Agreed, and there is a KZfaq video on just how horrible it is.

I still can't get over how angry it makes some people that some cars have one of two style turn signals lol.

@@Channel-gz9hm Red signals use the brake lights why?? When there is a separate amber signaling light visually vise esthetically vise safety vise amber is just better. I mean nothing is uglier than Audi's running red signal with brake light blinking. Especially now when supply chain issues are a big issue you need two different solutions for no reason. I am not being picky, so I am not even bringing up the topic of rear fog lights which in North American versions are not equipped simply because I guess it would cause confusions. Or remote mirror folding or adaptive front light control.. etc. I hope it helped why amber signaling means a small celebration

I totally agree, that doesn't make sense that only in the US the majority of cars have red signal lights which is much less visible and unsafe comparing to amber signal lights!

@@Channel-gz9hm the most important is that others got it. You are the only one who didn't. What does it tell you?

Toyotas are full hybrids. Not mild ones. I am not sure this will have a significant jump.

I agree. My wife's RAV4 Hybrid is the definition of pokey, but it gives a little RWD push off the line.

Distracted driving is now a feature. Just terrible UI choices for safety.

@@bassandtrebleclef -- Totally agree. Unfortunately, it seems like everyone is doing it. At BMW, iDrive 8 has removed nearly all the physical buttons -- including the 8 favorites / shortcuts. I shouldn't have to risk crashing while navigating a menu structure, just to adjust my bass and treble settings. This is ridiculous.

@@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow if anything bmw is worse because u have to go into the screen for heated/ventilated seats at least theirs still buttons for that here.

My guess is that the cover is actually clear, or maybe slightly pink, over those parts, but that there is a lot of red inside, so it all looks red.

Yes, it’s available

The hybrid is a mild hybrid with the emphasis on mild. Its primary job is to maintain performance while shrinking the engine. It essentially banishes lag. Any effects on milage are mostly attributable to smaller displacement. The Hybrid system also runs electric versions of other parasitic systems like AC and water pump thus increasing overall efficiency by a few additional percentage points. For example, in my GLS 580 the overall contribution of the 48V systems is about 2 mpg overall. On this much smaller and lighter vehicles it saves more because those parasitic loses are much more significant for a small engine. You will notice that Mercedes really doesn't raise a lot of brouhaha about its hybrid efficiency its all about the power.

Don't diss it before you use them, they work perfectly. They do get a little smeary (gloss black) but MB supplies you with a nice microfiber towel to keep them nice.

Agreed! I just ordered mine and got the top trim and couldn’t believe my salesman when he asked me if I wanted to option in the driver safety features.. I didn’t get them.

@@seanw4 mine has been in the shop for 14 days with tons of communication module, rear trunk latch, rear sam control module, screens rebooting mid-drive, android auto or apple car play causing locks ups, etc.

@@kevinranders For your car did you get the AMG-line option if so how is the Suspension comfort

@@kevinranders I’ve heard people who tinted their windows facing the same issues

How?

@@trenton737 It looks like it isn't built into the console but rather tacked on. Like almost Aftermarket. I know it is mostly personal opinion here, but i just don't like that design

I disagree, I absolutely hated those tear drop/bubble tail lights. I think it makes it look like an old fart’s car. The interior, im mixed on. I think the new one looks a lot better, but i’ve heard the materials are garbage (haven’t got to sit in one yet)

@@BIGGIEBAG-XL the tail lights ruined it for me as well. So ugly

After they are sold.

They won’t really be replaced they will be sold along with the EQ models

Well not technically, they’ll continue to be sold simultaneously. Not sure where you heard that the S & E will be discontinued/replaced.

That is not true at all. Where are you getting your information? Mercedes has a whole multi-year plan, and discontinuing the S & E-Class are not a part of it.

@@xavier0237 EVENTUALLY! This will be the last hurray of the ICE models. A model cycle is six years, no need to get over excited.

I actually prefer the W203 models, but you can't go wrong with a W204 either.

You can’t be serious. It’s as nice as a corolla? 😂 what corolla has stitched leather seats, real wood trim, metal speaker grilles, or multi color ambient lighting? I can’t wait for people to laugh at you for comparing a mature c class to a cheap plastic tin can Toyota Corolla

@@naveenthemachine Forget the trimmings. The remaining parts like the bottom half of the door panels, dashboard, glove box lid etc are all hard touch scratchy plastic the same that's in a Toyota Corolla. Interior material quality of new Mercs are horrendous. You'd know if you compared to certain older models which were never like this.

Looks more like the refreshed e class than it does a class to me

Reminds me of the CLA250

Who knows? I hardly ever accelerate from zero. It's become a car review thing.

@@benjaminsmith2287 Agreed!

I know right🤨

Never buy an abused old Mercedes or BMW, especially if it’s ghetto tuned. That’s 100% was abused by people who can barely afford gas let alone maintenance. They start ghetto tuning trying to fool everyone that they are driving something other than a crappy entry level poor man’s Mercedes.

That's not really Alex's thing. He shows you the vehicles and rates them as new. It's up to you to consider reliability.

It makes it easier to offer multiple sizes and change them over time.

I don't think any market is getting a 6-cylinder C-Class if even the AMG is going 4-cylinder

A used Mercedes is just asking for expensive repairs. There's a reason most people lease these things.

@@markmiller3279 You'll be surprised. They are not as bad as most assume. If your going got that mass volume regular class like C or E, ML, GLK etc.

Nothing to do with chip shortage.

@@DavidSusiloUnscripted cost cutting maybe

@@offspring9463 that is definite. Having a button requires the actual physical button, a physical sensor and often times either spring or rubber membrane. Also molding anything with a precise cutout requires more manufacturing effort.

I believe there are physical controls, they just aren't knobs, but paddles or similar. Alex mentions them at the end of that row of little miscellaneous buttons. Of course there are also the steering wheel controls.

Yep, reduced injuries when hitting a pedestrian in essence.

Because the BMW is vastly superior and has a 6 CYL...

The mild hybrid system is there to smooth out the start stop system. I’d say all mild hybrid systems are used for that purpose to get rid of the lag from pressing down on the accelerator pedal to actually moving.

Well that's the whole point, Mercedes integrates the electric motor so that it can spin the engine to idle speed almost instantly. The M256 I6 has this and it's nearly imperceptible when it starts and stops.

I don't understand what the issue is with that, start stop and light assist/regen are basically the definition of a mild hybrid system. The beefier electric motor makes the start stop system much smoother as the other replies mentioned. I don't know of any mild hybrid systems that don't enable start stop.

Lenovo P90 - Did you watch the video? If so did you listen? The hood length has nothing to do with the motor or motor size.

Haha... soon you won't even get a 4-banger, just an electric motor and a battery pack. This is where the market is heading. I see no problem with the 4-banger.

Get used to it, a banger of any number of pots will soon be a memory! Ten years from now only used cars will have ICE.

@@edwink1467 an EV is generally better than a 4 cylinder that sounds like a vacuum cleaner. Faster, quieter, lower center of gravity, etc.

Then don't. It's just the way the world is going. The fours are smaller, lighter, less expensive, more efficient, and plenty powerful enough. There will still be other performance models with sixes, even eights. I find this whole anti-four thing pretty silly, since it wasn't that many years ago when I was hearing the same thing about sixes. People swore they were horrible and inadequate and they'd never buy anything but a V-8. Funny how quickly people decided maybe those sixes weren't so bad.

LOL keep the jokes rolling in lmao!

It's to get the engine spinning faster from a stop. That helps eliminate initial turbo lag.