Updated on September 29, 2016
Mercedes SL’s New Rear-Facing Video Monitors Keep Other Motorists Entertained
Pricey luxury roadsters are stuffed with digital display monitors nowadays, the 2017 Mercedes-Benz SL included.
But what’s unique about the redesigned roadster’s rear-facing headrest-mounted video screens is that neither of the two occupants can see them.
Rear-facing video monitors mounted in the two-seat SL roadster’s headrests aren’t visible to the car’s occupants
“Like some other available options, such as the illuminated Mercedes-Benz logo, it serves the purpose of communicating to others the owner’s station in life,” explained Mercedes spokesperson Umlaut Schmidt, whose real name is Gladys Sanchez.
Others, however, disagree. “It’s dangerous,” said Benno D’Ognard, a self-described performance artist who walked by on wooden stilts as we interviewed Schmidt-Sanchez. “Other drivers will tailgate for miles just so they can watch a movie.”
Once again, Hyundai declined to comment.
