That looks bad, like an old Buick. Its sad Mercedes has to rely on AMG kits with huge wheels to look good. Stock, it leaves A LOT to be desired.I'm sure it grew too, so its bigger and uglier.

What the hell happened to car design?

 

Fuel economy demands. Idiotic European bumper height requirements. Cost constraints. Space and safety expectations.

These aspects force more and more car makers essentially down the same avenue of bland wedge designs.

Looks from that pic like that might be a very basic E class like they use in Europe for taxis. As we know, better wheels can have a pretty positive effect, but still, this looks very disappointing.

 

That thread you started on what happened to car design did run through my mind. Some individual aspects of this design are OK but not enough and not well enough integrated to make for whatever the opposite of bland is. I don't Merc was trying to hit drop dead gorgeous but this one is just uninspiring. I am a lot more willing to say that there are angles where the Panamera is borderline ugly but this one isn't. It just isn't much of anything. Not sure how I feel about that at the price point that MB wants to charge.

I just can't quite figure out why, if you start with a clean sheet of paper and are going to buy all new tooling anyway, why you end up with a design like that? I just write it off to my being out of touch. I am still not sure exactly which car would look good in that brown. It doesn't look rich or enhance the lines or anything. Just metallic brown. Goodness knows it is probably a $10K optional paint.

 

I cant believe how bad they screwed the new E class up. The current looks beautiful. great conservative lines. Its a great looking car. I just get over the fact that they are replacing it with this hideous thing

 

looks really good...................... for a taxi

gimme one in yellow

 

Looks like this new E will have the SL headlights. HOTT

 

 

Oh man, I just looked at the pricing for the E class. Its ridiculous. It starts at $54k! No wonder they don't sell that great. All of the other midsize luxury vehicles start in the mid $40s.

 

Actually its a huge profit maker for Benz. It outsells everything but the 5 series. SOmetimes it outsells the 5 series. Its either #1 or #2 in sales and 3rd place isn't even close (the GS mostly).

The E and the 5 are simply the standards for this class still.

 

You might want to check the monthly sales numbers that has been posted here.

Add up the numbers for GS and 5 Series together and see how it compares to E Class.

 

Actually the 5er sells better than the E.

The current E is very nice but 5er is the bench mark.

 

5 series usually outsells the E class by years end.

 

e550 382 is nice i dont thing the 550i comes close.

 

That greenhouse shape and C pillar area remind me of the 98-02 Accord

 

I totally thought it was a KIA or Hyundai... wow where is Mercedes going with its designs