STUD or DUD, NIGHT Edition: Is Mercedes-Benz's All-New S' Ambient Lighting Doing The Trick?

Set to hit showrooms in September, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class is kind of a big deal. And though I think the exterior is a massively good looking vehicle, the interior left me a bit disappointed.

It's just so...OLD looking.

Once I realized it's going to theoretically also replace the Maybach I cut it a bit of slack but I still think it needs a bit of vitality.

This week Mercedes-Benz is hosting the launch of the 2014 S in Canada but probably left us out for a simple reason: our coverage was too good. We revealed the car way before anyone else BUT the three-pointed star made us remove the photos. C'est la vie.

From the launch the company's Instagram account posted a really interesting photo of the interior lit up at night with the Toronto space needle in the background. I am not sure about you all but there's something about that swath of red lighting that is a bit too "Time Square" for my taste but it definitely jazzes up the stodgy interior design.

What say you? Are YOU digging the S-Classes interior with this modern ambient lighting?

Given that the last-gen S had several color options, we're sure the new one will have double to appeal to those who appreciate setting the mood.

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tecnopolis - 7/13/2013 9:37:41 AM

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Great,.. if you're a Russian prostitute!

Dr550 - 7/13/2013 2:51:43 PM

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Or a "red light district" Dutch prostitute.

PUGPROUD - 7/13/2013 9:42:16 AM

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Looks hideous in photo but I suspect with other colors and once in the car at night it might look fantastic...particularly on the way home after a few martinis and the right person riding shotgun.

jeffgall - 7/13/2013 11:35:43 AM

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Looks ready for Fast and Furious 7

TauronB2G - 7/13/2013 2:15:59 PM

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I think it's cool and I'm sure you can change the color to a nice white or ice blue color. The red is a bit much but it does give off lots of light.
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scenicbyway12 - 7/13/2013 2:54:20 PM

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Looks like a rolling porn store.

quizz - 7/13/2013 4:40:00 PM

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Ambient lighting because there is oh so much demand from the crusty rich to feel like rap stars. The tackiness of this truly has me baffled.

610looper - 7/13/2013 9:50:22 PM

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Well, with your buying power & influence, perhaps you can buy up enough of them to make Mercedes change do what you'd like..buy enough shares..you could be like the Quandt'S

genesee - 7/13/2013 10:55:12 PM

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Well a little getto to be honest. However it will sell like hotcakes because is S class.

BimmersNme - 7/14/2013 7:17:15 PM

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Call me biased if you will, but the Ambient Lighting of the BMW 7 series is MUCH more discreet and tasteful than this.

LexSucks - 7/15/2013 11:56:48 AM

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Yes... Interior lights should only be white. What's wrong with you morons? The red might be a bit much... But anything other than white is fine.

carsnyc - 7/15/2013 5:14:51 PM

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This is just a bad picture of what I am sure is otherwise a cool feature.