This is suppossed to be the all NEW S-Class which will replace the W220.

Take the three pointed star away, stuck an oval blue logo on the grill and just call it a FORD FOCUS!!!

And, if Mercedes-Benz does not improve the quality of the materials inside from the W220, just call it a CHEAP FORD FOCUS.

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Looks Camry-/Accord-esque....

Please tell me this is a photoshopped joke right?
Please...

From MBUSA

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The picture from MBUSA above (placed by TX6513) is the CURRENT S-Class (W220). The first picture corresponds to the future W221 which will replace the W220 in 2005.

According the source, the W221 is 90% accurate. Horror!!!!

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Still not as ugly as the new 7 series.

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Ali Al-Chalabi

2001 CLK55
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2002 Harley-Davidson Fatboy
Merlin Extralight w/ Campy Record

Yup I saw that exact picture in car and driver this weekend. It is just that ugly.

I have the solution...

Body kit.


Peter

Yikes! It DOES look like a Focus. I guess it just goes to show that money doesn't guarantee taste!

Danny

Car and Driver had a pic this month, yeah that first pic is probably right on. ugg I'm going to be sick. But wait it gets worse, much, much, much, worse... Can you say I-drive!!! That car isn't fit for the star. It would make one good Toyota though!

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Are our boys from Stuttgart intentionally taking the dive just so they can recover?

Isn't that what BMW was doing when they put Chris Bangle in charge . . .

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Here's a pic thats close to what the actual production S Class is going to look like.

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Mmmmmm. that's not "so" bad I guess. Better than the picture in post #1

Gilly

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Looks like their trying to mimic BMW styling

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What are some of the points you've noticed regarding poor material choice in the W220?

Just curious.

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89' 300SEL 228K
01' E320 48k

Hard plastic ashtrays, broken visor doors, cheap door handles, leather wears out prematurely, seat support bracket covers break too often, center armrest scuffs too easily, stuffing leaks out of seat seams, wood is too sparsely laden. This last one, I'm NOT sure of,....Spare wheel is made of steel.