3:15 - Those dimples serve the same purpose under the car that they serve on the golf ball. They create a boundary layer of air around the surface, allowing for smoother airflow around that boundary layer. On the golf ball, that gives the ball greater aerodynamic efficiency to allow the ball to travel farther. On the underside of the car, it will allow the car to experience less drag due to the way that air is made to flow underneath it. The Ferrari F12 has air channels that run from the grille to the center of the hood, and from the upper-outer sections of the hood to the sides of the car just below the A pillars. Those channels help to create a similar aerodynamic boundary effect on the top & sides of the car.

@Trifler500

2 жыл бұрын

Mythbusters did an episode where they clad an entire car with dimpling to see if it improved the car's aerodynamics.

@jaydub5515

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't Bugatti add some of those on the roof of the Divo, or one of their other one-off or limited builds?

@afcgeo882

2 жыл бұрын

The new WRX actually has that texturing on the ugly wheel arches.

@robertevans6481

2 жыл бұрын

I remember a mithbusters show and they did this in clay on top of the car. Very interesting.

@Chris-fo9rf

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaydub5515 the Bugatti Bolide features it

Jeremy Clarkson ounce said, “If you want to know what will be in every car in ten years, look at this year’s S class”

Mercedes tech here. Had the opportunity to drive one of these a while ago (still havent broken down so we havent seen these in the shop yet). But all I can say is that this thing is on a level of its own. I have never in my life driven anything like it, its an experience you have to experience to understand. One thing Sarah forgot to mention that is really cool on these is that the whole instrumentcluster is 3D, which is especially cool if you have the nagivationscreen selected, feels like looking into the screen.

The dimples act exactly like the surface of a golf ball for aerodynamics it actually smooths out the boundary layer air flow for sound reduction.

@offroadaddiction2073

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%, I was going to make the same comment

@wilgarcia1

2 жыл бұрын

Ya they are great on a curved surface, like vortex generators. Not sure how much of an improvement it is on a flat service. I bet they did the math though.

@jasonbbb5000

2 жыл бұрын

But will it improve my driving distance, pun intended 😉

@tomy8339

2 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it, I was going to say the same thing.

@offroadaddiction2073

2 жыл бұрын

The Mythbusters made an episode on this making dimples on a car out of clay.

Love the sparky things when you tap the chassis. I know I can't afford a MB, but seriously appreciate the crazy engineering. Absolutely love your way of describing a beautiful machine such as this. Ruffles at the bottom of your pants are neat and unusual.

There's a lot of tech in this car but the head-up display is something else. A great review Sarah!

I work on these for a living 🥰 the EQS is even more impressive.

A metric Sarah , you have earned , even more respect

OMG... Outstandingly subtle eyebrow raises... Visual ASMR! Top quality content Sarah! Nicely done as always!

That's a pretty cool car. I'd never watch car reviews if you didn't do them and yours are probably the only ones I'll ever watch. So thank you for bringing some cool stuff into my life :)

Honestly this channel is amazing! It’s nice to see someone talking of the mechanicals and not just talking about interiors and entertainment systems. Thanks for creating this 👍

I've been working at an independent MBZ shop for 25 years. This is the kind of POS that will finally make me move on to something else in life. Recently bought a 2020 TRD Pro 4Runner because it's such a "dinosaur". I want a car to work for me...not the other way around. The mere thought of the conversations I will be forced to have with customers about these cars makes me want to retire right NOW! Thanks for the review Sarah!

@oruwatching

2 жыл бұрын

"2020 TRD Pro 4Runner" Well done! Should last the rest of your life. :-)

@gottliebdee263

2 жыл бұрын

Posts like this are so disingenuous. "I want a Fred Flintstone car", great - go by one. The only thing that is constant is change. Modern manufacturers are forced to make cars like this due to cost and regulation.

@rachegreenrg

2 жыл бұрын

@@gottliebdee263I don't care what car manufactures want or need. I have my own needs.

@houla

2 жыл бұрын

@@rachegreenrg not to mention, other than the hybrid aspect of this car, I don't think any of the features Sarah mentioned here are due to cost and regulation being pushed upon the manufacturer. Rear-steer and discotech interior lighting 🤣

@TorontoDrivers416

2 жыл бұрын

Im jealous. TRD 4runner is such an awesome looking ride.

Golf ball pattern is for aerodynamics... Myth busters did an episode about it with successful results.

@mostcom

2 жыл бұрын

Did they use the Mercedes Benz?

Who knew cars came with magic seats that can make women feel that way. ;) Great review. Amazing tech and fast for such a big, heavy beast.

