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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: Tech / Innovation leader: MB S-class vs. BMW 7-series Everyone knows the S-Class has brought a lot to the table, there's no denying that. Never mind the big things, even the little things such as Parktronic and the MB Smart Key ( and the switch blade key before that) were an S-Class first. I've always wondered who brought Sat Nav into cars? I noticed it first in a W220 S-Class, but COMAND was optional outside of the US, so not all W220's had it.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: Tech / Innovation leader: MB S-class vs. BMW 7-series I remember their V6 (lexus) was a great technological masterpiece.
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![]() I would say that the S-Class has a very long history of innovationj behind it. For BMW it is only with the e65 that they were really serious about R&D technology (with the reliability we know, however), and Lexus with the latest LS460 (but the rest of the car is sub-par). However, even with the W221 where MB was conservative because the reliability came first, an innovation like the Distronic+ with emergency braking and jam-function is very interesting. What I like is that BMW always try to innovate in its own way: Adapted Drive, active steering, etc. These are truly BMW-typival innovation, dedicated to the driving's pleasure, and I would say could only come from BMW. Same with Audi,even if they are not very tech-oriented (despite their surprising image in that concern), but their innovations are Audi-typical, like quattro or the Alu space-frame, or the fingerprint-starter. Whereas Lexus is really trying to copy MB, they have Pre-Safe, they have the Distronic+... these are typical MB-innovations, and Lexus only takes them, or develop them slightly differently. But we can see that Lexus has no real way, no real philosophy, no real idea of what a perfect car is. They decided to follow MB (BMW with the IS), and even copy its philosophy. Same kind of conservative design (even if a bit more personal this time), same kind of equipments, etc. Same goal of comfort. However, MB manages to ally it with a pleasant drivetrain, because they are always re-thinking themselves, and always trying to improve their game, whereas lexus does not. They are always one generation behing, you can be sure that the next LS will be a bit more driver-oriented, but both BMW and MB will have moved their game a bit further.
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![]() | Re: Tech / Innovation leader: MB S-class vs. BMW 7-series The current 7er is dismal. Even audi have more innovations than BMW. |
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![]() | Re: Tech / Innovation leader: MB S-class vs. BMW 7-series Correct me if i am wrong. the start/stop engine botton on BMW dashboard first i saw in TATA school bus ohhhh very old days |
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