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Alwing · **Re: New 2009 E-Class (Spy Pics & Details). -** 02-24-2007, 05:28 AM

Rearlights
It depends how you look at it, some people will think Mercedes copied a Hyundai or Lexus' rearlights.
I'm probably one of the few that thinks despite the resemblences to a few Korean or Japanese cars, it's more of an evolution rearlights of the previous W210 E-class model, so in my opinion it's not a copy by Mercedes.
I wonder how many will see the resemblence now.

W210 E-class 1995-2002

W212 E-class 2009?

Head lights
Again it resembles but yet again it doesn't mean Mercedes copied.
As you can see there was a evolution of 4 headlights between the W210 old E-class and the W211 current E-class, more dynamic and edgy and yet remaining the 4 headlights. Same can be expected of the W212 new E-class.
Mercedes has gone back to more angular designs in the new generations whereas in the previous generations the cars were getting more rounder and rounder.
For example the new Mercedes C-class has gone back to more angular lights as well, so it's not more than logical that the E-class gets a more angular 4 headlights design.
I agree it resembles it to a Lexus but it will be eventually different because Mercedes uses eyebrows instead of chrome surrounds and the design is more angular.

W210 E-class 1995-2002

W211 E-class 2002-2009?

W212 E-class 2009?