Exterior

The E-Class was redesigned for 2010, and I'm not a huge fan of the new look. It trades the rounded edges and quad headlights I liked from the previous model for a more angular, sharper look. It blends in with the crowd so well that I think if you took off the Mercedes-Benz badges, you'd have a hard time telling exactly what brand of car it was. That wasn't the case with the previous version of the E-Class — it practically screamed "Mercedes-Benz."

That's not to say it's an ugly car now — it's not — it's just traded its identity. Don't believe me? Check out this comparison of the 2009 and 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class here.

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    Cockpit
    1 Combination switch 2 Cruise control lever 3 Instrument cluster 4 Horn 5 Steering wheel paddle shifters 6 DIRECT SELECT lever 7 PARKTRONIC warning display 8 Overhead control panel 9 ...