Friday, August 15, 2008

Next E Class?





It does look pretty real to me.
And does match all the spy shots we've seen so far....

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

one word says it all....Fugly!!

Anonymous said...

Yawn!! I didn't know the new Camry would be soo ugly...huh?

Craig said...

Call me crazy but the rear fascia of the new E class reminds me of a Lincoln. That was the first thing that came to mind.

Now, who wants to play "Count the circles on the interior of the car!"? It seems a bit too busy for my liking.

Anonymous said...

It does look real.. And I dont like it.. Especially the interior..

special ed said...

I COUNTED 18 DID I WIN!!!??!

Anonymous said...

Yes the back of it especially scream lincoln. Not something to strive for

Anonymous said...

Is this the new Mercedes No-Class?

Pillars said...

looks basic, old, boring, antiquated, reserved, a major step in the wrong direction. Very German

Anonymous said...

15 years ago this range stood for a whole hell of a lot more than it does now.

Anonymous said...

The Genesis looks a lot better.

smokeonit said...

"camry and genesis look better"

LOL!!!!

i think you guys have never driven a bmw nor MB.... nor audi.... the japanese/korean (soon to come chinese) don't handle nor feel like a well built european car on the open road!

Anonymous said...

The front 3/4 view really looks like the last generation (i.e. boring version) of the Lexus LS430.

Anonymous said...

Why would someone pay $70K for this when they could have a Hyundai Genesis for $35K

cubedtothex said...

Way to give Genesis more sales! Hyundai needs to send a thank you basket to Dr. Z.

Anonymous said...

Yes it is ugly but it is going to be a benchmark for everyone to copy and every buyer to lust after. Mercedes still has the cache.

Anonymous said...

Love the front clip, looks like a big C from the side, the rear is generic (where's the cat's eye tail lights?) and the ugly interior looks like 80's retro.

ne1butu said...

I guess we now see who the weakest link was in the Mercedes/Chrysler partnership. I expect MB to have serious problems in the near future. This is not the time for automakers to offer bad designs.

Anonymous said...

I like it.

Anonymous said...

I don't like it.

Kintu said...

That rear wheel arch is borrowed directly from the previous generation Chevrolet Impala!!!!!

Check it out:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Chevrolet_Impala_2005.jpg/800px-Chevrolet_Impala_2005.jpg

The Pill said...

Now this is not so bad looking if you're 70 and don't mind cars that are grayer than your nose hair.

And oh, how I just love that interior, which I can see the old geriatric guard flocking to.

On the other hand, it makes a nice looking museum piece.

Anonymous said...

Looks like some sort of alien life force. The new C looks better IMO.

Anonymous said...

The Acura TL now has stiff competition for the ugliest interior. Wow, can you say vertical. The Germans love their stiff, straight dashes. Look at any of the new BMWs and you will see the same straight dash. Does this make for more cabin space? I like how many of the Japanese dashes wrap around the driver and front passenger, or at least have some curve as the dash meets the side arm rests of the doors.

Anonymous said...

Looks like they kept the same interior from the 80's

Anonymous said...

My friends, I own a 2006 Audi A6 3.2; if I were in the market for a Hyundai Genesis, being as design-conscious as I am, I would prefer that car to this joke. We're seeing the new transformation of Mercedes into a logo-driven brand. They won't really bring the new design-conscious customers into the range as they have with the current generation E-Class. This will attract flashy people who want to be seen driving a Mercedes, but seekers of true quality will go down to the BMW or Audi dealerships. Even the Jaguar XF, a styling disappointment, looks better than this.