Screens. Lots of them. You are going to log significant time staring at glass in this EV. It’s unavoidable. The cabin is built around digital interaction, which feels familiar now but still carries that slight sense of coldness you get when everything is virtual.
There are physical buttons. Yes.
Mercedes kept some for the folks who panic when the touchscreen glitches. Tuck them in the lower spoke of that flat-bottom steering wheel. Two dials. You spin them to tweak chassis settings and powertrain output without hunting through menus. Tactile. Satisfying. You can feel what you’re changing.
Look at the center console. It glows. Two wireless charging pads sit there next to the cupholders. Clean integration. The carbon fiber trim adds a bit of aggressive edge to what would otherwise be a very sterile modern lounge. You have three specific knobs on the stack too, dedicated to traction management. They click. That’s all you need.
The vents? Circular. Located on the dashboard edges. They look decorative mostly. Especially when they light up. It’s aesthetic theater, pure and simple, but it works.
Audio matters. If you care about music, the Burmester High-End system isn’t optional in my head. It needs to be. Those speakers have a neat look, metallic rings glinting in the dark. They don’t just hide in the door panels, they stand out.
Then there’s the roof. A huge pane of glass stretching all the way to the back window. You can switch it from clear to opaque. Optional Sky Control feature. It adds a cool light display into the mix, too, turning the cabin into something surreal on bad days. Or good ones, if you like that sort of thing.
Space isn’t the headline, but it’s there. The rear seats are surprisingly spacious. Mercedes claims they beat the Porsche Taycan on passenger room. A bold claim against a benchmark. We’ll see. But on paper, the 4-Door layout gives you breathing room most sports cars deny.
