2021 Mercedes S-Class (W223)
#781
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I don’t disagree about the BMW clusters, but that’s an issue with BMW not the concept of a virtual screen.
#783
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Mercedes has been doing virtual gauges longer than pretty much anybody, if they were going to screw them up they would have already
#784
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Case in point how this is really not a big deal, you bought your X6M despite these "terrible" gauges, and when I was deciding on a car for myself you suggested I get a 7 Series over an S Class despite the "terrible" gauges. This is really just not a big deal.
#785
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It is what it is, like Bill from Curious cars said during his Tesla review - "Thank god I'm getting old, so I don't have to deal with this for much longer", lol.
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I just can't imagine having such a negative outlook on life...
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I don't think I saw that Tesla video from Bill, I can probably guess why he doesn't like it. Who wants to drive around a computer and be faced with nothing but screens? I sure don't. The only EV's coming out are just that.
Can't escape all this technology and it's annoying.
Can't escape all this technology and it's annoying.
#789
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I don't think I saw that Tesla video from Bill, I can probably guess why he doesn't like it. Who wants to drive around a computer and be faced with nothing but screens? I sure don't. The only EV's coming out are just that.
Can't escape all this technology and it's annoying.
Can't escape all this technology and it's annoying.
#791
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I don't think I saw that Tesla video from Bill, I can probably guess why he doesn't like it. Who wants to drive around a computer and be faced with nothing but screens? I sure don't. The only EV's coming out are just that.
Can't escape all this technology and it's annoying.
Can't escape all this technology and it's annoying.
I was just out in the Pacifica dropping dry cleaning off, and I snapped a picture of the gauges. Literally all we look at is whats in the small screen in the center, we never look at the two (ugly IMO) plastic gauges to the sides. Why would we not want all of that real estate to display things we actually want to look at, and perhaps the speedometer larger and easier to see. Maybe the map and clearer navigation directions? Then you could have a traditional gauge display with a speedo and tach for people who wanted that?
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I don't know what's wrong with having navigation where it's always been in luxury cars: in a screen off to the center console. I like a traditional layout where you see speed, tach, gas, oil pressure, water temp, mileage, etc. Some of these modern screens display way too much info that really isn't necessary.
I do like the blue though. Goes well with the white needles.
I do like the blue though. Goes well with the white needles.
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I don't know what's wrong with having navigation where it's always been in luxury cars: in a screen off to the center console. I like a traditional layout where you see speed, tach, gas, oil pressure, water temp, mileage, etc. Some of these modern screens display way too much info that really isn't necessary.
I do like the blue though. Goes well with the white needles.
I do like the blue though. Goes well with the white needles.
Thats why virtual gauge clusters are customizable. You can have them display as much or as little as you want. I like a traditional layout too, which is why I choose the traditional layout. My wife doesn't like a traditional layout, so why would she want to be stuck with one display option where 65% of the instrument cluster is displaying static info she doesn't want to see?
The big fail of BMW clusters is they are virtual for no reason because they can't really be customized, which is just dumb. But in the Mercedes I can choose from 3 complete layouts (the W223 has like 6), and I can decide what is displayed in each area of my chosen layout. If I want a tach, I have a tach, if I want a speedometer, I have a speedometer, if I want a map, I can have that, if I want audio info, I can have that, if I want tire pressure, I can have that, on and on. Why wouldnt I like that better than static gauges that only show me one thing I may or may not need or want to see?
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Having the map and directions right in front of you is safer, it keeps you from having to look down at a center screen.
Thats why virtual gauge clusters are customizable. You can have them display as much or as little as you want. I like a traditional layout too, which is why I choose the traditional layout. My wife doesn't like a traditional layout, so why would she want to be stuck with one display option where 65% of the instrument cluster is displaying static info she doesn't want to see?
The big fail of BMW clusters is they are virtual for no reason because they can't really be customized, which is just dumb. But in the Mercedes I can choose from 3 complete layouts (the W223 has like 6), and I can decide what is displayed in each area of my chosen layout. If I want a tach, I have a tach, if I want a speedometer, I have a speedometer, if I want a map, I can have that, if I want audio info, I can have that, if I want tire pressure, I can have that, on and on. Why wouldnt I like that better than static gauges that only show me one thing I may or may not need or want to see?
Thats why virtual gauge clusters are customizable. You can have them display as much or as little as you want. I like a traditional layout too, which is why I choose the traditional layout. My wife doesn't like a traditional layout, so why would she want to be stuck with one display option where 65% of the instrument cluster is displaying static info she doesn't want to see?
The big fail of BMW clusters is they are virtual for no reason because they can't really be customized, which is just dumb. But in the Mercedes I can choose from 3 complete layouts (the W223 has like 6), and I can decide what is displayed in each area of my chosen layout. If I want a tach, I have a tach, if I want a speedometer, I have a speedometer, if I want a map, I can have that, if I want audio info, I can have that, if I want tire pressure, I can have that, on and on. Why wouldnt I like that better than static gauges that only show me one thing I may or may not need or want to see?
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Somebody rendered the new S class with BMW's new design language, and somehow it looks a lot better than the S class or the BMW. Nice work.
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