Looks like the Belgians screwed the Germans again, leaked new Merc C-Class

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 12/12/2013 at 17:26 • Filed to: None

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If my intuition about the .be domain is correct.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/12/2013 at 17:28

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Mercedes' design language is starting to get ridiculously frumpy. This is not attractive.

gometz > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/12/2013 at 17:29

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Hmmm I like my W204 better, well the exterior. This looks like an S-class and an E-class had baby (and it's not fully grown yet).

Also: when was the last time the Belgians screwed the Germans? Maybe this is revenge for being invaded twice?

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 12/12/2013 at 17:30

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Looks better than the current one, to me.

duurtlang > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/12/2013 at 17:30

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Looks nice, but very conservative.

And yes, .be is Belgium

m2m, apex detective > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 12/12/2013 at 17:33

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They shall soon introduce a new shape for exhaust tips that'll better communicate their newly found design orientation; enter the frumpet .

It's a "Porch-uh" > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/12/2013 at 17:35

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But those Belgians. They made you so damn evil.
And of course they share a border with the Dutch.

Moves-Like-Senna > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/12/2013 at 17:36

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I'm going to piss off a lot of people here with this but CANNOT UNSEE!

I introduce to you the ALL NEW Kia Amanti! CANNOT UNSEE!!!!!

Check out the C pillar and rear roof/window angles etc

m2m, apex detective > Moves-Like-Senna 12/12/2013 at 17:39

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Aaaand ruined .

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Moves-Like-Senna 12/12/2013 at 17:50

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Piss off? You're right. Nothing to worry about there.

Supreme Kiwi Zorro > Moves-Like-Senna 12/12/2013 at 17:51

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That photo alone has left me brain damaged.

No Prius Needed > Moves-Like-Senna 12/12/2013 at 17:55

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Victorious Secret > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 12/12/2013 at 17:56

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It is melted cheese. And you know what you do with melted cheese. You stick your meat into it and enjoy the delicious taste.

/Wert'd

NinetyQ > Moves-Like-Senna 12/12/2013 at 17:57

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A Mercedes that is reminiscent of a Kia that ripped off an earlier version of this Mercedes? Say it isn't so!

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > gometz 12/12/2013 at 17:59

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WW1, Germany lost time with Belgium, France had time to prepare for war.

Biased Plies > Moves-Like-Senna 12/12/2013 at 18:00

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I actually tried to see the resemblance but I see exactly none between that Kia and the Merc. The Merc's rear window is a lot flatter, where the Kia's curves toward verticality at the bottom. Same with the C-pillar.

If anything, the c-pillar, roof/rear window looks like the lincoln town car:

gometz > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/12/2013 at 18:09

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Oh, well that's just Germany's fault for going through Belgium anyways (which caused Italy to switch sides anyways).

Mathias Rios > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/12/2013 at 18:47

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Wow looks pretty much 100% like the S.

Moves-Like-Senna > Biased Plies 12/12/2013 at 18:50

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I actually see that C pillar of the Town Car in the Merc as well :/

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/12/2013 at 19:36

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I clicked on the post without paying attention to the title, and sat there looking at the first picture for about 20 seconds, thinking it was an S-class. Family resemblance is one thing, but this is straight cloning!

Shiarlis > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/12/2013 at 20:42

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Cannot unsee.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > duurtlang 12/13/2013 at 09:28

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People seem to get scared when premium car makers, leave the conservative barnyard.

So, the two pictured, deserve kudos for having the balls to make premium cars that don't look quite like their older generations. I'm waiting for Cadillac to get sharper, with every model, as the ATS already looks half decade old, and it really is a pity, as it is a very good car, except for the CUE system and the manual gearbox.

bobrayner > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 12/13/2013 at 14:56

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In the past, the C class has taken visual cues from the S class, and that's OK.

But now the C class is starting to imitate the CLS too, which is the ugliest Mercedes I've ever seen. Why? Why ?

I accept that modern carmakers have to target different segments, and presumably there's somebody out there who wants a car that looks like a plastic toy which their toddler put in the microwave until the plastic melts, hence the CLS was built. But why let that infect Mercedes' mass-market offering?