In fact, as early as May, a brand-new S-class real car group map without disguise had flowed out on the Internet, which had a great response and caused controversy. There are no neutral people who eat melons, and most of them think that after 60-80, the sword is biased and overexerts; After 90, most people think it is simple, fashionable and full of science and technology. It can be said that as soon as the new S came out, all kinds of praises and criticisms followed. Of course, here, we just talk to you about the new S-class from a personal point of view and see what the future development direction of Mercedes-Benz is.
Looking at it now, Mercedes-Benz's brand-new S-Class sedan is built for the young overbearing president? It's not easy to judge too early. I only remember this scene of "clear love and hate", which also happened when the Butterfly Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan (W220) came out to replace Tiger Head Benz (W 140). The inducement of these two events is the same, which is caused by design. To put it bluntly, the gas field of the new S-class sedan is completely different from that of the previous generation (W222). Judging from the genetic inheritance of brand design elements, Mercedes-Benz has always been fundamentally different from BMW and Audi.
Whenever the latest design style appears, BMW will give priority to the 3 Series, while Audi will wander between A4 and A6, and then spread to all models, which will cause a puzzling problem here. Driving a 7-series car is misunderstood by the "car-blind" people as a 3-series L, and the probability that Audi A8 is misunderstood as A6L is so high that the owner is dizzy. Back to Mercedes-Benz, in the past, it was a brand-new design style, and S-class sedan was given priority as the flagship. Therefore, the workshop also pays special attention to Class C, which is called Small S. This design idea is beneficial and harmless in terms of product strength, brand effect, market recognition and even evolution.
I emphasize the "past" because the design elements of the new S-class can be found in the existing Mercedes-Benz models. Let the brand-new S-class family flagship sedan become one of the controversial reasons. On 20 18 Beijing Auto Show, I interviewed Mr. Gordon Wagner, who has just become the global design director of Mercedes-Benz. At that time, the brand-new A-class long-wheelbase sedan was first introduced in China, and of course there was the controversial third-generation CLS coupe.
I remember it very clearly. My problem at that time was that the brand-new A-class sedan was younger in style and even had a sharp feeling. This design element is very similar to CLS. Will Mercedes-Benz use it in future models? Gordon Wagner's answer is that at present, it will only be used in class A and third-generation CLS. However, almost all subsequent mid-term modifications and major replacement Mercedes-Benz models have the shadow of the third generation CLS, so I will not list these examples one by one. It is precisely because this design is permeated with Mercedes-Benz models that everyone hopes to break the "curse" with a brand-new style to welcome the arrival of the new S-class. After all, the upgrade of S-class indicates that Mercedes-Benz will have a brand-new model design style change.
However, from the undisguised group pictures circulating on the Internet to the global conference last night. When the brand-new S-class sedan appeared in the picture, the controversy that had been transmitted on the Internet boiled again. Remember the redesigned "three-strip" LED daytime running lights in the middle of the previous generation model W222? But now they are prohibited by sharp corners on CLS elements. But then again, new S-class high-tech can be seen everywhere. For example, the headlight technology consists of three LED light sources, which are refracted and guided by a 654.38+03,000 microscope to achieve high-precision beam distribution. In addition, in the high beam mode, the beam can be automatically adjusted according to the navigation information when going up and down the slope.
In the larger "shutter", the net has thick chrome-plated strips. Combined with the AMG-like shape of the front enclosure, the front of the new S-class has become much younger, but it is precisely because of this youth that it has become a controversial topic for most fans after 60-80. The vertical three-star logo will always be the aura of Mercedes-Benz flagship car, but I think the temperament of the new generation of S-class has changed, and it is the kind of qualitative change.
As for the body, it is not much different from the previous generation. A hidden door handle is added, which will automatically pop up when the user enters the car within 2 meters with the key. This design has become a popular element at present, and the drag coefficient of the brand-new S-class sedan has been reduced to 0.22cd. It is reported that the three-dimensional size of the brand-new S-class sedan with long wheelbase is 5289/2109/1503 mm. As the width has exceeded 2 meters, Mercedes-Benz has equipped the brand-new S-class sedan with rear wheel follow-up steering. I hope this will become the standard of the whole department. After all, domestic parking spaces are not very friendly to vehicles with a width of more than 2 meters.
If you only look at the rear of the brand-new S-class car, you will definitely think it is a "fat" CLS. Because only from the video and pictures, the shape of the triangular taillights and the position of the reflector on the rear enclosure are indeed similar to CLS, only the position where the license plate is installed is different. Although the triangular taillights of CLS are controversial, they do not feel disobedient when put on other cars. I think the groove where the license plate was put saved me.
Controversy about the interior focuses on the modeling design of the center console. There are many Mercedes-Benz owners around me who are born in the 1970s and 1960s. They are not optimistic about the new S-class center console, and think that the shape is too simple, especially the placement of the central control big screen, which is similar to the current new energy vehicles. They think that the double 12.3-inch combined large screen of the previous model should be retained, and it should be slightly improved to become a curved screen with radian for LCD TV, with the best effect.
Indeed, the central control layout of the new S-class sedan is tantamount to jumping out of the comfort zone for a breakthrough. Obviously, this jumping posture has not been widely recognized. But interestingly, two friends around me bought A-class and GLB respectively, and they have another view on the interior of the new S-class. Although they think the layout is simple, the placement of the central control screen is in line with their preferences, and they think the touch operation is more convenient.
Our usual comments on Mercedes-Benz S-Class interiors are luxurious. However, the brand-new S-class sedan in front of us shows luxury in another form, which is said to be inspired by EQS concept car. The feeling that the car is full of screens really conforms to the lifestyle of people who rely on mobile electronic devices. But what I want to say is that because we rely on our own mobile phones and tablets, it is meaningless to add more display screens in the car. In fact, the central control car can connect CarPlay and CarLife. As for the new S-class instrument equipped with naked-eye 3D technology, it is beyond the scope of automobile driving to some extent. Of course, the second-generation MBUX system uses 16GB RAM and 320G SSD, and the floating-point computing power of GPU is as high as 69 1Gflops, which is really comparable to high-end notebooks on the market in performance.
In my opinion, more configuration and seat comfort on the new S-class sedan can only be regarded as an upgrade, because the previous generation has done well enough. The slogan "Car Inventor Invents Car Again" is the best interpretation of W222. Of course, in terms of safety, the brand-new S-class car takes out the first forward airbag in the back row, inhales air through the valve, and makes the airbag expand and pop up, which protects the boss in the back row more comprehensively and reduces the smell of gunpowder that is difficult to smell after the traditional airbag bursts.
The above is my one-sided view of the brand-new S-class car after watching the released videos and pictures and inquiring about incomplete data. I'm certainly looking forward to testing the brand-new S-class sedan as soon as possible and tasting this Mercedes-Benz flagship again with the most intuitive feeling. Finally, I attach a photo of my colleague who has 17 years of media experience. After watching the live broadcast the night before, he thought of a brand-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan.
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