Hmmm...
As you all know i have some doubts about the 223 from the beginning, specially because of 2 Things :
1.) The copy-paste Tesla middle console touchscreen
a.) first its no invention, but going back to a solution which was presented many years back by Tesla
b.) second its not as safe as the widescreen cockpit is (although it will have even autonomous drive 3.step) because you must take your eyes lower then before while driving
c.) third there's no controller, so you will be forced to point with your finger while driving or hope that the linguatronic in MBUX+HeyMercedes wil be reeealy advanced and top
d.) four its ugly, becuase you can see your fingerprints on it
2.) The 2-piece rear light
a.) First, even Wagener said in Toronto when presenting the 222, that the one-piece rear ligt is something, they are speically proud of, because this feature is their heritage in all S-Classes and makes the car different to their comparison which all have 2-piece (A8, 7, LS...the only one that hasnt is the XJ). So why is this rule broken now?
b.) The car will look as all other cars and will remind us too much to the W213mopf and the C257.
c.) Because of more slits on the rear, also the rear wont look so clean
3.) Front
I also hoped, that the 223 would have upright front lights (like Lešnik once told me in Ljubljana at the presentation of the 222, that first they ment to make upright front lights, but then the recession came and dr.Z said no, beacuse it would be too much, to outstanding for the situation) because it would remind us of the legendary W100 600 and would make the car look aristocratic. Now with this narrow and sporty front lights, Mercedes want to be like BMW. But thats not good. Mercedes is luxury, not sport.
I saw all pictures that are available on the net till now....i dont know..
4.) The buttons for the seats looking very cheap for me
- black plastic was ok for the 140 and 220, but then we saw in the 221 how its done, so why go back to the basics like a W212 has it ?
- the silver 'seat' buttons are too thin and too much together
- i'm affriad there will be no more illumination around the ''seat buttons'' ?
5.) Ambient light
-seems cheaper to me. Integrated in the interior handles like the Audi A8 has it
- the ambient light sounds ambient for a reason, so no one should see the direct light, but in the slat in the console, you can clearly see it, like a Škoda Superb has it (really Mercedes??)
6.) Plastic around the screen
- just WTF IS THIS ??
- on the other picture there is no plastic..what does this mean, that we will have to different options ? hmm..
7.) Interior strips
- you can clearly see how its gonna be on the passenger side, so no more 'wrap around' design with the wood strips (like 220,221 and 222)
8.) Ventilations
- i like the fact that they stay with the 4 ventilators like in the 222
- the position (because its quite high) reminds me a liiiitle on the 116
9.) Stripes on the upper dash
- will be there some bi-stripes in the cockpit (alu with combo of wood) like the W177 has it ?
10.) HUD
are we talking about a secon HUD for the side passanger or what is this ?
11.) Indicator for lock/unlock
i like that the indicator was bringing to the front, so you dont repeatedly press it with your elbow while your arm is leaning
12.) Bulge
- can somebody tell me what these bulges are for ? just an design element or some sensors for the self-driving-components ?
i dont have doubt that this will be a great car, with tons of tec gadgets and safety features, but i m not sure it will be so specially, wo bulett-proof build and has his really own charisma which all S-Class had till now.
