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I wish it would also display the front camera when you approach the curb like Chrysler does.
Interesting... last time I drove it did pop up the front camera when I got near the side or front curb. What year is your MB?
Originally Posted by SW17LS
They had a similar color on my generation, Ruby Black.
There's this one Diamond White at my gym. I never paid close attention until recently. Those triple lights look nice. I don't think there's a bad color on S models. Like Lambo even weirdest color still looks hot to me.
Agree it's a nice color, but is it just me, or is there a disconnect between the small front and large rear overhangs?
Either way, it probably gives a lot of trunk-space.
Its the angle, this picture is not dead on the side, the trunk is closer to the camera.
Originally Posted by 1111GS
Interesting... last time I drove it did pop up the front camera when I got near the side or front curb. What year is your MB?
2020, it pops up the surround view camera but not the front camera.
There's this one Diamond White at my gym. I never paid close attention until recently. Those triple lights look nice. I don't think there's a bad color on S models. Like Lambo even weirdest color still looks hot to me.
I don't disagree with this article, which is one of my main problems upgrading from my W222 to a W223...I see all of these shortcomings mentioned in the article and those shortcomings are not present on my W222, the interior is more solid and more nicely finished in many ways. Makes it hard for me to upgrade and pay substantially more for a vehicle that in many ways is not as nice a vehicle as what I have.
The 7 Series doesn't have these drawbacks inside and quite frankly the quality of the interior blows the W223 away. But, I don't like the way it looks as much and I like the feel of the Mercedes and the hood ornament etc.
So, I'm hoping the refresh deals with some of these shortcomings.
I also 100% agree with their characterization of how the S580e feels when the battery is drained, which is what would keep me in the S580 likely:
I picked up the S 580e with an empty hybrid battery, and thus in engine-on ICE mode. First impressions weren’t great, the PHEV’s 3.0L turbocharged straight-six engine surprisingly audible from inside the cabin. Merging onto the highway and revving anywhere past 2,000 rpm, the engine buzzes before settling into a cabin drone similar to the Silverado 6.2. This is not the usual V8 smoothness.
The obvious answer, of course, is that the S 580e is not really meant to be driven in ICE mode. This is a PHEV with a heavy emphasis on the -EV — it’s just a shame, then, that such electric mileage will be so limited by its charging and range shortcomings.
Set aside the time to charge it up though, and the S 580e blossoms into a smooth, quiet-riding delight, into the car it was so clearly meant to be. Driven in all-electric mode, the S 580e offers the right amount of power for steady chauffeuring and the sound deadening to isolate highway winds. It sounds the way it rides, with minimal wind or other noise to disrupt the gradual flow forward. Music stays in and traffic stays out, thanks also to dual-pane glass in all four doors and delightfully thick sun- and moonroof panes.
The 6 just doesn't feel like it belongs in this car. The 580e I drove the other day's battery went dead halfway through my drive, and when I pulled away from the fitst light in ICE after having been in EV I winced...
02-15-24, 12:18 AM
