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Don't hold your breath. Only on the facelifted GLK are the eyebrows well integrated. Mercedes have had their fair share of facelift blunders like the double fogs.
E-Class W212 Mercedes W212 E-Class Facelift: Renders, Spyshots, Etc
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The W212 and S212 Mercedes-Benz E-Class series is the fourth generation of the E-Class range of executive cars which was produced by Mercedes-Benz between 2009 and 2016 as the successor to the W211 E-Class. The body styles of the range are either four-door sedan/saloon (W212) or a five-door estate/wagon (S212).
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Don't hold your breath. Only on the facelifted GLK are the eyebrows well integrated. Mercedes have had their fair share of facelift blunders like the double fogs.
Gianclaudio
Aerodynamic Artisan
I looks like they had taken the soul out of the car.
E class, exorcised :/
E class, exorcised :/
EnI
Piston Pioneer
Mr. Mercedes
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Clean that up a bit and you could have a very attractive vehicle.
I'm just worried how the organic front end will meld with the relatively angular silhouette and plain rear end.
I think MB needs to turn the E more into a mini S, much like the 5 and A6 are to the 7 and A8 respectively. Both those vehicles greatly benefit from the strong ties to their flagships.
I'm just worried how the organic front end will meld with the relatively angular silhouette and plain rear end.
I think MB needs to turn the E more into a mini S, much like the 5 and A6 are to the 7 and A8 respectively. Both those vehicles greatly benefit from the strong ties to their flagships.
fortuner
Autotechnik Ace
The picture above actually gives me hope i think it could turn out to be very very good....I think that pic of the lights cleaned up and the hood cleaned up will look very attractive.
Mr.Mercedes i personally like that the E is different from the S class..I also like the fact that the E class has its distinctive look in the MB line up...I really hope MB don't go the way of Audi and BMW with all looking the similar or same.
Mr.Mercedes i personally like that the E is different from the S class..I also like the fact that the E class has its distinctive look in the MB line up...I really hope MB don't go the way of Audi and BMW with all looking the similar or same.
Mr. Mercedes
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Yeah the individual character of the E probably does appeal to quite a few people, while at the same time keeping the S that little bit more special, but I feel they could really up the ante in terms of luxury and refinement. The S is superlative in this respect, but the E is barely keeping it's nose ahead of the competition.
The A6 and 5er are so close to their bretheren in terms of overall design and finish, but with the E there is quite a discernable gap.
Perhaps it's just because the S is so good.
The A6 and 5er are so close to their bretheren in terms of overall design and finish, but with the E there is quite a discernable gap.
Perhaps it's just because the S is so good.
Wunderkind
Chicane Challenger
Are there any pictures of the facelifted interior? Engine details?
Wolfgang
Kraftwagen König
Some translations to MB lingo:
"New Mercedes-Benz E-Class -- The smartest automobile in the world"
"Fährt bei Stop & Go allein" ---> Distronic Plus with Traffic Jam Assist
"Liest die Straße" ------------> ABC with Magic Body Control
"Weicht von selbst aus" ------> 6D-Vision with Auto-Swerve
Looks like the W212 will receive quite a bit of the technology discussed in the W222 new S-Class thread -- if this report can be believed. Makes one wonder what's left for the W222 then?
"New Mercedes-Benz E-Class -- The smartest automobile in the world"
"Fährt bei Stop & Go allein" ---> Distronic Plus with Traffic Jam Assist
"Liest die Straße" ------------> ABC with Magic Body Control
"Weicht von selbst aus" ------> 6D-Vision with Auto-Swerve
Looks like the W212 will receive quite a bit of the technology discussed in the W222 new S-Class thread -- if this report can be believed. Makes one wonder what's left for the W222 then?
I like it. Air dam is a little busy, but overal sharp. The E is a great car. Drove a 2010 sport home the other night, and just amazing. So smooth and refined, yet also dynamic. The 212 evokes that feeling that you are in a Mercedes. In terms of road feel, the 211 just didn't always do that. I drove a W210 E430 last week and was more impressed. I'd like to see improved seating on the facelift. The seat is nice and wide, but needs a little more padding.
They need to beef up the outside looks of the luxury. Obviously there should be a distinction, but the luxury and sport look like two different cars. The luxury just looks naked IMO. The agreesive descending profile line works well with the sport trim, but looks out of place on the luxury model. Amazing what those moldings do for the asthetic of the car.
They need to beef up the outside looks of the luxury. Obviously there should be a distinction, but the luxury and sport look like two different cars. The luxury just looks naked IMO. The agreesive descending profile line works well with the sport trim, but looks out of place on the luxury model. Amazing what those moldings do for the asthetic of the car.
Damn, so they're even taking out some creases on the hood. I love those hard angular double creases on each side of the hood.
IMO, the E not looking like the S is the best thing you can ask from these cars. If you see them together, the E looks a lot more dynamic, sporty, and aggressive than the S, giving it a chance to outshine the S to I'm sure many people who might see the S as more dated or plain next to it. Of course, the S is much more regal, elegant and pure, which in turn benefits the S, who's size alone still give it a more "massive" presence than the E with all its extra creases and design dynamics. Both play off each other great, IMO. Clearly brothers, but with their own charms.
