As always this type of poll brings out the fans of each of Germany's luxury car makers.

I personally think Mercedes was the best overall in design because they kept the same language from one model to another with enough difference for you to be able to tell them apart - in most cases. Now with this new S-Class I'm not so sure I like where they are going. I like everything about the new S except those damn wheel arches. They are simply too big, especially at the rear and we all know that once Mercedes introduces something like that on a model like the S-Class it won't be long before all of their cars have something similar. God I don't want to think about that. The current CL, CLS, SL, W220, is where the Mercedes magic is. I like the new SLK and the CLK has been transformed into something desirable with this last facelift, but quite frankly I'm worried about the next CL, C, and E. These wheel arches could work on a coupe, but on a sedan..NO. Mercedes, leader in the past and really had a secure position in the world when BMW first came out with their new look in 2002, but now they feel the need to get radical - a miscalculation imo. Conservatively elegant with a nod to the past and a look to the future is what Mercedes' are supposed to be, not radical fad statements. All Mercedes had to do is stick to the traditional imo. Now if this new S takes off all over the world then I guess MB will be convinced the wheel arches and what not are the way to go. I don't want the car to fail, but I don't want those wheel arches to show up on the next so what to do. The current E isn't a cutting edge and radical as the A6 or 5-Series, but it has those traditional good looks imo. There is nothing to get used to or explain, it just looks good.

BMW - I don't like the Bangle look overall, but I do like the new 3-Series a whole lot. They got it right, but it took them to ruin the 7-Series and muck up the 5-Series to do it. I'm one of the few that thinks the Z4 is hot too. I like.

Audi - IMO, will be the style leader of the future. The A8 is a masterpiece. The facelifted A4 looks like a totally new car - well almost. The A6 is wide, agressive and looks the part. Not a weak link in their whole lineup. Audi's emerging dominance over MB/BMW in styling will depend on the A5 Coupe (Nuvolari) and the LeMans Quattro in addition to me seeing the Q7 in person at Detroit. I think Audi can do it while BMW and Mercedes duke it out as to who can be the most radical.

M