VIDEO: A217 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet facelift shows off its new OLED taillights ahead of debut

Mercedes-Benz has released another teaser of two facelifted models – the S-Class Coupe (C217) and S-Class Cabriolet (A217) – which will be making their debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. As we’ve seen in the brand’s previous teaser, one of the revisions involves the cars’ taillights, the subject of this video.

The first 12 seconds of the clip gives us a detailed look at the cars’ new OLED (organic light-emitting diode) taillights. Made up of 33 individual OLED elements arranged across three rows, each one is individually controllable and you can see how they are lit up in sequence.

The thin profile of OLEDs allows the elements to overlap each other and curve around the cluster, which should make for quite a light show. What is peculiar is the inclusion of conventional amber turn signals within the unit, given the OLEDs potential to act as sequential turn signals.

Fancy lights aside, the S-Class Coupe and Cabriolet will also come with revised front and rear bumpers, as well as an updated interior. Following the S-Class Sedan facelift, an improved suite of safety, driver assistance and semi-autonomous driving technologies is likely, plus a new engine line-up. Look forward to the Frankfurt Motor Show for a full reveal.

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Originating from the corporate world with a background in finance and economics, Gerard’s strong love for cars led him to take the plunge into the automotive media industry. It was only then did he realise that there are more things to a car than just horsepower count.

 

Comments

  • Gracke on Sep 04, 2017 at 1:24 pm

    Finally, Mercedes designer did a good job this time!

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  • Semi-Value (Member) on Sep 04, 2017 at 2:09 pm

    i can only imagine how much a replacement will cost

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    • If you can afford to buy this car, they won’t care much about the cost of replacement. Surely can afford to pay for the replacement.

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    • Putukalai on Sep 04, 2017 at 11:16 pm

      U’ll need insurance

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    • Matimatisyen Universitas on Sep 05, 2017 at 11:04 am

      OLED reliability is image retention commonly refer to as “burn-in” effect. People might get confused looking at the tail-lights that stubbornly stays on brightly…

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  • Farghmee on Sep 04, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    How about knight riders zing zing at the back!

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  • Does it have Infinity Display?

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  • Jing Jong Jhow on Sep 05, 2017 at 12:09 am

    Maybe later, our local kedai abang will have these OLED on sale for proton cars…

    LED are pretty common oredi…

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    • Matimatisyen Universitas on Sep 05, 2017 at 11:12 am

      Not so soon JJJ. OLED is 3x above more expensive than LED! Therefore currently OLED is exclusive to selected high tech manufacturer only.

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  • benz dah tiru bmw nampaknya…tp BMW M4 OLED more AWESOME!!!

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