What is This Man Thinking? (photo courtesy autoblog)

By Robert Farago
January 10, 2009

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26 Comments on “ What is This Man Thinking? (photo courtesy autoblog) ”

like.a.kite :
January 10th, 2009 at 10:41 pm

Those foglights! [i]Nooooo[/i]
like.a.kite :
January 10th, 2009 at 10:43 pm

Only the tuners can do that with the foglights.

For some reason I can’t edit my comment. Fix it, Farago!
snafu :
January 10th, 2009 at 10:44 pm

It is a little busy in the front.

The same thought was running through my head when he was responsible for the Chrysler group.
carguy622 :
January 10th, 2009 at 10:45 pm

C’mon Mercedes is preserving resources. They are longer running the tailpipes all the way out the back of the car, now they exhaust through the front fascia. Plus it should cut down on road rage, the exhaust fumes are guaranteed to lead to subdued drivers.

Seriously though… what is up with those fog lights? I don’t need drivers blinding me with even more lights!
Rev Junkie :
January 10th, 2009 at 10:45 pm

It looks like quad exhaust tips are coming out the front!
mtypex :
January 10th, 2009 at 11:20 pm

Dieter is back in Detroit? He must love coney dogs.
maniceightball :
January 10th, 2009 at 11:22 pm

n’thing the face exhausts. I liked the design initially, and I still like the overall shape, but now I’m with snafu: it’s way too busy. Too many add-ons and tidbits that betray this car’s committee design. And the back is boring and entirely forgettable. I’ve had to look at the images a few times just to remind myself what it looks like.

Damon — Farago does this sometimes. I think he posts hastily just to throw it out there, because he usually adds credits later. Although, actually, it seems like some of the images haven’t been that clearly attributed, even in the title/tooltip tag… I’ll have to dig up some examples.

Edit: Looks like attribution is now there. A full URL would be nice on all these posts (maybe have it show up in the comments section to keep the front page from getting cluttered?)
thoots :
January 10th, 2009 at 11:47 pm

Dang — quad foglights!

Gotta get me some of them — double up the pair I’ve got now.

Cool!
dougfixit :
January 11th, 2009 at 12:55 am

“Zose Amerikaners vill never suspect that zis car is a Sebring with a Mercedes badge, and zay vill gladly pay top dollar for it too.”
Lynchenstein :
January 11th, 2009 at 1:42 am

So, Lexus and Hyundai copy us, and we copy them right back. See how THEY like it! HAH!
factotum :
January 11th, 2009 at 1:50 am

“How did this Chinese-designed car end up on my stage?”
Flashpoint :
January 11th, 2009 at 2:31 am

I’m planning to buy the next E class - AMG.

But the Fog lights GOTTA GO.

i can deal with the ugly - Hyundai rear end, but THOSE FOG LIGHTS GOTTA GO
empowah :
January 11th, 2009 at 2:55 am

You can get LED DRLs instead of the fogs. They look much better and mimic the exterior mirror side indicator design.
V6 :
January 11th, 2009 at 4:46 am

it seems as though the Chrysler merger/takeover is still an ongoing nightmare for M-B.

such a deeply unattractive car that does exude any class/presence
slartybarfast :
January 11th, 2009 at 6:06 am

Screw this, I am going to go get myself a Hyundai Genesis!!
jerry weber :
January 11th, 2009 at 7:25 am

he is thinnking, I am the luckiest guy on the planet. Two years ago I gave Chrysler away and left $36 billion on the table in the US. Today, I preside over a traditional luxury brand that is back to where it was ten years ago, making luxury cars. We all can talk of what he didn’t do at Chrysler, but with the overproduction in the World for cars, who could have turned this left over (chrysler) around? If chrysler had such a glorious future, why did Eaton sell it ten years ago? Was he also smart enough to read the tea leaves?
Michael Karesh :
January 11th, 2009 at 8:40 am

Not working as well as the new C and S. Heck, the 2010 Ford Taurus looks better, at least on the outside.
HD1974 :
January 11th, 2009 at 8:44 am

*I don’t need drivers blinding me with even more lights!*
Thanks, my thoughts exactly. That’s enough with the bright lights.

*You can get LED DRLs instead of the fogs.*
No please, don’t be giving them any more bad ideas.
Mirko Reinhardt :
January 11th, 2009 at 11:19 am

“So, Herr Buschmann - what are you going to do with THAT?”

(Bodo Buschmann is the head of BRABUS, and Brabus Benzes have had quad foglights for some time. Now they’ll need Octo-foglights to make a statement.)
DeanMTL :
January 11th, 2009 at 12:15 pm

Black paint makes everything better - the creases will disappear and the car will be reinstated to its MB glory.

As an aside, it’s colossal - has this the E-class gravitated to the conservative version of the S-class?
golf4me :
January 11th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

“Wow, I need a new design team.”
charleywhiskey :
January 11th, 2009 at 1:08 pm

See his hands? He’s praying.
golf4me :
January 11th, 2009 at 2:00 pm

“I like the current one better.”
TireGuy :
January 11th, 2009 at 7:38 pm

Great Car!
TheRealAutoGuy :
January 12th, 2009 at 12:08 am

“If I leave now I can back in Stuttgart for breakfast…”
carsinamerica :
January 13th, 2009 at 3:20 am

“Years of design work, and our esteemed engineers have been successful…in putting an extra pair of foglights on a Lexus GS 450.”