NEWS: See? Classique.

By Michael Banovsky
Photos courtesy Mercedes-Benz

Well, here it is… Now, before you get all excited and throw your arms up in disgust, I must say the design does grow on you. At first thought, I had considered to show (with pictures) how Mercedes-Benz ripped off such well-known vehicles as the Ssangyong Rexton, Maybach 59, Ford Focus, and BMW 7 Series. (Front end, rear tail lights, fender flares, and Bangle-butt, respectively.)

Well, I’m sure it was designed to look good in either silver or black – like they sell any other colours – and despite the wheels in these press photos (one as-nameless editor here had a particularly tough time keeping his lunch down) it is an elegant car.

If only they didn’t do a Chery and reverse-engineer a 7-Series’ interior…