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I don't know, but I'm not too incredibly excited about the W212, hopefully the more we see of prototypes will change my lack of enthusiasm.

Deutsch: Exactly my feeling. MB's latest designs are not that exciting/surprising. They became sooo predictable. Ohh i can't wait for this generation to be phased out.

Could it be how high the new S and CL-Class has raised the bar you figure it's time for a let down?

CWW made that one.

New pics:

http://www.autospies.com/news/Spies-...E-Class-13297/

Love the comments in that one. Check out this one...

http://www.autospies.com/news/REVIEW...forever-13293/

hmm seems nicer than the other chops, but still doesn't look as good as the current 5 series

Going through our inbox this early afternoon I ran across an email from our good friend Shiv, one which directed to some new spy photos of the 2009 Mercedes E-Class captured by the fine gents over at AutoSpies.

Although the next E is heavily disguised, one of the most obvious additions is undoubtedly the grille reminiscent of the one found on the new C-Class. As for the rest of the vehicle, masking makes its difficult to see anything for certain, but I wouldn't be surprised if other styling elements found on the C-Class made their way to the new E as well.

To see more photos and form your own conclusions as to the direction the new E-Class is heading, head over to AutoSpies where you can find the 2009 Mercedes-Benz E-Class spy photo gallery in its entirety.

And to Shiv: thanks for the tip my good sir; we sincerely appreciate it.

My eyes might be folling me at the moment but it seems, (from all the latest spy shots) that the new W212 E-Class has traded the coupe-like silhouette (arching profile) for more rear headroom. The rear doors also seem to be extended, this car will no doubt be larger than the currant E all around.

I think I can see some C-Class design influences. Probably means that the next E-Class might have some boxy design cues. Should be interesting and a sort of "light homage" to the W124.