Joeb427

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That does look better.

Hoovey689

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they are, but thankfully the 3IS, 4GS, 5LS look more different unlike A4, A6, A8, and 3, 5, 7.

RXSF

well done and I commend MB for putting so much into their refreshes. Same thing as what they did to the C class, practically a new car. Lexus OTOH tends to just change tail lights and bumpers and calls it a day, except for the recent LS

blacksc400

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I like the new interior, looks cleaner. And yes, the E-class interior is actually very well made and has good quality.

Tantrix

Lovin those dual DRL's !! now that's original!

I love how mercedes just keeps re-inventing what's already good. Just when you think it can't get any better, they manage to make it look even better. I'm also loving the front grille treatment they are giving to all the new model line up.

pavelekPL

If i only could afford it...i need to get a better job

Motor

Gojirra99

One sausage different lengths, yes, but the front still looks a lot better than the current E-class design ......

MPLexus301

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Didn't realize that MB was phasing out the V8 model...looks like BMW and Infiniti are the only ones offering eight cylinders in a non-high performance car. Everyone was up in arms over the idea earlier, but it looks like Audi and Lexus had the right idea with the GS and A6.

UDel

If companies did not charge such a premium for a V8 they would be more popular, especially considering the poor economy we have had for the past few years, much of the it is pure profit added to the cost anyway. In a sluggish economy they should just lower the premium or offer more options standard when getting the V8 instead of getting rid of the V8 altogether. It is only a matter of time until BMW drops its regular v8 option from the 5 series, they have already talked about phasing it out. BMW and Mercedes spent all that money to develop the new turbo V8's only to drop them after 1 model cycle for one of their most popular and most profitable/important models . Infiniti is dropping their V8 option for the next M. Hyundai may be the only company in the mid size executive luxury class with the Genesis that offers a regular V8 option in a few years.

LexFather

The economy is improving here and the auto sales sector has been a very big bright spot for a couple years now. Its bigger the expense of the addition of the V-8. A V-6 makes old V-8 power. I think its kind of the law of diminishing returns here to some extent, we all remember when 300hp was crossed for V-8 luxury cars, then 400...now well a V-6 makes 300hp... and I think people as in general consumers are fine with that number 300 and don't really desire much more. V-8s have jumped to 400hp now and there is a market but that used to be the old AMG/M/etc territory, a very small sales bunch.

FYI, Inifniti said they are dropping the V-8 period. Hyundai can sell the V-8 now but the Won continues to strengthen and lets see what happens when they have to raise prices.

We might see a shift where mid-size sedans offer the V-8 only in the high performance versions and of course Flagships keep offering a V-8.

I miss the quad lamps already