NEW Mercedes S-Class: Luxury BEYOND Belief? 4K

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-benz s class historically, the s class has always been the best equipped, the most comfortable, the most technologically advanced, the pinnacle of automotive technology and this latest model aims to continue that trend, even if it is only based on the appearances. You may not think that there is a really big elephant in the room, although it is not there, and that is that the new S-Class looks like an A-Class and I understand why they have done it because they want to maintain. a consistent image across its family of cars, but it's not as stately or stately as the previous generation S-Class, if anything it looks like a big CLA, there are a couple of standout physical features: the front grille is larger than and the The headlights have a unique LED signature, the 18- to 21-inch wheels have been redesigned, the taillights have intricate LED accents with chrome accents, and the exhausts are proudly visible.

It's also a naturally larger car available in short wheelbase, long wheelbase and super long myback. Actually, all the specs are pretty standard, but the new S-Class comes with one really interesting exterior feature and that's the optional recessed door handles that pop out when you approach the car or when you pet it. There are a couple of reasons for this: you get better aerodynamics, less drag, two less noise in the wind, they also stick out further than the previous generation door handles, so they are easier to grip and, ultimately, you More importantly, they also look really cool, right inside is where the big changes are because I have completely redesigned the interior of the new S-Class, remembering the previous generation car and what it had was a long screen on the dashboard that combined Two separate screens, one for your instruments and one for your infotainment, have been ditched. from that and replaced it with a single instrument display and a large 12-inch screen for all your infotainment stuff.

Now they probably owe Tesla a debt of gratitude, but it looks sensational and surpasses Tesla in the fact that it's OLED and works like a big tablet, there are a few different ways to log into the system so you can use it. In this case, you can use a PIN number one, two, three, four or you can log in with voice activation or facial recognition. There are cameras mounted on this instrument screen or with a fingerprint sensor located right here on the center console, it may seem a little overwhelming at first, but as long as you remember that the home button is always in the middle, you press it and then You can toggle between the most used settings such as phone radio with navigation, etc.

And as long as you remember that the climate control system is always in the bottom section of the screen, then that's half the battle. From here you can adjust the cabin temperature upwards. or down as well as the fan speed and watch this whenever the temperature increases the ambient lighting system responds you get a stream of blue or red lights on the corresponding side of the cabin to indicate that it has actually increased or decreased temperature. very nice on the bottom, you also have a set of physical buttons, you have volume adjustment on the right side, mute the power button, the fingerprint sensor, as I mentioned before, sorry I just cut in front of you. as well as your function button which allows you to customize things like the head up display, active steering assist or the height of the vehicle and then here on the left side you have your parking menu which can show you a 3D view of the car which allows you parking much easier in the city, then you have the vehicle dynamics button that allows you to customize the driving mode from eco to comfort, sport and then sport plus, as for the new instruments, these now use 3D technology that It incorporates two eye-tracking cameras at the top of the screen to give you an extra sense of depth.

It works a lot like a 3D TV or movie screen, except you don't need those silly glasses. It's good in theory, but how does it work in reality? world, so the first thing I notice when I'm on the move is how good these instruments are. They look absolutely sensational not only in terms of the clarity of the font and graphics, but also the 3D effect that works incredibly well, you can switch between them. different themes, you have exclusive classics, etc. and each one of them pops into view and fills the screen in a really clever and futuristic way.

Probably the most impressive of all is the navigation theme which fills the screen with a map and that's when you get a real sense of that 3D depth because you can move around the map and see everything almost as you would when looking at a map on a table. right in front of you, it's something that really works very well and As you move your head around the cameras, it follows the position of your eyes and gives you that little movement to add to that feeling that it really is real in 3D, it's really smart, the next thing you notice is the front screen, it's amazing.

