DerekACS

For MB's sake, I sure hope you are right. But take a look at both of the photos above. The 2nd one, with a partially hidden upper dash, clearly shows the same details as the first.
Both photos show the identical angular steering wheel now found in the C Class !!!
I would very much doubt that at this late stage of prototype testing that MB would be using dash "mock-ups".

Vik888

The photos aren't dated, so how do we know at what stage of the production cycle those photos are from?

All these photos including those of the exterior of the car are speculation.

DerekACS

Vik, a very good observation !
I sure hope that these photos prove to be inaccurate. However, IF they turn out to be true, my guess is that a large number of W211 owners will take a pass on the W212.

danmor

It looks worse than Japanese ! Looks dated already, almost reminds me of my 1986 190 E. New Cadillac interior is even better.

ZedStyle

that looks like it could date to 1995 and be a mock-up of what the w210 dash could be based on the w124

i highly doubt the new e will look anything like that, if anything they just mocked up controls for the underlying electronics to hide what the real interior looks like.

Kar don

wishful thinking guys, that is not a mock up.

If you remember back in 2001 or 2002 we saw pictures of similar quality of the W211 interior... and it was dead on.

Not to mention same thing with the W/V221, everyone was grossed out by the dash. Now everyone loves it.

PetePap

Can someone post the pic from back in 2001 that shows the W211 interior?!! That would be cool to see....

edspider

The W211 is the most gorgeous interior around. I love the fluid curves. The graceful expanding wood inserts. Not an angle to be seen.

I just hate pop up navigation screens. For me it would always be open. I like it being the focus of COMAND.

I'm really nervous, I assumed the new interior would come from the S-Class, not the crappy C-Class. I see the S-Class is a nice variant of the BMW 7 Series. I can live with, but I'd really rather stay as close as possible to the current W211. All we really need is a bigger nav screen.

I really love the analog clock I have now. I did like that it was still there as the square clock in the S-Class is so Infiniti.

nantucketsleigh

I hope MB design folks read this forum.

AsianML

I like the Infiniti M dash. I like the steering wheel too although it feels a little too thin.

j_belll

wow i agree! looks like ****!


makes me happy about my '07

csumt76

Don't worry, I'll be getting one.... and then you guys will learn to love it. I'm just telling you. This is nothing new, anytime a new model is introduced. Initially it seems extreme, ugly, or strange but truthfully it is something different than what you are used to. Soon, the previous generation/model starts to feel dated. And if you try to tell me otherwise, then I will just say.... exactly.

MOZART

I just test drove the Infiniti M today. It looks much better in pictures especially the interior which dosen't feel as rich as my 04 E500. I was so ready this morning to trade my car with the M after reading all the reviews and all the nice things about it, but right after I turned the ignition on I was like what am I doing here??.
Don't get me wrong I'm a gadget guy and I really liked what they have offered on the M, but the ride quality and the rich feel are way below my almost 4 year old E.
I can't wait till the new E is out

mdreef

In my opinion, and it's just an opinion...it looks like a fake. Why would the photo be such bad quality during times when digital photography is so good. Even the cheapest of phone cameras takes better photos than that. Do you really think that MB designers would design such ridiculous interiors?

Chauss

YUCK!!!
Looks like a "modernized" 25 year old interior to me...

Vik888

Actually .. did anyone notice the accelerator/throttle pedal? It looks like the pedal from my 1989 420SEL and *NOT* from an E-Class.

Something is VERY VERY fishy with that photo. Looks like someone took a very old car, went to the scrap yard, found a busted up S-Class, put the dash inside a very old MB, and took the photo and sold it to some car mags.

No joke. The more I study the photo, the more I'm convinced its fake.

The second smaller photo, well, that looks like a mock-up where they use whatever spare parts there are to make the electronics function in a test car.

Lastly, do you REALLY think MB would allow someone access to the new E-Class and thenallow them to take photos? Doubtful.

Pacific NW Guy

come on do you really think they would make the screen smaller, ugly design or not there is not a single car anywhere that would go backwards with the screen.

Kar don

I'll look for it. here is the pic i was thinking of... very grainy as well. This is from 2001, before the W211 was released.

Dema

It looks really classy and remind me old good Benzes.

DerekACS

Maybe you are right. The NAV screen is obviously fake. Perhaps someone over in Bimmerland put this photo together because it's rather similar to the botched E60 5 Series interior !
However, the 2008 C Class steering wheel makes me wonder.

myfirstbenz

BattleSTAR Galatica Gotta be fake.

Germancar1

Amazing how worked up people get over such an unofficial picture. It is clearly a mock up based on spy photos, not an official picture. That said, it is probably very close, but with some detail changes.

M

myfirstbenz

^^ yeah but if it's found on the net it has got to be gospel.

Kar don

found the pic of the W211 from 2001

Also from the pic it looks like the W212 will have the DIRECT SELECT shift lever from the S/CL and M/R/GL class. The first pic is of a manual trans.

PetePap

Wheres the 2001 pic?