2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Spotted Testing In California Desert.

[Ferrer]

I'm with IB4R, I like (some) Mercs. Especially V8 engined AMGs.

[LeonOfTheDead]

I'm just saying if he's going to buy an SL65 only sell it in a year or so just to buy a newer MB, he should at least put that cash into something more track based. To him, that SL65 is simply a cruising car to go meet clients... I know, he's a complicating guy to figure out.

the Sl65 is quite overkill for that purpose.
the pre-restyling version was one of the few MB to be capable of beating the ESP, but it wasn't exactly a good thing.

I'm with IB4R, I like (some) Mercs. Especially V8 engined AMGs.

I'm here to say SLR. I know everyone hate it, it's ugly, it's not a driver car bla bla bla...I like it, I would use it as a daily drive, but I have two problems: I don't have so much money (or money at all right now), I would be completely scarred by the possibility of finding a scratch on it (or on any other super exotic I would like to own).
Even if I had the money, I would still be scarred by that.

[Kitdy]

I think there were shots on UCP earlier but these are worse than the ones I saw before. Those four headlights are brutal and awkwardly shaped.

[Rockefella]

Looks like a chinese knock off of a Mercedes Benz.

[Ferrer]

The twin fog lamps look a bit ricey too.

[LeonOfTheDead]

Looks like a chinese knock off of a Mercedes Benz.

that's what I thought looking at the thumbnail

The twin fog lamps look a bit ricey too.

true.

the internal headlamps are somehow difficult to define, the hide themselves in the lines of the front.
probably it's good thing, because they look awful.

[aNOBLEman]

I'm getting the Chinese knock off vibe from this as well. From the rear it looks good, but it still has the Asian look (reminds me of a Hyundai for some reason). The front is just awful with how the head lamps look and the fog lamps are no better. Maybe it will grow on me as I see it more but as of now this is a big step in the wrong direction in my opinion.

[Kitdy]

Wasn't the old E-Class so much better than this? It was nice and simple and understated and refined and had those nice double oval headlights... This is just a mess of ugly headlamps and foglamps.

[LeonOfTheDead]

Wasn't the old E-Class so much better than this? It was nice and simple and understated and refined and had those nice double oval headlights... This is just a mess of ugly headlamps and foglamps.

agree, this reminds me a lot of the first double-oval headlamps gen, which I never liked much.

[Kitdy]

agree, this reminds me a lot of the first double-oval headlamps gen, which I never liked much.

The ones that were almost upright and not transparent? Those were freaking horrible and that car brutal.

[LeonOfTheDead]

The ones that were almost upright and not transparent? Those were freaking horrible and that car brutal.

out of doubt, this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lass_Sedan.jpg

[Kitdy]

out of doubt, this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lass_Sedan.jpg

Yes the W210 I see it's called. Wow Benz made really ugly cars then and thought the 80s. Then again, I guess everyone did but this W210 is rank.

[Ferrer]

We had the saloon, now we have the coupe (the old CLK to you and me).

I think it looks rather good.

[LeonOfTheDead]

I don't get this trend of enlarging the rear wheel arch, like on this car and the buick LaCrosse. it's not a bad thing, just a common feature lately. I think MB started it with the CL btw.

It looks good yeah, even if the CLK tended to loose its appeal in a short time with the previous gens. good looking cars, but they lacked the presence. the present 3-series coupe probably has the same problem, while the A5 and Brera, in different ways, still work to me.