First highway sighting of ugly a$$ed W212...it isn't lookin' good boys
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First highway sighting of ugly a$$ed W212...it isn't lookin' good boys
I have seen them in the dealership before, and still didn't like them. But with the background setting, the lighting, etc., the dealers can make even an ugly car look OK. The true test is how it looks in person, on the road.
Well...I was driving my SUV on I-95 the other day, and had the stomach-turning experience of sighting my first one. I was flabbergasted. Taken out of the controlled environment of the showroom with the special lighting, etc., this thing is really ugly as $h!t. Worst looking car to come out of the last few years, IMO.
Well...I was driving my SUV on I-95 the other day, and had the stomach-turning experience of sighting my first one. I was flabbergasted. Taken out of the controlled environment of the showroom with the special lighting, etc., this thing is really ugly as $h!t. Worst looking car to come out of the last few years, IMO.
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I saw one on the road, too. Looks bad. Nothing radical and nothing classic about it. Just **** poor boring design.
Now I think they look worse on the road than they do in pictures.
Now I think they look worse on the road than they do in pictures.
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Someone said the exhaust looks like USB drive.... and YES .....
The W212 front looks not bad, just the rear.... the tail light is just Sonata.
I guess I just love too much W211 thats why I got E500 then E55.....
The W212 front looks not bad, just the rear.... the tail light is just Sonata.
I guess I just love too much W211 thats why I got E500 then E55.....
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212 E63
Truth be told i'm gettin a mild degree of satisfaction out of these seemingly Chirs Bangle esque versions. I love the aesthetics of my E63-after a 50% depreciation in two years i'll be driving it until the wheels fall off.
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i describe it in short lines
from front looks Lexus GS, from the back looks Lexus ES/ Hyundai Sonata
guys the back side was designed in Japan Studio. thats way it is sooooo japanese
from front looks Lexus GS, from the back looks Lexus ES/ Hyundai Sonata
guys the back side was designed in Japan Studio. thats way it is sooooo japanese
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I have seen them in the dealership before, and still didn't like them. But with the background setting, the lighting, etc., the dealers can make even an ugly car look OK. The true test is how it looks in person, on the road.
Well...I was driving my SUV on I-95 the other day, and had the stomach-turning experience of sighting my first one. I was flabbergasted. Taken out of the controlled environment of the showroom with the special lighting, etc., this thing is really ugly as $h!t. Worst looking car to come out of the last few years, IMO.
Well...I was driving my SUV on I-95 the other day, and had the stomach-turning experience of sighting my first one. I was flabbergasted. Taken out of the controlled environment of the showroom with the special lighting, etc., this thing is really ugly as $h!t. Worst looking car to come out of the last few years, IMO.
I think we all know where that styling comes from.
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It looks like an old accord from the rear side window area.
What a boring and terrible looking car. What happened Mercedes? The front is glaringly ugly, looks out of place and poorly done.
The E-Class coupe is ugly too.
What a boring and terrible looking car. What happened Mercedes? The front is glaringly ugly, looks out of place and poorly done.
The E-Class coupe is ugly too.
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as long the gas price dont go over $6 per gallon.....
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I have seen a lot of posts on this forum, the regular W212 and W211 forums all expressing various degree of displeasure...and dare I say, disgust...of the new W212 aesthetics.
I think ultimately those of us who are Mercedes-Benz customers, and the public in general, will best express opinions through the purchasing power by choosing to buy or not buy the W212 E-class when the car is available for purchase.
BMW learned a hard lesson and made the E65/66 7-series into a mild success when it gave the car a redesign that better camouflaged the Bangle-ness of its design. Similarly, if the W212 alienates MB customers, then surely they will respond because it hurts then where it matters: its P&L.
I am admittedly one of the few who seems to have found some acceptance of this new design direction and would actually consider it when the time comes to replace my current W211; but I am also admittedly in the minority it seems.
The market forces will ultimately determine the success or failure of the W212.
I think ultimately those of us who are Mercedes-Benz customers, and the public in general, will best express opinions through the purchasing power by choosing to buy or not buy the W212 E-class when the car is available for purchase.
BMW learned a hard lesson and made the E65/66 7-series into a mild success when it gave the car a redesign that better camouflaged the Bangle-ness of its design. Similarly, if the W212 alienates MB customers, then surely they will respond because it hurts then where it matters: its P&L.
I am admittedly one of the few who seems to have found some acceptance of this new design direction and would actually consider it when the time comes to replace my current W211; but I am also admittedly in the minority it seems.
The market forces will ultimately determine the success or failure of the W212.
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It's a total Hyundai/Acura rip-off. Totally un-original, and totally Japanese.
It's hideous and I hope they re-design it quickly. Sales will probably suck if they don't.
