New S headlights look like Ford Mondeo
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Similar, but the W221's headlights are like 50% bigger. And you have the nice grill with the hood ornament, and they sexy styling of the W221 to differentiate it from the Ford.
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heh heh, i was hoping this issue had died down by now :p
actually, there's one big difference: on the S, the headlights go around the sides (to the fenders). on the focus, they don't. for some reason (to me) that difference makes the S look much more "confident" and "expansive" - not sure if it's just because it's on the S, though =)
in that vein, one could also say the S lights bear quite a similarity to the ML, RX, Kia Sorento, Camry (Asian version, not the American/Japanese version), and quite a few other cars. like i've said before, not the most impressive display of originality, but nevertheless, not an issue for me.
actually, there's one big difference: on the S, the headlights go around the sides (to the fenders). on the focus, they don't. for some reason (to me) that difference makes the S look much more "confident" and "expansive" - not sure if it's just because it's on the S, though =)
in that vein, one could also say the S lights bear quite a similarity to the ML, RX, Kia Sorento, Camry (Asian version, not the American/Japanese version), and quite a few other cars. like i've said before, not the most impressive display of originality, but nevertheless, not an issue for me.
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Think about when the 2000 s-class was released, there were no headlights style close to it, the same goes for the tail-lights. it was pretty revolutionary the way the headlights/taillamps were shaped, now its really too much like everything else, and the tailight design seriously took a huge plunge this time, i was really expecting to see something revolutionary
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Originally Posted by apricotscrub
Think about when the 2000 s-class was released, there were no headlights style close to it, the same goes for the tail-lights. it was pretty revolutionary the way the headlights/taillamps were shaped, now its really too much like everything else, and the tailight design seriously took a huge plunge this time, i was really expecting to see something revolutionary
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While we're at it should we start talking about the similarities with the 7 series interior, or bagle butt???? 
Can we just give it a rest! Yes to the naked and simple eye I guess the headlights have a simlair shape, that's it....
Can we just give it a rest! Yes to the naked and simple eye I guess the headlights have a simlair shape, that's it....
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