@stephanbeaulieu1

2 жыл бұрын

That part made me laugh 😂

Yes, I like the discussion on the head up display also. Thank you Sarah for this review.

Yeah, more Sarah!!! Love her outlook on car reviews!!

@billiebobbienorton2556

2 жыл бұрын

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Sara , I have been around cars all my life . I have seen many beautiful cars all shapes all sizes , but you my dear are a knock out !

This is the first mechanical review ive seen and I love it! Im a diehard mercedes fan, but I never get to see a review of one of these newer cars from a mechanic's point of view. It was insightful, thanks!

4.5 degrees for handling, 10 degrees for getting into the parking spot in the mall at Nordstrom.

Happy New Year thanks for another review! Looking forward to a great year!

Great car and great review to start the new year. The HUD is cool and utilitarian. Worth having.

Mercedes engineering has been superlative for decades. But, as Sarah noted at a couple places in her review, service can be insanely expensive because some of the components are very difficult to access, and some require partial disassembly of other components before you can even get to them, not to mention the specialized tools needed for actual service. Finally, note that Mercedes is NEVER on anyone's list of "most reliable" vehicles. With a lot of TLC ($$), they can last a very long time, but the cost per mile can get ridiculous. No thank you, especially at this price point.

@kirkchapman80

2 жыл бұрын

Friends don't let Friends buy German

@epbrown01

2 жыл бұрын

Well, to be fair Mercedes-Benz made very reliable, durable cars up until the 90s, when leasing became the norm. Their customers don't need the cars to last as long, so they don't bother.

@slasher9883

2 жыл бұрын

If you have owned or worked on any Mercedes in the last 20 years you would know that the engineering has been anything but superlative. Lots of flashy, gimmicky tech for sure, but at the expense of getting the fundamental engineering right.

@jdantigua1999

2 жыл бұрын

I own an E Klasse and definitely a maintenance hog and I do the work myself using $300 of Mercedes specific tools for my car. LoL

@rasch19785

2 жыл бұрын

There is a difference between robust and reliable, both will last, one will feel the same after 20 yrs, the other wouldnt require alot of maintenance but will feel like it had t been maintained.. So

Wow, what a next level driving experience you conveyed from the front seat! All the info and comfort tech there will not be commonplace for years. However, I saw the most joy on your face when you found the pillow in the back seat. Loved that!

Aluminium? Proper EU/Canada speak..... I love your charisma. A breath of fresh air. Your channel is absolutely worth a subscription.

Another great review, Sarah. I'm glad that you brought up the complexity and cost of servicing a vehicle like this. Lots of people don't figure that into their buying decision and end up having a heart attack when they take it in for service.

@Tempsho

2 жыл бұрын

That's why most people lease high end cars and dump them after a few years. Car companies still get their sales numbers, it's the 2nd or 3rd owner that's going to have a nightmare of a time maintaining them

What a great review! Thank you and Happy New Year!

Happy Sunday Sarah!!! That thing is crazy, to be expected I guess. Love the rave lighting for night driving, of course all those torques is also pretty awesome, working on it though, eeesh, lots of expletive laden phrases for sure. Stay excellent!!!😎

Amazing car. Great review and content Sarah.

Awesome stuff Sarah, love the content ❤

@SarahnTuned

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@troymontgomery4173

2 жыл бұрын

@@SarahnTuned My pleasure!! Just a thought.... do you have an idea why Merc's depreciate so quick?? Of course compared to other high end makes..

You look great in that Mercedes! Happy New Year Sarah!

Great vlog Sarah and looking forward to the next vlog

Happy New Year Sarah and thank you for the video.

The golf ball dimples are for aerodynamics. There's a video of The Myth Busters that tested that theory on a cars outer body panels and it was shockingly impressive. Definitely worth watching.

Happy New Year, Sarah.

A peach of a review on that Ga Mercedes, love your videos Sarah!

As a new sub I appreciately your down to earth review. Great job.

@SarahnTuned

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I learn so much from your reviews. They are awesome.

Great review Sarah love all your reviews you do great work!!!

Thank you Sarah for an excellent start to your car reviews for 2022! Any chance of getting your hands on the EQS next?

This was cool. Thanks for the tech breakdown Sarah!

Golf ball surface is for aerodynamics I believe. Golf Type R has a similar shape on its front spoiler

@purabus5450

2 жыл бұрын

🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦TYPE R IS A PERFORMANCE DIVISION OF HONDA A JDM MANUFACTURER AND GOLF IS MADE BY VW A EURO MANUFACTURER, IT'S JUST GOLF R BTW, IG YOU MADE THT MISTAKE ON PURPOSE FOR JOKE SAKE😂😂.

