I really like the styling direction MB has taken with the new C Class. Not a fan of the navi screen..... looking like its a wall mounted HDTV and not part of the interior.
I love how in the Mazda, it's a Glue-On iPad...but in the Merc, it's a Wall-Mounted HDTV. Brilliant.
sorry, dudes, but THIS ^^^ just doesn't work for me. Too plain, followed by HOLY HANDLE, Batman on the lower bit, and the retro circular vents just look cheap to me. I'm sure in person it's better, but I'm just not a fan.
I also find the Lexus to be compromised in enough ways that its just not interesting to me. Its the finest version of a last-gen car, but its not properly contemporary. IMHO Lexus missed the boat.
I agree, mmret. I said a while ago that I was given an IS350AWD as a loaner while our RX400h was being serviced. Not only was I not thoroughly impressed with the design (the execution was perfection, as per Lexus standards), but the WAF (well, in my case, the Lady Noto Acceptance Factor, or LNAF) was so low that she compared it to my Corolla.
That's not to say that it's crap (as I think visually, it's incredible), but the materials used were all hard and looked cheap compared to the elegent simplicity and use of high-quality materials that BMW interiors have.
Quite frankly, I love the front look, loathe the rear (I think it looks droopy, like the CLA), love the diesel option, and love the fact that they only offer 4Matic - a very, very good move IMO.