that HAULS. would smoke a lot of sports cars. you can tell its meant for the autobahn because its just getting its legs at 80mph
What are those two blinking purple things? Infrared sensors?
I was wondering the same thing?
It’s a beautiful car, as most S-classes are. However, the infotainment and gauge screens cheapen the interior. The S-class is known for every inch of the vehicle being a joy to touch and experience, but replacing certain functions such as the climate or media controls with a giant touch screen instead of beautiful and simple buttons, switches, and dials takes away from the effortless luxury from previous iterations of this car. The touch screen looks tacky and bolted-on as if an afterthought. I wish Mercedes and other auto manufacturers would stop emulating Tesla’s infotainment philosophy.
Agreed. Think of the maintenance nightmare this screen will be and all the glitches knowing recent MB of the last 22 years
@@rahimi4762 Most definitely. And the screens/interface will date the car, hurting the resale value when you go to sell it in a few years.
Better when it an AMG but I like it.
can you do one on the 2006 Lexus LS 430
noice
Why does this car have a different chime?
I'll comment on the car when I can afford it. So...no comment.
What are the purple flashing lights on the dash?
Eye monitor. Apparently, you don't see them when driving. Only the camera picks them up.
The best feature of this car is that you can't afford it 👍
how is mercedes getting away with no rear seat climate/heated seats in a flagship $145k s class????