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And a sh!t loud of safety nets!!!

SKYSONY and The Artist, yes, I think that's correct. That designation was also mentioned by car "guru" Georg Kacher the other day.

W222 = short wheelbase version
V222 = long wheelbase version

Today, one possibly interesting supplier was announced, Manz Automation AG. They make robots working in clean rooms, like for battery assembly. Mercedes is forecasting a demand for 40,000 batteries in 2012, according to the Manz press release, some of which might be destined for the W222/V222 program.


robots from Manz Automation AG

Press release:
http://www.manz-automation.com/dynam...0609_final.pdf

The Mercedes star has as much catchet as a Rolls...wow...can't believe I'm reading this from BMW CM. Anyway I will not worry or really participate in this thread for another 2 years...I'm not going through this again with the W222.


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Oh dear. This is going to be one long release and I can bet you that Mercedes will release a million teasers until then. It's time to book mark this thread.

I like that CGI ... actually I love it.

I think I see the F700's profile and grill.

So with this new S we're getting Pre-Scan, COMAND IV, all the goodies from the ESF Concept, and maybe a new tranny?

I'm interested in car-to-car communication. I was watching a documentary on the tech and how it'll help prevent accidents, provide traffic info...etc. Thing is, how are older cars supposed to communicate with newer cars with this tech?


BTW, this thread should be merged with the other thread with an S-Class mule testing Pre-Scan.

No. This thread should be closed immediately....lol. It is far too early for this.


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Same, and I second that there are traces of F700 in the CGI drafted up by AZ. An electric S-class? Sounds like a foreign diplomats exec saloon of choice.

You should know better than most that it is never too early to take shots at an upcoming model change, particularly a Mercedes! As a matter of fact, I am pleased to be on the first page of this thread and say that even without seeing the W222, I already don't like it. Not only shouldn't this thread be closed, but it actually needs to be imortalized as a new GCZ category, "Premature Sticky". Let the games begin !

Since this will be an epic thread, I might as well poke my head in here too. LOL

While that CGI looks good, I think it's just WAY too far away to be making any educated guesses. Hell, we haven't even heard of the chassis being in development yet.