The W211 generation was very homogenized, and I don't think it helped any of them when you saw them together.... was kind of a boring sight. BMW and Audi are ruining the presence of their flagships by making them so close to the smaller cars.
As for interiors, I sat in a '07 W221 the other day, then got back in my E. The S had a very bland color combo while my car has a nice two tone with burl wood, and I liked my cars interior feel and design better. Just felt more modern yet classic and had some more character.
What the E's interior needs most of all isn't a redesign, IMO it's a perfect fit for the hard lined exterior, and it looks very W126 era-ish, it just needs more refined/soft materials. Maybe a bit more coddling. Though, part of its charm is how "German cold" it is. I personally would like more coziness inside.
IMO, the E not looking like the S is the best thing you can ask from these cars. If you see them together, the E looks a lot more dynamic, sporty, and aggressive than the S, giving it a chance to outshine the S to I'm sure many people who might see the S as more dated or plain next to it. Of course, the S is much more regal, elegant and pure, which in turn benefits the S, who's size alone still give it a more "massive" presence than the E with all its extra creases and design dynamics. Both play off each other great, IMO. Clearly brothers, but with their own charms.
The W211 generation was very homogenized, and I don't think it helped any of them when you saw them together.... was kind of a boring sight. BMW and Audi are ruining the presence of their flagships by making them so close to the smaller cars.
As for interiors, I sat in a '07 W221 the other day, then got back in my E. The S had a very bland color combo while my car has a nice two tone with burl wood, and I liked my cars interior feel and design better. Just felt more modern yet classic and had some more character.
What the E's interior needs most of all isn't a redesign, IMO it's a perfect fit for the hard lined exterior, and it looks very W126 era-ish, it just needs more refined/soft materials. Maybe a bit more coddling. Though, part of its charm is how "German cold" it is. I personally would like more coziness inside.
The front should be left as the ultimate masterpiece that it is. So distinct, so modern yet classic.
The rear indeed needs to be spiced up, though it's nice in its simplicity, IMO, in base form (with no mods) it just can look too plain. I see an homage to the W126 era there as well, but even for me, I couldn't drive a W212 with a stock rear (no spoilers, or tint here and there, etc.). There is something so purposeful, clear headed, and refreshingly to the point with the rear though, just "straight to business" like an old school Merc.
My main beef with the rear 3/4 angle is how the upper line cuts so short (before the Ponton continues under it). My eyes have recently been really drawn to how cold it cuts off, which makes the car appear stubbier and less elegantly long than it should. If you look at a 5-Series, it looks much longer than the E because its line runs the span of the car all the way to the back. M-B's new designs are all so broken up in the lines (the E has 3+ separate horizontal lines: The hood crease, the side profile double lines, then afterward the Ponton), that it's like they're making an effort to make them appear shorter than they really are. The CLS is the worst offender of them all in that. It's counterintuitive.
The rear indeed needs to be spiced up, though it's nice in its simplicity, IMO, in base form (with no mods) it just can look too plain. I see an homage to the W126 era there as well, but even for me, I couldn't drive a W212 with a stock rear (no spoilers, or tint here and there, etc.). There is something so purposeful, clear headed, and refreshingly to the point with the rear though, just "straight to business" like an old school Merc.
My main beef with the rear 3/4 angle is how the upper line cuts so short (before the Ponton continues under it). My eyes have recently been really drawn to how cold it cuts off, which makes the car appear stubbier and less elegantly long than it should. If you look at a 5-Series, it looks much longer than the E because its line runs the span of the car all the way to the back. M-B's new designs are all so broken up in the lines (the E has 3+ separate horizontal lines: The hood crease, the side profile double lines, then afterward the Ponton), that it's like they're making an effort to make them appear shorter than they really are. The CLS is the worst offender of them all in that. It's counterintuitive.
MBFanToDeath
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Wunderkind
Chicane Challenger
I can see why Mercedes has redesigned the front end of the car. The front end is always the most identifiable part of any car and any significant facelift will involve redesigning the "face" of the car. Also, like it or not, LED lights are now must-have items and the current quad headlights do not lend themselves well to have LEDs integrated into them because of their smaller dimensions compared to the longer one-piece headlights of the facelift.
If the new E Class debuts a new interior along with the 9-speed transmission, then Mercedes will have me as a buyer. Again!
If the new E Class debuts a new interior along with the 9-speed transmission, then Mercedes will have me as a buyer. Again!
MAJESTIC
Quattro Commander
But at the same time, the flagships, arguably more important cars, have a chunk of desirability removed from them because the middle child is soo much alike and in some ways better looking (5=7/A6>A8)..... I like how MB gives each of its sedans a unique identity and enough differentiation (as I have never confused a current C/E/S for one another), yet is able to make them look like they come from the same family.
Plus the S-Class is deemed even more exclusive and higher on the totem pole because the E-Class has always had strict limits on how much DNA it receives from it.
mini_cooper4
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The last render doesn't look bad for a Benz 
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