I've never seen anything like it, you probably can't see it properly, but I'll tell you what I'm seeing. I see the equivalent of a 30 inch TV on the road in front of me as I drive and it's constantly moving parallel to the car, so what I'm looking at right now is the speed I'm driving, the speed limit, the markings on the road, it warns me every time I deviate through the central reservation and you can actually customize it in one charge. In different ways look at this, you can go up and select augmented reality and that allows you to do some really clever things, for example if you have navigation on, you have a set of virtual arrows that actually point to the exact location. road you need to go and when you approach a corner and a sudden curve approaches, it will actually overlay a graphic of a curvy road to show you that that's the way you intended to take the curve, I've never seen that. something like this is absolutely sensational, imagine having an augmented reality windshield in your car, that's exactly what they've done here and it's sensational.

One of the S-Class's most unusual talents is its rear-axle steering system, depending on which version you choose. the rear wheels can turn almost 11 degrees in the opposite direction to the front wheels below 60 kilometers per hour, this has the effect of reducing the turning radius of the car by almost two meters above 60, the rear wheels turn in the same direction as the front wheels to improve Stability: the system is especially useful in situations where you find yourself going to a dead end, for example, you are on a narrow road and you are trying to get out of it.

What do you do well? Normally you do a 47 point turn like Austin. powers, but in the s class you don't need 40 points, you just need rear axle steering and by the way, it has this really smart camera system that shows you every angle around the car and you can turn it exactly how you want. look where you are, it's really very clever, really very detailed and has basically an infinite number of angles. I think it's basically a five point turn. Will I be able to stop the alloys? No, we're out haha, right. I think it was actually seven points.

It might seem like a lot. but in a normal car without this system it would have been 17. The seats are really good too. I'm sitting higher than I might expect, but they are tremendously comfortable and very supportive. They are the kind of seats I would happily sit in for hours on end, I mean it's like sitting in an armchair, you can adjust the seats almost every way imaginable on the door, you have some buttons, actually they're not even buttons. They're actually capacitive, they look like buttons, but they're touch sensitive, so you push them and they move the seat forward, back, up or down, and there are tons of adjustments here, it's really easy to get comfortable in this car no matter what. whatever your really body shape and the reason for this is because it uses 19 individual motors to adjust the seats, four of which are dedicated to giving you a massage, so check this out if I go into the comfort menu.

I can choose from so many different types of massages. relaxing back warm relaxing shoulders mobilizing massage activator massage classic massage wave massage depth waves deep training training cushion training backrest I actually tried one of these before, actually depth waves and I think this particular massage program uses the exciters in the seats, so the exciters are used. in conjunction with the car stereo system to give you that kind of vibration that you get from subwoofers to help you feel connected to the music experience and I think they've actually incorporated it into a massage program and it basically violently massages your butt like It'll just vibrate a lot in your butt basically and um, I don't know if it's that nice, but I'm glad it's there.

One of the first things you notice when you drive the S-Class is how quiet and refined it is, it's a really very serene car to get around in and you barely hear any road noise, wind noise, even at highway speeds and it's really very quiet, however before I got in the car I expected it to be so quiet. like a library in a monastery and it really isn't, you still hear that engine. I have the s500 version here and I can hear it straight six pairing, it's a nice sound don't get me wrong, but I can certainly hear.

It's as if it pierces the calm atmosphere of the cabin. I can also feel the vibrations coming from the engine and that makes me suddenly think if this is the pinnacle of refinement and comfort because when you drive an electric car, even one of the Mercedes electric cars like the eqc, for me it is a much more of an experience. quiet and refined because you don't have that hum and vibration coming from the internal combustion engine. This is pretty good, but it's surprising how the S-Class, the pinnacle of

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, isn't all that luxurious. and refined like an even cheaper electric vehicle, food for thought, the s-class is designed firmly with rear seat passengers in mind because a lot is happening back here for the passengers in the back, for example, you have these controls on the door that allows you to not only open and close the window, but also close the blinds for added privacy.

You also have blinds behind you, on top of that you also get the really cool ambient lighting feature in the doors and right at the back of the seat, so when you adjust the temperature and you can do it anywhere because of the way the Colors flow in a delightful way along the doors just to let you know that your car is getting a little hot in the back, how cool is it that you can even monitor the temperature in the back using this Android tablet that appears from the center console or if you just want to use it for entertainment purposes you can do that too because it works like any normal tablet you can browse YouTube and watch the car. channel merchant um or surf the internet or do anything else that you want to do with an Android tablet or if you want to use the built-in entertainment in the back seat of the car, then that's no big deal, whether you have navigation, you have phone, everything what the driver has access to.