Great review Sara. Thank you 😊 for talking about the Audio Systems between the Lexus and the Mercedes. It’s hard to find people that talk about the differences when it comes to audio. In most cases poor audio is a dealbreaker unless were speaking about an exotic car where performance is the up most concern

You're completely on the money giving it the lowest wrench score ever. I've logged a lot of miles in high- mileage examples of MB S550s as a professional driver. The massage feature kept me from having to visit a chiropractor in 80 hour weeks behind the wheel. There is a reason why these tend to be leased, and why they lose >$100K in value by the end of a lease. They are extremely fun to drive right up until they're not. Too often they've become so mechanically crippled that to fix the components only MB has the diagnostic workstation to reflash or reset, you would be way ahead by parting it out. So they stay broken. I'd wager 95% of the black car service MB sedans are limping along with some major feature or several being broken.

Come on, pop off .. then into the valley of the beasts . Happy new year Sarah . Girl, you are awesome, an inspiration 💖.

Thank you Sarah!

Congratulations - I heard every word : ) Have an amazing new year beautiful Sarah!

Another great review Sarah, thanks so much!

Great video,as always you killed it on the review.keep it up.👍👍👍😎😎😎

Thank you for another great review.

It's amazing how far car technology has come. With the Augmented Reality navigation, if the car has active assist technologies like lane assist, collision prevention controls, etc, it could teach you how to drive without an instructor in the car. Amazing car.

This is the type of car you sell immediately after it goes out of warranty. Love the boots Sarah. Happy New Year!

Cool video thanks. The AMG MUST REALLY BE CRAZY.

Very Nice Review Sarah!

5:00 That mic(?) mounted on the seatbelt is a great indicator to show the seatbelt being pulled tight during emergency braking =)

@SarahnTuned

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I dunno. I was trying something just to see in that video. My other mic works better in car.

Happy new year Sarah, this AMG is a power beast!!!

As a car enthusiast listening to your reviews gives me the biggest joygasm in the world! Happy New Year and keep up the great work! 💖👍💰

Awesome technical review !!👍🔥 Thanks for taking off that cover 😁

Sarah I've Been A Huge Fan For A Long Time!!! THIS WAS AN AWESOME REVIEW, Love The Next Level Technology... 💯💯💯💯💯

Thanks for actual info during a review esp the materials, wow, just wow. I miss the 108 series which was such a dream to work on.

Another great review, especially the seats lol. Really enjoyed watching this one.

The panel dimpling: on a golf ball, it reduces overall air resistance. So I expect this application has the same purpose. The skinny antisway bar maintains more compliance on rough roads, but seems inadequate, yes. The difference in lateral resistance to body lean is taken care of by the "E-Active Body Control" system on a constantly adjusted thousanth-of-a-second analysis basis, per the MB site.

Great work Sarah, another enjoyable Sunday evening watching your awsome content 😀 👌 😊 👍

So much detail. Impressive review..one of your best. Thank you. I love this car. I would like to lease a S series one day.

Amazing amount of tech in this car, most of which seems to be designed to isolate the occupants from any driving sensations. Obviously, this isn't intended to be M-B's driver's car, nor is this the kind of car people would keep for many years and hundreds of thousands of miles. M-Bs in general are known to become money pits as they age, due in part to the expensive parts and all that complex engineering which requires mechanics to disassemble half the car to get at things that only require removing a few bolts on "lesser" cars. Great review, and it's nice to see a car like this reviewed from a more "regular person" reviewer than typical for something like this.

Interesting Car, I prefer the simplicity of the 1966 230 sedan we used to have.Thanks and Happy New Year Sarah 😀👍🇨🇦

5:00 Great example of seatbelt tensioning! Watch her microphone attached to the seatbelt jump!

that seatbelt tightened up when you did the brake test that was pretty amazing

LOL! I guess you like those magical seats? Thanks for the review and have a Happy New Year Sarah!

Happy New Year Sarah! Another great car review! That's quite the car for 138k! Take care! Can't wait to see more on your grandmother's 94 Ford Ranger!

I’m glad the all-knowing algorithm decided finally to have you show up in my feed. You’re amazing!

Great job Miss Sparkle fingers. Love your videos.

Mercedes Benz always pushing the boundaries to the highest standard on car industry.

