I like the new C-class estate, but not the sedan.  

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12/09/2014 at 20:56 • Filed to: None

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It looks so much better and less bloaty, same thing with the CLA.

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Wagon looks good but the sedan looks too droopy and melty and bloaty.

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Massive improvement.

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DISCUSSION (31)


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 20:58

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I saw a new C-Class and mistook it for a CLA. That's a problem if you ask me.


Kinja'd!!! norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 20:58

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Oh look, something the United States doesn't get.


Kinja'd!!! spanfucker retire bitch > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 20:58

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You say it's droopy and melty, I say it's got sexy curves. The CLA is one of my favorite looking MB's currently on sale.

But it's not a vehicle I would ever purchase. Too many compromises in quality, attention to detail and interior (mostly rear) volume.

But I think the sedan looks very good.


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/09/2014 at 21:01

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I saw a new S-Class at night and mistook it for a C-Class.


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
12/09/2014 at 21:01

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You are kidding, you don't get the Estate version?


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > spanfucker retire bitch
12/09/2014 at 21:02

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I don't really like Mercedes new design cues, they are way too modern for me. Too round and too many curves.


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:03

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And suddenly we have a second Audi. Same design, just different sizes.

Though at least the Audis are handsome, the Benzes look like melted, droopy blobs.


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:03

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LOL we haven't gotten the estate version of pretty much ANY car in YEEEAARRSS


Kinja'd!!! norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:03

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The only Estate/wagon we get is the E-Class.

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Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/09/2014 at 21:06

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Finally someone who agrees with me, the new Mercs look so weird. I see BMW ending up with the same problem in the newer future, every single car will have that "headlight fused with grille" thing.


Kinja'd!!! ly2v8-Brian > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:07

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The fake exhaust detail. stupid.


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
12/09/2014 at 21:07

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The A-Class I sort of understand, the rest not so much. Why not sell estates to the American market?


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > Brian Silvestro
12/09/2014 at 21:07

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It makes no sense


Kinja'd!!! dogisbadob > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:07

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I totally agree with you on the new C-class, and that goes double for the outgoing C-class and also the current E-class.

The CLA sedan is especially hideous for a different reason: it's an afterthought, just a trunk grafted on to the A-class hatchback. They should just sell us the fucking hatchback already :)


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:08

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There's two luxury companies who's designs I like throughout the whole lineup: Audi and Cadillac. Everyone else has one or more cars (or even the whole lineup) that just looks bloody hideous.


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > ly2v8-Brian
12/09/2014 at 21:08

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Utterly stupid.


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:09

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Now you know our struggles.


Kinja'd!!! norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:09

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Because people would rather drive Fugly CUV things that are basically Sedans with a lift kit.


Kinja'd!!! Anon > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:11

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The new E class looks pretty kickass as well! I would go as far as to say it's one of the best looking cars under $100,000


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:12

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I can't disagree. They've always leaned towards making the C-Class look like a smaller E-Class, which isn't the point. The differentiation between the 190 and the W123/124 of that period was spot on. If I spend money on a 350E (or whatever the fuck they build now) I want a better engine and for the man-on-the-street to know I went E-class.


Kinja'd!!! Amoore100 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/09/2014 at 21:17

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Volvo? >:D (Devoted Volvoist here...)


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Amoore100
12/09/2014 at 21:19

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I can't say I'm a fan of the new XC90, but I do like everything else.


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > dogisbadob
12/09/2014 at 21:19

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Same thing here, and I extend that to almost every small sedan based on hatchbacks, it just looks wrong.


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > Steve in Manhattan
12/09/2014 at 21:23

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That's the perfect comparison, the 190E and W123/4 were perfect in that sense, two different cars with two different purposes and therefore different styling. This is just one of my rants about Mercedes new styling cues, the new S-Class, the CLA, E-Class and now the C-Class, they all look melty, weird and not classy enough like the Mercs I'm used to.


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > Anon
12/09/2014 at 21:24

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I've always liked the W212 a bit more, it looks more stately.

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Kinja'd!!! Rico > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:25

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A class doesn't make sense, there is obviously a market for the Fiesta St/Focus ST/GTI there is room for the A to compete.


Kinja'd!!! My citroen won't start > Rico
12/09/2014 at 21:28

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Yeah, but those are the top of the range sport models, the basic A-Class would compete with them price wise, and that wouldn't be very viable.


Kinja'd!!! Anon > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 21:29

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Oh don't get me wrong! I love the w212 too! I think they're both awesome cars but for diffrent reasons. The 2014 is smooth and stylish, almost like something a secret agent would drive. The w212 is more gradiose and classy.


Kinja'd!!! Amoore100 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/09/2014 at 21:38

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Yeah, it does look a little funny, esp with some of the tiny wheels they're fitted with...


Kinja'd!!! Alex B > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 22:07

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It's terrible, most of the times I see a C Class I can't tell if its an S-class or not.


Kinja'd!!! AMGtech - now with more recalls! > My citroen won't start
12/09/2014 at 23:46

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14's are still 212's, just face lifted. The replacement (213?) Should be released as a '17 I think.