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Undisguised 2014 E-class
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Undisguised 2014 E-class
If this is real, I'm assuming that it's the E63 pictured? I mostly like what I can see, although I prefer the tradition grille over what's pictured....
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10...z-e-class.html
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10...z-e-class.html
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If this is real, I definitely prefer my 2012 over that.. The quad lights are what makes the w212 distinct. Also it seems that for the 2014, they made the front lower, making it look less aggressive.. 
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MB hood emblem is a must for me not a elephant sized MB logo on the grill 
I like C218 CLS but I believe these cars look nicer if they came with a proper MB grill as W212s
Meanwhile grill and bumper cover should not be integrated , whole part is plastic and looks cheap .
Quad lights are distinctive and exclusivity to E Class but I must say composite lights are better looking imo
I like quad lights though
I like C218 CLS but I believe these cars look nicer if they came with a proper MB grill as W212s
Meanwhile grill and bumper cover should not be integrated , whole part is plastic and looks cheap .
Quad lights are distinctive and exclusivity to E Class but I must say composite lights are better looking imo
I like quad lights though
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...but this makes me really like my E even more
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Seems as though both Audi and Mercedes have their mid-range car that is visually too similar to their entry level car. I keep seeing new A4s and confuse them with A6s and now I'm going to be confusing C Classes with Es.
The current quad light ponton design is very distinctive - even more so with the 2010 hockey stick DRLs.
The current quad light ponton design is very distinctive - even more so with the 2010 hockey stick DRLs.
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Seems as though both Audi and Mercedes have their mid-range car that is visually too similar to their entry level car. I keep seeing new A4s and confuse them with A6s and now I'm going to be confusing C Classes with Es.
The current quad light ponton design is very distinctive - even more so with the 2010 hockey stick DRLs.
The current quad light ponton design is very distinctive - even more so with the 2010 hockey stick DRLs.
The quad headlamp design appears to be preserved (in spirit) by the LEDs. I thought the ponton fenders were a contrived (and not particularly effective) way to simply reduce the visual mass of the rear end, w/ the sheetmetal stamping bordering on primitive, IMHO.
I think the exterior of the E-class has been one of MB's weaker efforts (and I'm not particularly fond of the interior), and I think the new one will look markedly better inside and out, based on these photos we've seen so far....
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Can someone tell me what the pontoon in the rear is? Everybody keeps bringing it up and i can't tell any difference with or without it. I sound dumb not knowing =\
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I was wondering after looking at that post a LONG time ago.. just never brought it up
Is it just that line that runs across the car??
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What really annoys me is how M-B is practically making this look like a new bodystyle rather than a facelift. Every panel is changed but a select few, and the roof. The front looks like a C, the lights are super soft which is grafted onto the super angular otherwise body, therefore giving the car no design language, and a very confused incoherent design. IMO, when you buy an M-B, you expect the design team to stand by their original design concept and have the foresight to plan something timeless that won't look technically "dated" when a mere facelift rolls out. This car might be extensively changed enough where the pre-facelift will depreciate at levels usually reserved for cars that have actually been replaced by entirely new bodystyles.
The Star grille looks so awkward and off on an upright Sedan like the E as well.
This is not to say that the car will look better than the pre-facelift, or that the pre-facelfit will look dated as a design being judged in itself, but M-B doing such a change makes it look like they deem the pre-facelift to be flawed and have done an "about face", therefore doing a disservice to owners of the pre-facelift, and conveying a sense of discordance and lack of foresight from within.
Most other M-B's, and BMW's, etc., have very minimal facelifts, enough changed/refined to ensure you're getting a freshened up and further perfected-product, but one that doesn't render the previous one "noticeably "previous version", and one that usually can't be distinguished from the facelift from a layman. This is what makes great facelifts.
The Star grille looks so awkward and off on an upright Sedan like the E as well.
This is not to say that the car will look better than the pre-facelift, or that the pre-facelfit will look dated as a design being judged in itself, but M-B doing such a change makes it look like they deem the pre-facelift to be flawed and have done an "about face", therefore doing a disservice to owners of the pre-facelift, and conveying a sense of discordance and lack of foresight from within.
Most other M-B's, and BMW's, etc., have very minimal facelifts, enough changed/refined to ensure you're getting a freshened up and further perfected-product, but one that doesn't render the previous one "noticeably "previous version", and one that usually can't be distinguished from the facelift from a layman. This is what makes great facelifts.
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This is a first. Normally facelifts are grills and lights which are inexpensive to do. However this facelift has sheet metal changes, that is more costly. It's all about marketing. This has been the best selling E in NA and if they want people to refresh their models, they must date the older W212's.
As for myself I'm due to trade when the new model comes in and I find it a plus. Also if we get the new European V6, HP will increase to 330. All that combined with new software for e-mail reading will be the incentive to update mid cycle.
As for myself I'm due to trade when the new model comes in and I find it a plus. Also if we get the new European V6, HP will increase to 330. All that combined with new software for e-mail reading will be the incentive to update mid cycle.
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Originally Posted by K-A
What really annoys me is how M-B is practically making this look like a new bodystyle rather than a facelift. Every panel is changed but a select few, and the roof. The front looks like a C, the lights are super soft which is grafted onto the super angular otherwise body, therefore giving the car no design language, and a very confused incoherent design. IMO, when you buy an M-B, you expect the design team to stand by their original design concept and have the foresight to plan something timeless that won't look technically "dated" when a mere facelift rolls out. This car might be extensively changed enough where the pre-facelift will depreciate at levels usually reserved for cars that have actually been replaced by entirely new bodystyles.
The Star grille looks so awkward and off on an upright Sedan like the E as well.
This is not to say that the car will look better than the pre-facelift, or that the pre-facelfit will look dated as a design being judged in itself, but M-B doing such a change makes it look like they deem the pre-facelift to be flawed and have done an "about face", therefore doing a disservice to owners of the pre-facelift, and conveying a sense of discordance and lack of foresight from within.
Most other M-B's, and BMW's, etc., have very minimal facelifts, enough changed/refined to ensure you're getting a freshened up and further perfected-product, but one that doesn't render the previous one "noticeably "previous version", and one that usually can't be distinguished from the facelift from a layman. This is what makes great facelifts.
The Star grille looks so awkward and off on an upright Sedan like the E as well.
This is not to say that the car will look better than the pre-facelift, or that the pre-facelfit will look dated as a design being judged in itself, but M-B doing such a change makes it look like they deem the pre-facelift to be flawed and have done an "about face", therefore doing a disservice to owners of the pre-facelift, and conveying a sense of discordance and lack of foresight from within.
Most other M-B's, and BMW's, etc., have very minimal facelifts, enough changed/refined to ensure you're getting a freshened up and further perfected-product, but one that doesn't render the previous one "noticeably "previous version", and one that usually can't be distinguished from the facelift from a layman. This is what makes great facelifts.
I thought that design of the current E-class was pretty unremarkable to begin w/, so I welcome the changes. I rather miss the days of Bruno Sacco....
As far as minimal changes making a "great" facelift, I think the subtle changes that are usually made have been as much dictated by financial concerns (i.e., not having to make sheetmetal alterations) as by aesthetic concerns....
Last edited by alsyli; Nov 1, 2012 at 03:14 PM.
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. try compare the pic w/ka's pic and you'll see the current model is more unique 
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engine.....
So I'm reading threads elsewhere and... gasp... someone mentions a new 330 HP MB engine but it is a 4 cylinder, 2.0 liter, turbo engine. I sure hope MB doesn't pull a "BMW" on us and go with a little boosted 4 banger..
