W212 Mercedes-Benz E-Class: new rear-end styled by Theophilus Chin
The original W212 rear-end
Theophilus Chin’s take on the W212’s rear end
The new W212 E-Class looks pretty good – it has a strong and athletic poise especially when equipped with the AMG bumper, but for alot of people these good vibes end when they have a look at the rear, which kind of gives me the feeling their designers ran out of ideas and swiped the rear lights of the B-Class and just slapped it in. I personally think something like a cross between the new W204 C-Class and the now old W211’s rear end would look better. Theophilus Chin got to work straight away and whipped something up, and here is the result. What do you think?
January 12, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
better…
January 12, 2009 @ 3:10 pm
nice work.. i looks so much better than the supposed to be next e class. the new e looks dull and i have a feeling that bmw new 5 series will kill this for sure. i dont understand why would the designers what it to look like the W124 series.
January 12, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
yup… the photochop design is much better looking than the original… in fact it got more merc feeling compared to the existed new e class… more sporty with the gene of the CL63 AMG in it…
January 12, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
See, local people also can be better than the Mat Salleh designer of Merc. Merc please do something to your new E class. It is UGLY.
January 12, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
good effort. but still no bmw 5 series
January 12, 2009 @ 4:15 pm
the Theophilus Chin’s styling makes the E-Class looks like the new Merc C-Class ..
January 12, 2009 @ 4:16 pm
nice job!
January 12, 2009 @ 4:50 pm
not look to nice.. common design
January 12, 2009 @ 4:56 pm
Theophilus Chin’s take on the W212’s rear end was looks like Nissan all new Teana
January 12, 2009 @ 5:07 pm
I still think that the original w212 is a better design. Theophilus 1 is rather bland. Too similar to that of c-class. Wide tail light makes the car look wider and gives more stance. E-class may look dull to some but it’s is truly an executive car. Should not call dull, it’s more to sedate but muscular. Back to old school squarish theme…. yay
January 12, 2009 @ 5:48 pm
If Theophilus’s design was the original design, people will still call it dull and bland…
January 12, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
the bottom one definitely look better, more suited to a merc.
January 12, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
In my opinion, factory-designed W212 rear is dumpy, even saggy to look at but at least it is different from the current corps of design evident in the C-Class and Theophilus’s rendering of the W212.
January 12, 2009 @ 6:57 pm
i think both also have their own pros and cons !!!! The originl one looks cheap….. the second picture seems un-luxurious…. So, should come up with more ideas…. Both also not satisfying for the rear part… front part is okay …
January 12, 2009 @ 9:37 pm
You should tell MB to change their tail light design. Theo, your design looks far better.
January 12, 2009 @ 9:58 pm
What a great job from Theophilus Chin. The new rear tail light for E-Class looks like the one behind Toyota Camry. 2 totally different class of cars. As a Mercedes Benz supporter, i really hope their ’state-of-the-art’ design team would realize what have they done to their E-Class and make some move. I they don’t, BMW 5 series will again dominate for many years to come.
January 12, 2009 @ 10:08 pm
Mercedes should just stay with the original signature rear lights (kind of bulbous) . It looks more “merc-less” with that official blocky rear lights.
January 12, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
Looks better than the Cefiro/Teana look of the original design..
I think the original was spoilt by the tapered lamp design.
January 12, 2009 @ 11:05 pm
Not so nice to me.
Just like the facelifted C-Class rear light.
I still wait to see the real car then only judge it is nice or not.
January 12, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
come, email to DaimlerBenz this picture. let them reference it.
maybe Theophilus will get hired as guest designer. LOL.
January 13, 2009 @ 6:44 pm
give it some lamborghini rear lamps, that’d be nice
January 13, 2009 @ 9:46 pm
think about it this way. Mercedes purposely design it uglier so that after 2 years, they can introduce a better looking facelift model. Imagine if cars in the 80s are designed like an aston martin db9. I wonder how will they look like now if that’s the case
January 14, 2009 @ 1:15 pm
sounds like the jaguar s-type conspiracy
January 14, 2009 @ 11:13 pm
i think the original 1 looks better..
the 2nd 1 looks like C-Class and the new Honday City Rear..
Merc-Benz have their own style of luxury !!
I don’t like BMW becos their design looks younger and not as class as the BENZ..
just my own opinion .. thanks..