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I was really looking forward to the new C class as the launch date will work nice when my current C Class's lease runs out.
It was a no brainer as I really like my current car a replacement for the new model was a done deal until I saw this....
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/scoop/new-merced...
Yep as with the A Class and CLA they have installed that ridiculous stick on after thought of a Multimedia display. Why Mercedes, Why??? The rest of the interior looks good but then you ruin it with that screen.
It was a no brainer as I really like my current car a replacement for the new model was a done deal until I saw this....
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/scoop/new-merced...
Yep as with the A Class and CLA they have installed that ridiculous stick on after thought of a Multimedia display. Why Mercedes, Why??? The rest of the interior looks good but then you ruin it with that screen.
of that screen is nice. Look forward to seeing the actual car when not disguised, really happy with my current C too.I'm 100% in agreement with you, OP. Those screens look absolutely terrible, cheap and tacky and like something you'd get from the RipSpeed catalogue. I've been having a rant about them on another MB forum.
I had an A class as a loaner last week and it was a nice enough car, but when I got inside it I actually remarked on the crappy screen to the service manager.
It would be a total deal-breaker with the car for me; I couldn't live with it. My 2012 SLK is due for change next May and I'm praying that it doesn't get this as an "upgrade" as I want another.
I was actually talking with a friend who is a BMW salesman the other day and he actually brought it up in conversation - so it's not just me and the OP either.
I had an A class as a loaner last week and it was a nice enough car, but when I got inside it I actually remarked on the crappy screen to the service manager.
It would be a total deal-breaker with the car for me; I couldn't live with it. My 2012 SLK is due for change next May and I'm praying that it doesn't get this as an "upgrade" as I want another.
I was actually talking with a friend who is a BMW salesman the other day and he actually brought it up in conversation - so it's not just me and the OP either.
va1o said:
Why does the new style display inside Mercedes interiors get people so worked up? I don't really see the problem with it myself. In person it feels solid and has a nice modern fluid user interface.
It's the actual screen - it's like they're trying to be trendy and making it look like a tablet. Stuck to the dash. They've succeeded. Dog Star said:
It's the actual screen - it's like they're trying to be trendy and making it look like a tablet. Stuck to the dash. They've succeeded.
Yes I've realised that but it doesn't look bad to me. The design direction of the interior is positive and it makes them look a bit unique compared to older Mercs and BMWs/ Audis. Jobbo said:
The scoop shots of the exterior make it look like a Rover 75 with some scalloping on the sides 
Shame they've tried to make it look a bit like the CLA. Surely they'll just cannibalise sales from each other?
My first thought when I saw the side profile shot was 'Jag S Type' - the droopy back end doesn't do it any favours... at least in those spy shots anyway, will reserve judgment until I see the finished article. Shame they've tried to make it look a bit like the CLA. Surely they'll just cannibalise sales from each other?
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