I took my 2013 MS 60 RWD into a service center and they're keeping it for a few days to put in a new drive unit and seals around the windows and such.
While it's being worked on they gave me a loaner car. A 2018 S75 (AWD) with only 12,000 miles on it. I have found it fascinating to compare the two cars, so I just wanted to compile my thoughts below.
The shiny stuff:
Anyway, this has been a really fun comparison to me and so wanted to write it down. No true "point" to this thread other than wondering if others agree/disagree with these points or if there are things in the new car I should check out before I return it.
Thanks for listening!
While it's being worked on they gave me a loaner car. A 2018 S75 (AWD) with only 12,000 miles on it. I have found it fascinating to compare the two cars, so I just wanted to compile my thoughts below.
The shiny stuff:
- The new front bumper is really sexy. It makes the whole car look sleeker, thinner, and sexier.
- This car has a glass roof instead of a pano roof like mine. It makes the car look so alien and futuristic that I have a hard time wrapping my head around it, but I do love it. I think I like the pano roof a bit more, but it's neat and seems to make the car taller and brighter, which I love.
- Parking sensors...oh my god these are neat. Showing the exact inches on all sides of the car is awesome. I've heard you can get some version of parking sensors installed on older cars (like mine). If you do does it give you this same visual in the UI or does that only happen if you have autopilot?
- Autopilot visualization of the cars around you feels like the future. It is hard to imagine this technology existing and working so well. I don't honestly find myself wanting to actually use autopilot as I'm driving around much (I like the feel of driving Teslas), but it's damn cool. And I love the energy gauge being a circle vs the square it is in my car. Just looks cleaner that way.
- MCU 2 is much faster. Seeing the map move around while navigating so smoothly is nice.
- The sun visors and vanity mirrors are so much better it's not even funny.
- The interior of this car feels...exactly the same as my 2013. Maybe even a little worse because it doesn't have leather seats and is a bit creaky in places. But for being an almost brand new car I was shocked that I felt my 6 year old model actually feels newer and more premium in some ways. This isn't a read on newer cars, just more surprised on how little has changed here.
- The center console (which mine lacks) I am surprised to find I don't love. The sliding drawer thing and cup holders feel kind of cheap and clunky. It makes weird sounds when I open it and seems so easy to scratch (and hard to clean dust out of). I do love the cupholders in the back though.
- The dome lights in this car are yellow where as mine are white. I much prefer the white...not sure why that would have changed.
- Car feels much stiffer when driving, probably just because it's so new.
- This car suffers from screen-yellowing and YIKES it looks BAD.
- AWD feels...actually a little less zippy/fun than my RWD. I know the 0-60 time is probably faster, but even when I hit the accelerator I don't get the same pressed-back-in-my-seat feeling that I get very easily in my RWD. The whole experience seems smoother and more consistent, which is probably good, but I kind of like the burst of torque I get in my car. I'm sure if I had an empty strip of road in front of me and I REALLY slammed the accelerator I could get that feeling going in this car, but it definitely does not come as easily. It just kind of gracefully and powerfully moves forward. Still feels very powerful, but not as "thrilling".
Anyway, this has been a really fun comparison to me and so wanted to write it down. No true "point" to this thread other than wondering if others agree/disagree with these points or if there are things in the new car I should check out before I return it.
Thanks for listening!