Hot! Mercedes-Benz, What's Next?

[Centurion]

Yeah right.

Try again.

Inflation is high across other car manufacturers. Walk into a BMW showroom and the prices of showroom cars today versus 5years ago, for pretty much the same models and engines ahve sky rocketed.

 

[fortuner]

Inflation is high across other car manufacturers. Walk into a BMW showroom and the prices of showroom cars today versus 5years ago, for pretty much the same models and engines ahve sky rocketed.

Car prices are gone crazy. Think more so after covid. In South Africa a entry level C class or 3 Series starts around 1 MIllion its Madness..

Here the middle and entry market is being taken over by Chinese brands

 

[Luca]

I
In my opinion, the light switch is positioned top low, the ideal position world have been above the air vent.

 

[fan_of_642]

Indeed, that's a shame to see this cost cutting absence of a proper light switch control. On and off is bloody stupid.
Do they think, everything will be shouted out "light on, parking light left, secret mode / all off".... ???

 

[Rolf]

Indeed, that's a shame to see this cost cutting absence of a proper light switch control. On and off is bloody stupid.
Do they think, everything will be shouted out "light on, parking light left, secret mode / all off".... ???

The light switches on Mercedes used to be so nice with a turn dial instead of just one switch, Was simple and easy to use.

 

[Luca]

This is better….

 

[Luca]

Dear friend, the light activation button on the class e, is fantastic

The light switches on Mercedes used to be so nice with a turn dial instead of just one switch, Was simple and easy to use.

 

[Luca]

The light switches on Mercedes used to be so nice with a turn dial instead of just one switch, Was simple and easy to use.

Unfortunately, Audi was the first to start, followed closely by BMW and now Mercedes has removed the headlight switch.

 

[leylandi]

The design is starting to look good overall. I really like the front and profile. My concern was the rear. After seeing live photos, I realized it didn't look too bad. The cabin is truly magnificent. My only concern is how effective the cost-cutting efforts have been. However, there seems to be an improvement over the old one. The focus has been on details. The new iX3 seems weaker in this regard.

 

[leylandi]

 

[Esp5]

Exactly

Stale Mercedes designs are underselling revolutionary cars
The new GLC is just as radical under the skin as the BMW iX3 and Audi Concept C, but its styling bores

Whatever you think of the new styling directions at BMW and Audi, they don’t half shine a light on the rut that Mercedes finds itself in.

The new electric Mercedes-Benz GLC is just as shiny and new underneath as the BMW iX3, yet in giving the model the same look as pretty much every other Mercedes launched over the past decade or more, a lot of that fresh approach is lost.

The innovation in the car underneath fails to cut through on the surface, no matter how many LEDs are in the new GLC’s grille.

Audi had been in a similar position to Mercedes until recently: styling stuck a constant evolution that after a while becomes samey and eventually even old in some of the surfacing and touches. You could guess what a new car would look like before the covers had even come off.

The recruitment of Massimo Frascella from JLR emphatically addressed that at Audi, and his vision for a new four-ringed look was seen with the Concept C, another Munich motor show star. Whether you like the Concept C or not, it is something different, something more daring, not just another iteration of what has gone before. It’s a starting point for change.

BMW has never been afraid to reinvent its look itself and has been the boldest of the German premium trio with styling revolutions. You won’t find many kind words about its most recent styling departure, but with the new iX3, it has shown that a look that started as quite shocking and polarising can be refined into something more contemporary and palatable. It works.

Since Gorden Wagener took the design helm at Mercedes in 2008, the styling direction has remained largely constant after he got his vision into the generation – and now generations – of cars that have followed.

What felt fresh and modern a generation ago under Wagener feels staid and done now. We’re ready for something else. Is Mercedes ready to take the design leap that its latest technology deserves?

Mercedes' new cars are revolutionary – so why are they stuck with stale designs? | Autocar

The new GLC is just as radical under the skin as the BMW iX3 and Audi Concept C, but its styling bores

www.autocar.co.uk

 

[leylandi]

Long-distance test successfully completed: EQS with solid-state battery covers 1,205 km on a single charge

• Mercedes-Benz continues real-world testing of solid-state battery technology
• No charging stops across three countries: From Stuttgart, Germany via Denmark to Malmö, Sweden
• Total distance covered: 1,205 km without recharging. Remaining range: 137 km
• Formula 1 technology: Solid-state battery developed with Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) and cells from U.S.-based solid-state cell manufacturer Factorial Energy

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[TATE]

Exactly

Stale Mercedes designs are underselling revolutionary cars
The new GLC is just as radical under the skin as the BMW iX3 and Audi Concept C, but its styling bores

Whatever you think of the new styling directions at BMW and Audi, they don’t half shine a light on the rut that Mercedes finds itself in.

