Is that a... Hyundai?!

Man Oh man Mercedes... what the hell are you doing?! Personally, the new Benz sedan line up (aside from the CLS which is actually a 2+2) has been a CRAP! First up, is its flagship sedan, the S-Class, which copied its interior from an old BMW 7-Series, made it uglier and called it it's own! Then there's their entry level "luxury" sedan, the C-Class, which looks like a cheap Korean car in its base form. And finally, their new E-Class, which is less than stunning... much MUCH less!

I understand Mercedes trying to go back to its glory days with the boxy look, but this one just looks a bunch of different Benz's mashed up into one. In some cases it's good, but for me, this one looks all wrong. Again, this new E-Class looks like it's made in Korea, just take off the badges and you've got a Kia or Hyundai.

I haven't mentioned but these are actually leaked pics (the car will debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show in March). None yet of the interior, which I have NO hopes for since MB hasn't had a decent interior design since the W210 which ended production back in 2002. The front bumper LEDs are taken straight from the current Audi lineup and the tail lights SHOULD have been taken from Audi as well. I mean, they've already copied the BMW interiors, Audi's signature LEDs, mind as well do something with that unfortunate rear, cuz its bloody ugly! Hyundai Sonata? Mitsubishi Galant? Daewoo?

For sure Benz is going to offer a lot of packages for the upcoming E-Class, as well as loads of features, V6's, V8's & maybe even a V10, but at the end of the day, who cares about all of that if your car looks like a Mercedes Benz Frankenstein? Honestly, I just cannot get over how horrid it looks... this Mercedes Benz K (Korean)-Class. Benz has no chance against its rivals with this piece of junk.