2010 Benz E-Class AMG

Not even AMG can save this Korean/Benz hybrid. According to Benz, anyone can avail of the package with any powerplant they choose for an extra 3000 Euros, which is roughly P210k. Sure, I must admit that the kit makes the car look halfway decent, but cmon Benz, you're not supposed to have to pay extra just to make your car look, O-K. But that seems to be Benz's route lately, since the entry level C-Class also looks like S#!T.



With the package, you get the wrap around AMG kit, 18" rims, microfibre leather seats, 3-spoke leather steering wheel, aluminum paddles and pedals, slotted brakes & a drop of 15mm. If you ask me, those should have came with the car in the first place! And 18" rims?! Dawg, the Mitsubishi Lancer already comes with those... STOCK! Pathetic pathetic. This one has fallen far FAR from the tree and over the cliff into a ditch. Seems like the only thing carrying this car is its name, and those who buy this definitely only want to be able to say, "I drive a Benz." Yeah... a shitty Benz that is!

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.