W212 E-Class previewed as the Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION
Mercedes-Benz will be displaying this concept car called the Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It is quite basically a fully undisguised teaser of the next generation E-Class front and possibly the E-Class Wagon’s rear in the guise of a two-door “shooting brake” body style.
If you look at the rear end styling of the current generation W211 Estate you get the feeling that that Mercedes-Benz was kind of at a loss at how to style the rear end. They ended up giving the W211 Estate rear end a similiar look to the W210 while the sedan went on to get a new style of taillamps. For the W212, the new E-Class Estate tail end looks like it came out of Mazda’s design studios.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION
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Video: Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION
September 12, 2008 @ 9:01 am
shooting brake comeback….cool. but the rear design looks ’80’s american uncle-ish’
September 12, 2008 @ 9:02 am
Well about the drain of new ideas for the rear-end design, there is no such thing as originality right now. To make it practical (easy storage access to bonnet), fresh ideas for rear light design is limited. Manufacturers can design radical styled for the front & rear end styling, but in the end practicality still rules. I don’t think there will be a truly ‘fresh design’ for rear-end (or even front-end) styling from automakers in the next 10 years.
September 12, 2008 @ 9:07 am
It just looks like Proton APX.
September 12, 2008 @ 9:18 am
the back look very very similar to the current MAZDA6. and very japanese style.
September 12, 2008 @ 10:01 am
Design is very Japanese….. Mazda6…..mixed with……..
So what is the point of this car?. Or more specifically what is it. Wagon?, coupe? sedan ?. What is the purpose?.
September 12, 2008 @ 10:37 am
don’t care lah whether japs or deutscher,
i like the exterior
clean cut style, harmony design.
September 12, 2008 @ 11:23 am
Altezzar said,
September 12, 2008 @ 10:01 am
Design is very Japanese….. Mazda6…..mixed with……..
So what is the point of this car?. Or more specifically what is it. Wagon?, coupe? sedan ?. What is the purpose?.
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the purpose of this car would just to be a sneak preview of the design elements from the next E-Class, and nothing else.
it’s a concept hence not for sale, so it doesn’t matter if it a wagon/coupe/sedan or anything, just as long it’s an eye candy that’s good enough
September 12, 2008 @ 12:15 pm
looks like a Mercedes SL wagon, but good looks as usual from the company
September 12, 2008 @ 2:08 pm
I’m fascinated.
September 12, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
I think it looks more like R-class.
September 12, 2008 @ 3:52 pm
oic…..ok
September 12, 2008 @ 4:13 pm
ugh..
Merc really is very much influenced by japanese styling!
It really shows in the lines!
Anyways it’s real awesome indeed.
September 12, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
the e-class is still ugly
September 12, 2008 @ 7:07 pm
lol, i sketched a similar car before on last year, a 2-door sports wagon based on a sedan, and i got the same front part for both wagon and the sedan…..
but of coz, this one looks more professional than my sketches with great interior…
September 12, 2008 @ 8:05 pm
don’t fancy merc except for s-class
other merc looks boring.
merc are cars for poor rich people only.
September 13, 2008 @ 1:53 am
if u focus on the tail lamp alone yes it resembles the mazda6 tail lamp, but if look at the whole rear, it looks like the long and wide american car from the 80’s
September 15, 2008 @ 10:41 am
merc o’ merc… where art thou heading??