The ones you have access to in the back, as for the seats, are enormously comfortable. In the standard short-wheelbase car, you can choose between a static bench or these comfortable seats that can recline about 37 degrees forward or backward. They're hugely comfortable, they come with a massage function and these immensely soft, immensely plush cushions, plus these microfibre headrests which make it a lovely place to sit whether you're on short or long journeys, plus you get other little amenities like an optional refrigerator. in the back, honestly this is one of the best places to spend time in the back of a car, especially if you fancy traveling like a VIP with the chauffeur package, the car will fold the front seats completely forward including the headrest and it will be revealed. a footrest for the ultimate in relaxation, although in short wheelbase cars, anyone taller than 5 feet 8 inches may find it difficult to stretch out other amenities, the car has plenty of USB ports, cup holders, wireless phone charging and even a pair of wireless noise-cancelling headphones to help. you get away from it all, it's definitely a case of high relaxation with high tech, it's not always a good combination but s class seems to do it well, it's worth talking a littleabout how you actually interact with the car because there are so few buttons.

In this it's actually easier than I thought it could be, to be honest with you, in the previous generation S Class you had the touchpad or the wheel to select your options on the screen, in this one it's all the touch screen and indeed although it initially feels a bit fiddly and a bit overwhelming once you're on the move. It's actually very easy to find the settings you want and interact with the system. One of the cool things is the fact that it has haptic feedback. on the screen, so if you press hard and select an option, it actually vibrates to confirm that you've actually pressed that option, which is a big improvement over some similar systems.

The steering wheel, well, I expected that to be difficult to figure out too. because it's full of capacitive buttons once again, but over time you get used to it and it's actually quite simple to work out the different functions, you have all the controls for the digital instrument display on the top left spoke and all the controls for the main display on the top right, you have volume controls and phone controls on the bottom right and then all the cruise control settings on the bottom left and again, it's really easy to understand once you've spent a little time with it. car and the steering wheel itself looks amazing in terms of cruise control.

The car's self-driving capabilities could be better. They are good and will happily drive themselves in traffic or on a highway. highway and will eventually even be capable of Level 3 autonomous driving, but as it stands right now here in the UK, it's not as effective as Tesla's Autopilot system. I feel like this wouldn't be an S-Class review if it didn't. I don't talk a little about the suspension and suspension on this car, well, it's quite beautiful, isn't it? generation system they have replaced it with active body control, so the car comes with airmatic air suspension as standard, but this time you can individually adjust the springs and dampers at all four corners not only to counteract body roll but also against pitch and lift, uses cameras to scan the road ahead and adjusts the shock absorbers to soften the ride as an option, it can even lean into corners in sport mode like a motorcycle to improve cornering, it actually pioneered Audi, believe it or not, for starters, but

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has jumped on the bandwagon and they have put it to very good use the suspension on the new s class is bellissimo or whatever the german for bellissimo is we haven't talked about engines yet , I should probably do it at launch, you'll get a choice between s450 or s500 petrol or s350d or s450d six cylinder diesel at the moment I'm driving the s500 and it's a lovely engine, it really is, it won't do anything until 62 in 4, 9 seconds, 155 miles per hour at full speed and get a fuel economy of 32 miles per gallon.

Base models cost around 80k while this s500 starts at around 100k and on first impressions with this car I have to say it's probably worth it. It's not very often that I drive a car and talk. for so long and still end up feeling like I've barely scratched the surface, but that's the case with the new S-Class because there's so much going on in this car, it's so deep that I feel like I could talk for hours more about the suspension. or the infotainment system or the engines or literally any number of different factors, but perhaps the joy of owning this vehicle is that you will spend months getting familiar with it and you will also end up going on a journey of discovery and learning to appreciate new things. things every day is the best luxury car the world has ever seen.

I'd like to spend more time with it before giving it that praise, but judging by this drive, it's easily the best S-Class the world has ever seen. and that in itself says everything you need to know what the capital of Ukraine is, uh kyiv. That's right. You have the ideal answer to this question.