2014 E-Class Renderings
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2014 E-Class Renderings
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Excerpt: Renderings of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class mid-cycle face lift have made their way to the web and we love what we see. Mercedes-Benz won’t limit changes to just the headlights, the grille, and the bumpers; the sheetmetal will also be significantly altered as well. The pronounced sculpted rear fenders we’re now used to will be scrapped on the sedan and the station wagon. The coupe and convertible may retain their current side panels, setting them somewhat apart from the four- and five-door models. This distinction would be highly appropriate, as the two sets of body styles don’t share a platform; the E-class coupe and convertible use a combination of C- and E-class underpinnings.
http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/m...lass-rendered/
Excerpt: Renderings of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class mid-cycle face lift have made their way to the web and we love what we see. Mercedes-Benz won’t limit changes to just the headlights, the grille, and the bumpers; the sheetmetal will also be significantly altered as well. The pronounced sculpted rear fenders we’re now used to will be scrapped on the sedan and the station wagon. The coupe and convertible may retain their current side panels, setting them somewhat apart from the four- and five-door models. This distinction would be highly appropriate, as the two sets of body styles don’t share a platform; the E-class coupe and convertible use a combination of C- and E-class underpinnings.
http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/m...lass-rendered/
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No more dinstictive E Class look but all the MB models get uniform in regards to Daytime Running Lights design . Present model has underneath the bumper and it's nice to me 
My biggest complaints are (I don't wanna say woe lol ) rendering (they're literally rendering the following ) the quad lights , the shape of the trunk lid (upper side where the MB logo is inserted ) and ponton fenders
Honestly, I like it though
My biggest complaints are (I don't wanna say woe lol ) rendering (they're literally rendering the following ) the quad lights , the shape of the trunk lid (upper side where the MB logo is inserted ) and ponton fenders
Honestly, I like it though
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Just another car now.
They are taking away what makes the "E" class distinctive by going to two headlights. Also, that lower grille/opening? Supposed to be a smiley face?
Might as well get a Hyundai and pocket the change, not to mention Acura and Infiniti.
Personally, I like the Ponton reference line on the rear quater panel.
With the introduction of the "A" and soon the "B" and the CLA to America, M-B is cheapening the brand and making it less distinctive.
Might as well get a Hyundai and pocket the change, not to mention Acura and Infiniti.
Personally, I like the Ponton reference line on the rear quater panel.
With the introduction of the "A" and soon the "B" and the CLA to America, M-B is cheapening the brand and making it less distinctive.
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If the renders pan out, they're basically sucking the more individual elements that may be polarizing to the general public, sucking the soul out of the car to homogenize it with the rest of the lineup, and make it more easy to swallow, to play along better with what is becoming an increasingly generic looking segment (Midsize Sedans.... they all look like 5-Series' with either the hofmeister kink or instead an Audi-like greenhouse these days).
The rear lights look really plain, more-so than the current generations on the Sedan (they look good on the Wagon who has taillights shaped more like the new generation GL), but I think I see those W126 (70's/80's) era "ridges" which I like the ideal of..... The W212 already touched on that look, and it looks like the facelift might go further into it. I'm just not sure about the execution, based on the renders.
The rear lights look really plain, more-so than the current generations on the Sedan (they look good on the Wagon who has taillights shaped more like the new generation GL), but I think I see those W126 (70's/80's) era "ridges" which I like the ideal of..... The W212 already touched on that look, and it looks like the facelift might go further into it. I'm just not sure about the execution, based on the renders.
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These renderings look way too bland.
The competition, i.e. 5 series and A6, is already bland. Why on earth would MB want to go that route? The success of the E is based in part on its looks. It certainly isn't based on HP and fuel economy stats.
It if ain't broke, don't fix it.
The competition, i.e. 5 series and A6, is already bland. Why on earth would MB want to go that route? The success of the E is based in part on its looks. It certainly isn't based on HP and fuel economy stats.
It if ain't broke, don't fix it.
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These renderings look way too bland.
The competition, i.e. 5 series and A6, is already bland. Why on earth would MB want to go that route? The success of the E is based in part on its looks. It certainly isn't based on HP and fuel economy stats.
It if ain't broke, don't fix it.
The competition, i.e. 5 series and A6, is already bland. Why on earth would MB want to go that route? The success of the E is based in part on its looks. It certainly isn't based on HP and fuel economy stats.
It if ain't broke, don't fix it.
Homogenizing it with the homogenized Mid-Size Sedan segment is like them simply wanting to play it as carefully as possible.
Problem is, the 5 and A6 were designed from the ground up to be simple looking cars, the E was designed to be complex. Trying to make complex into bland/simple will make it kind of like a "bandaid", not as elegant or "easy on the eyes" as the 5/A6, and not as individual as it originally was intended to be. Case in point: The line that used to be the Ponton will now be some weird broken-line, i.e it'll nonsensically look like one line is placed low, then breaks, then continues higher up on the car.
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I'd love to see the 2014 interior. If the CLS and new C interior are the way forward, then it's not going to be good. For me, the worst part of the new Benz interior design is the faux 'sports car' hooded dials.
Can't we have a clean, flat and classy looking instrument panel like the 5 series.
Can't we have a clean, flat and classy looking instrument panel like the 5 series.
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If, and I stress IF, the renderings are correct it looks like the coupe maintains the ponton fender. I'm no car designer, but I would have done the opposite and kept it on the sedan.
The taillights are hideous.
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The taillights are hideous.
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I always thought the W212 is a good evolution of the W220, i.e basically a good evolution of the M-B Sedan timeline. That pic comparo shows that well. Yeah with the one piece headlights it'll actually seriously look look like an evolution of it. The 4-eyes give the car its own distinctive front.
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IF pan out, this is more major lci than the w204 (exterior wise) and I think MB did the right thing. I always thought the E current design is too 'dramatic', especially its Lexus gs wannabe front (executed a lot better on e coupe).
The rear still need to be revamped. I like the rest of this render, more elegant as a Benz should be. Hope the real lci has more muscularity and yet still elegant. On the other hand, the BMW f10 is understated but yet muscular.
The rear still need to be revamped. I like the rest of this render, more elegant as a Benz should be. Hope the real lci has more muscularity and yet still elegant. On the other hand, the BMW f10 is understated but yet muscular.
