Official 2010 Mercedes E-Class Photos Leaked
By Thami Masemola
December 9, 2008 10:15 PM
Filed Under: German, Leaks, Mercedes-Benz
Here it is ladies and gentlemen. No more spy photos and speculation. These are the OFFICIAL pictures of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, leaked Internet style (thank you www) for the world to enjoy. Mercedes had originally planned on a January 2009 release of the pics but a clever insider has provided them weeks early, a good holiday present for Mercedes enthusiasts and world car fans alike.
The E-Class has grown in size, length and width for more comfort and interior space. Safety has been a paramount consideration of course and we see that in the new impact absorbing bonnet that pops up 5cm to lessen injury to cyclists or pedestrians in a low speed collision. There's also a system that recognises potential collisions and warns through the driver's pedal that it's time to brake .
Existing technologies for Mercedes like Night Vision are to be found, and new ones such as blind spot and lane departure warning. New generation diesels 200 CDI, 220 CDI and 250 CDI give the frugal potential owners plenty of choice while the 300 CDI and 350 BlueTec come into play higher up. We know there are petrol variants too including the formidable E-Class AMG which should touch the 600bhp/ 450kW mark.
A live reveal of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is happening at the 2009 Geneva International Motor Show along with the E-Class Coupe. The E-Class Cabriolet appears live at Frankfurt later.
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Comments
And yes, it looks chunkier and heavier, but if you look for sex appeal on a Merc sedan for an E-class budget, you might try a fully loaded C-class (maybe an AMG) or a base model CLS.
It's actually a pleasant shape and has nice stance,a low cowl and good proportions. Just all the bling that dampens my affection for it... That and the unfortunate coincidence of inadvertently cloning the Mitsubishi Galant's taillamps.
Overstyled to the point it looks like a Cadillac.
The first break away from the 'rectangle lights' mercedes' came with the E Class W210 (1995). Then the S class W220 (1999), then the C class W203 (2000) Same with the current models. First the E class 2003, S Class 2006, C Class 2007. Depends what you think of as a radical change in design.
There are various regulatory and marketing reasons to go with one year versus the next (meeting CAFE standards, certain safety regulations, how long a model year you want to have, and the effect on residual value, to name a few). Considering there have been 2009 models on the US market since summer of '08, March of '09 would be pretty late to introduce an '09 model. (But I think Honda is doing just that with the Insight, presumably mostly for the CAFE credits.)
Otherwise, the problem with this car is that it looks way too classy, I'd say much more than an S-Class. The design seems to rival that of a Maybach in terms of elegance. The S-Class seems to be in danger of having stolen sales.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/2070813.004/audi-pioneers-all-led-headlamp-with-r8-model
LED taillamps were increasingly used in automobiles because they took milliseconds less than conventional bulbs to light, and were much brighter. LED DRLs seem to be more of a design element, like BMW's 'Corona' rings. Whether LED DRLs are the 'logical evolution' that's a matter of opinion, not something for you to decide.
...wow did they ever screw up the design. It looks terrible.
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