[LateNightCable]

Yes, horseless carriage if you will. But Mercedes is full of it if they claim that Gottlieb Daimler or Karl Benz invented of the car, they simply perfected the concept of internal combustion power, even though 4hp is nothing to hoot and holler about. No single entity invented the automobile, it was an evolution which began with steam cars as far back as the 18th. century and slowly progressed from there.

About the new S-Class, I've found that more often than not, if a car looks gastly in the press pictures, it'll probably be a real tub in person. The fender bulges for one thing seem way too much. That stuff is kind of juvenile, better suited to a Lancer Evo than a Benz sedan.