E-Class (W212/C207/A207) W212 E-Class, new edge of the W124 E-Class?

The Mercedes-Benz W212 is the fourth generation of the E-Class range. Body styles: sedan/saloon (W212), estate/wagon (S212). Coupé and convertible models of the W212 E-Class generation are W204 C-Class based and known as the C207 and A207, replacing the CLK-Class (C209 and A209) coupé and cabriolet. Production: 2009–2016. Predecessor: W211 E-Class. Successor: W213 E-Class.
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I`d like to know some of your opinions about the style of the W212 E-Class and how it might compare with the W124 E-Class.
Sure it has some of the latest MB design fads, but it also possesses square shapes both inside and out that slightly echo the W124 E-Class with a funky retro twist.

Do you agree or not. Feel free to post pics for comparison and voice your opinions. Im at a rush right now. Here is a start.




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In those pics you can see a slight similarity, but the same look is also present in the GLK also. I still don't think this is a deliberate effort on MB's part to go back to the W124's design era.

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I really think they want to go back to that era..
for example the roof for the cluster looks identicall..
 
It's not like MB are jumping into a time machine and rewinding the date to 1990. The design and shape of the w212 is without a question neo-retro. Rather than being boxy and jagged like the GLK the new E is upright and quite square shaped like the W124. The similarities cannot be denied.
 
This cluster shape has been present in many Mercedes. It was a constant design cue like the stripped taillights and I am happy it could return.
 

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