And yet Audi keeps advancing and leaving all others behind.

Sure, they don't have pillarless coupes, but they have gorgeous styling, innovation, technical genius, quattro, and the best interiors in the industry.

I find that the perceived quality of Audi products is at least starting to lap beyond Mercedes-Benz.

Even the current A6 is more appealing than this new E-Class.

Even the current A6 is more appealing than this new E-Class.

I would agree. With this generation of cars, I'm finding myself preferring understated to ostentatious.

if by "hottest car at the Geneva show" they mean "hot mess".... then yes.

You know, MB and BMW were the first to start the trend of matching rim scale to the body style. This is one example where they went backwards. If the rims were larger (not ghetto) this design would not look nearly as long as it does.

Satty:

I'm pretty sure I was on-topic... discussing past, presant

& possible ideas for future hardtops, it's YOU that seems

to a always be on the rag about NOTHING.

This is a car forum, I like to discuss CARS. Sorry if that

pisses you off.

40 year old Mitsubishis have absolutely nothing to do with a Mercedes that wont be on lots for months.