@jg5001

2 жыл бұрын

Also pushing the boundaries on when parts break or fail. Seriously, a plastic transmission tray?? MB has quality, but has been completely lost in the reliability segment.

Very interesting, informative, intelligent and sassy review. Rarely see reviews where the underside and the engineering is so closely scrutinised. Many valid and astute observations Sarah. Whoa all that plastic is scary and looks very cheap and flimsy like it won't last very long. Yeah Sarah sure will be challenging when diagnosing electrical gremlins in 20 years time! Had a friend with a 6 month old E320cdi and Mercedes could not pinpoint the fault so they ended up just replacing all the ECUs and a range of other components, crossing their fingers that they'd managed to rectify it.

Nice review as always Sarah. You may want to consider adding a link to your second channel in the description to make it easier for us to check it out. May you and yours be well, j

The golf-like holes have an air stabilizing properties and help reduce wind resistance.

@sarah-n- tuned seeing you in expensive cars is oddly satisfying

your reviews are so….nicely - different from all the other car reviews. Love it! Keep going….

As said, the golf ball dimples increase aero dynamics, it can also be done to inlet manifolds to increase air flow and can now be found on fan blades, again to increase air flow and reduce noise.

Time travelling from 1985 with the legwarmers 😄

Gorgeous,definitely 5 Penguin. Car's nice too.Cheers luv ya work, as always

That’s some vehicle. I love the HUD which I think should be optional on many vehicles for safety. Despite your “promise” to take it easy this season, everything you’ve posted has been first-rate. Thank you and Happy New Year! 👍👍👍 ~ John

@chadvalliere8697

2 жыл бұрын

I think it should be stand on every vehicle. I have a 2005 Buick LeSabre with it and I hate driving any of my other vehicles without it.

love your work and grind ethics

Hair New Year, best wishes, health and peace! The dimples in golfballs are supposedly for aerodynamic purposes: the air would cling less to the ball. The nuts or bolts in the ball joints look like Torx to me. Glad to hear the seats were... Pleasing. There's probably a separate cooling circuit for the e-motor.

Mercedes made a beautiful S class inside and out. I was really on the the edge of my seat for the wrench score. This is the kind of stupid bad idea car I would buy when it has depreciated 95% in ten years. But by then everything will probably be electric and who knows if this will be more or less desirable then. Great review, entertaining as always!!!

......Happy New Year! and this was a GREAT review/test. Now, all we need is a Big Trade to get the coin to buy one or two of these! What took them so long to get you to do a Review???? Anyway, do more Night Drives....very cool!!!

Great beat when putting the engine cover on and closing the hood!!!

Benz has always made an amazing car. They sure don’t seem to last or hold their value. Love to have one for the first part of its life. I don’t think I can afford the air in the tires. Great review!

@martinsv9183

2 жыл бұрын

They last the longest of all brands before junked....

Me waiting on the day that Sarah starts teardowns like Sandy Munro does it😂 Another great job Sarah😍

@billiebobbienorton2556

2 жыл бұрын

AND......Lotsa cleavage.

nice vid - thank you. The interior is like if zee germans made a Miami club with all that neon and the vibratey seats.

Another Great Car Review

Next level engistyling!

7:50. Underneath the hood of this S580 is …..uh nice pair of turbos….Sarah! Looking fine with a detailed review!!

I have the S500 with the upgrade in the rear seats. It's not just heated seats. They have all the functions of the front seats, including massage and 4D sound. A must have...

Even after two cups of joe, my head was swimming with all the descriptions you were giving. Just great. Just over half the cost of my house though. probably worth it. You must be pretty honest and consistent. I say this using only the penguin score and I was able to guess 3,8 after the other three were given. Amazing resolution on the camera aimed at your face while behind the wheel (and no, no pores were visible)

I’m digging the editing style

Love the review Sarah. Kudos for the correct pronunciation of aluminium.

Great review....love the way you pronounce Aluminium......from a uk fan.

My S560 has the option of displaying ft/lbs produced and an accelerometer which displays g force with a red ball moving on a 360 degree display , in the tachometer nacelle.

My favorite luxury car is Mercedes. But that heads-up display looks soo cool even through your camera that it makes me want to get one just for that alone. The only problem is that I would have to become nocturnal just to play with it all the time lol.

The version with the 10⁰ rear steer makes these so easy to put on my hoist at work. Love these cars... depending on the version, there are over 110 individual modules. The ball joint nuts are technically single use and must be replaced every time they come off. The front anti roll bar end links bolt right through the upper knuckle... these will be an issue in the rust belt... tons of cool tech in this car too