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Originally Posted by heavyD^2
Boring Mercedes on the outside and boring Tesla on the inside. Someone needs to tell Mercedes that only Tesla fanboys like the giant tablet interior. They are even doubling down with all haptic controls on the steering wheel leaving the driver no tactile controls. That entire dashboard looks cheap in a car of this price point. I generally am okay with most modern MB exterior designs but the droopy rear ends have never looked great to me.
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I wouldn't say only "Tesla fanboys" like the tablet design as while they are the originator of the design, its clear that auto industry is following them, and there is a large market interested in that design.
Even with its controversial design MB has already had success with the W223 S-Class and its tablet style interior with 40k orders at launch (more than the beloved W222 at launch). Every automaker from Volvo to Subaru, Ford, Ram, Porsche, Audi, VW, and even BMW is following their lead and removing buttons and switchgear in favor of "touch-capacitive" buttons and large screens for "uncluttered" interiors. As much as we hate it, luxury is now more synonymous with screens and tech than it is leather, wood and metal.