Mercedes C class: Huge Refresh!
not too bad but agree that they went overkill on the leds, they one-upped audi
current gen. is pretty good looking as is.
Same here.
They borrowed the SL's headlight.
current gen. is pretty good looking as is.
They borrowed the SL's headlight.
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Great job Benz! Interior is a big step up, and the exterior looks more upscale.
Still not as bad as Audi 
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CL Community Team
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I freaking hate all the stupid LED lights. They are so played out, make cars look like Christmas trees, and produce no useful light output. They are only useful for marker/indicator/brake lights, but totally useless for fog lights and headlights.
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Don't care for the botox headlights. The old ones looked sleeker and cleaner. Plus, the 2011 Sport already had the lower LED's. Funny how Mercedes isn't mentioning that at all in the press release. Interior looks much improved and props for offering a standard chrome tailpipe even though they are not dual on the four cylinder.
Overall, I'm surprised they did exterior changes two years in a row. It's interesting to compare this business practice compared to stingy Toyota and Honda.
Overall, I'm surprised they did exterior changes two years in a row. It's interesting to compare this business practice compared to stingy Toyota and Honda.
Lead Lap
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i think the LED headlights of the R8, LS600hL and RX450H would beg to differ.
The usage on this car and all the other cars you see aren't meant for fog/headlights but as daytime running lights. I much prefer the LEDs to the yellow DRLs to be honest
in any case, i am not a big fan of led headlights yet except the cool factor. but as accent light or drl, if designed well, they are pretty nice
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