Technical aspects aside, personally I don't find the design attractive, looks a lot like a Toyota or Lexus with the edge alongside, especially the rear part.
The smooth, elegant silhouette from the era Bruno Sacco is gone.

The same is with the new C Class. Have Toyota designers massively penetrated MB?

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE