Three Generations Of Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5-Series, Audi A6, Infiniti M

Mercedes-Benz has been selling cars for a long time. Wikipedia says the first Mercedes-Benz branded vehicles were made in 1926 after Karl and Gottlieb got together. But Karl Benz was ~~fooling~~ tooling around back in 1886, which makes him rather famous the world over. The Good Car Guy got to thinking about how long Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been around. Most early memories don’t feature the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, however. The 1986 Mercedes 420 SEL wasn’t a particularly common sight in this neck of the woods, either. No, it was Benzes of the C and E variety more commonly noticed by The Good Car Guy in the late 80s and early 90s. Why not take a closer look?

Upon closer inspection, it seemed like a good idea to include the BMW 5-Series in the mix. Why not the other German midsize luxury car, the Audi A6? For good measure, one of the best-looking current midsize luxury sedans is the Infiniti M. With this in mind, the pictures you see below look back at the last three generations of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210, W211, W212), BMW 5-Series (E39, E60, F10), Audi A6 (C4, C5, C6), and Infiniti M (Y34, Y50, Y51). Judge aesthetics for yourself, but there’s no denying automotive style changes over the last 10-15 years have been drastic. The more things stay the same, the more things change.