Spy Shots: 2009 Mercedes E-Class
by Jonathon Ramsey on Sep 30th 2008 at 10:29AM 
If you're Mercedes-Benz, then what you have here is a failure to keep your photo shoots under wraps. First Autobild came out with bare naked shots of the 2009 E-Class, and now German magazine Auto Zeitung has more shots of the car getting some fresh air.
With a minimal front end and a profile that rises seemingly without arc to a chunky back end, the car is reminiscent of a stretched Alfa Romeo Milano. We aren't sure how big these wheels are, but the car's increased upright stance makes them look exceptionally small. As usual with the launch of revolutionary E-Class designs, the car could take some time to get used to, but by the time E-Classes are clogging roads worldwide they will look perfectly natural.
There will be some excitement in the engine choices, including a 204 hp turbodiesel Bluetec, a BlueHybrid lump shared with the S400, and a 550 hp V8 in the AMG. The new E will also benefit from closer association with its spin-offs. Now that the CLK is no more, the E sedan will receive more of the spotlight that shines on its coupe and convertible siblings. If Mercedes doesn't get tired of the clandestine attention, we'll see the sedan for the first time at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, with the other variants to follow at Frankfurt that same year.
[Source: Auto Zeitung]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
TJ 10:34AM (9/30/2008)
Looks like a bloated Q45....
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Red 10:44AM (9/30/2008)
I was thinking the same thing, a Nissan President or something.
alex 10:49AM (9/30/2008)
I'm also seeing some last generation Lexus LS in the roof line. snooze
TJ 11:31AM (9/30/2008)
I am not seeing any LS, but the rear 1/3 of the vehicle is a carbon copy blown up to 130 percent of the last Q.
Flashpoint 2:27PM (9/30/2008)
That thing looks better than the old E class. I never liked the old models bulging lamps. This damn thing looks like a small S class.
I have an S550. This thing is HAWT
JAZ 3:01PM (9/30/2008)
I agree, I own the current E class, and I have to say after seeing this, I won't be buying the new one.
MKULTRABLIZZARD 4:45PM (9/30/2008)
@Flashpoint
you have an S550? who knew?
not feeling the design of this new e-class, at all.
CarbonBlack 8:50PM (9/30/2008)
Flashpoint, you have a S550?
Why haven't you ever mentioned it!
P.V. 11:15AM (10/01/2008)
I agree.
I've said this before on this site, and I'll say it again: it looks far too much like an old Infiniti Q45.
innoc3nt 10:16PM (10/08/2008)
I think it'd look decent if only it wasn't so steeply tilted forwards.
gear_shift 10:41AM (9/30/2008)
U-G-L-Y... She's ugly!
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zamafir 10:49AM (9/30/2008)
my first thoughts exactly
gtrace 10:44AM (9/30/2008)
yuck. that does not look like a MB-price range vehicle!
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Alex 10:47AM (9/30/2008)
meh.
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Torrent 10:47AM (9/30/2008)
And on another episode of "Saab Grille Jackers", We look at the E class- the car with the front end that used to be original.....
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3seriesisking 10:57AM (9/30/2008)
Used to be is right....to me that grille at first glance looked like it came off a Genesis......
k.w.a 10:57AM (9/30/2008)
is this the "Kim Kardashian Edition" or something? why is its butt so big?
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esoterica 10:58AM (9/30/2008)
Hideous. No proportion at all, taillights off a Lincoln Zephyr, terrible example of pedestrian-friendly front end.
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Dasupersprint 10:58AM (9/30/2008)
Looks like a top of the range car from a russian-only automaker.
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catchmyshadow 11:27AM (9/30/2008)
well, it looks let´s say acceptable but the current one looks better imho.
mercedes still has some serious problems with designing new cars in recent times.
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