Well after looking at the new host of products from Mercedes, I reckon they're trying to do the impossible - cheapen the brand. That sad thing is they appear to be doing it. All the new styling appears quite Japanese-inspired (ML, new S-Class, CLS), and the sports cars (SLK & SLR) have a hideous overtly-phallic design theme running through them. It's like they've done focus group after focus group with fanboys and posers and this is the new design direction they've gone with. It looks expensive, but often borders on tasteless.
What do you guys reckon?