The new electric Mercedes-Benz GLC is just as shiny and new underneath as the BMW iX3, yet in giving the model the same look as pretty much every other Mercedes launched over the past decade or more, a lot of that fresh approach is lost.

The innovation in the car underneath fails to cut through on the surface, no matter how many LEDs are in the new GLC’s grille.

Audi had been in a similar position to Mercedes until recently: styling stuck a constant evolution that after a while becomes samey and eventually even old in some of the surfacing and touches. You could guess what a new car would look like before the covers had even come off.

The recruitment of Massimo Frascella from JLR emphatically addressed that at Audi, and his vision for a new four-ringed look was seen with the Concept C, another Munich motor show star. Whether you like the Concept C or not, it is something different, something more daring, not just another iteration of what has gone before. It’s a starting point for change.

BMW has never been afraid to reinvent its look itself and has been the boldest of the German premium trio with styling revolutions. You won’t find many kind words about its most recent styling departure, but with the new iX3, it has shown that a look that started as quite shocking and polarising can be refined into something more contemporary and palatable. It works.

Since Gorden Wagener took the design helm at Mercedes in 2008, the styling direction has remained largely constant after he got his vision into the generation – and now generations – of cars that have followed.

What felt fresh and modern a generation ago under Wagener feels staid and done now. We’re ready for something else. Is Mercedes ready to take the design leap that its latest technology deserves?

Mercedes' new cars are revolutionary – so why are they stuck with stale designs? | Autocar

The new GLC is just as radical under the skin as the BMW iX3 and Audi Concept C, but its styling bores

www.autocar.co.uk

As I have already said
Personal opinions are personal and nothing else
I personally love this car outside inside
But that’s what I think
I have had BMW in the past and never complained about them. Design engines ….
Today I don’t like the design direccion. Too Japanese for my taste.
But that’s my opinion

 

[Amat46]

Cant wait to see the new head of design at Mercedes in October!

 

[Uygar]

Just remember, the stains are there whether they're on white, brown or black surfaces... you're just sat in them with blissful ignorance when you can't see them

I know, but my OCD doesn’t help when it comes to light interiors. I prefer being ignorant and acting like my black seats are “clean”

 

[leylandi]

Cant wait to see the new head of design at Mercedes in October!

We already saw it at the GLC launch. Gorden wasn't the one describing the car.

 

[Uygar]

Its funny you mention your Volvo had light coloured interior, as I used to own a 2013 Volvo S60 T5 with white coloured seats and door panels and the seats had a few marks and stains on them from use over the years and I had to buy seat covers to try and protect the seats. Those seats were the most comfortable of all the cars I owned including my W213.

Yes. Volvo seats are truly magnificent. It was one of the most comfortable interiors we have experienced. The crown still goes to our old Range Rover though. That boy was something else. If it only was reliable… .

 

[Uygar]

Cant wait to see the new head of design at Mercedes in October!

Is there a new head of design ? Finally .

 

[Uygar]

As I have already said
Personal opinions are personal and nothing else
I personally love this car outside inside
But that’s what I think
I have had BMW in the past and never complained about them. Design engines ….
Today I don’t like the design direccion. Too Japanese for my taste.
But that’s my opinion

They are on point. Hopefully this new head of design will shake things off and show us really fresh Mercedes models. It’s time for a change.
What Audi showed with the TT is truly great for both brand and the costumers.

 

[Swissbob]

Inflation is high across other car manufacturers. Walk into a BMW showroom and the prices of showroom cars today versus 5years ago, for pretty much the same models and engines ahve sky rocketed.

And the quality of the interiors went a step backwards.
At the launch of the 4series, they had physical buttons for the HVAC, after a few years they put the curved screen instead into the car.
As @Mr. Mercedes mentioned in another thread. They had a fantastic interior.