Styling Cues
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Styling Cues
I was just admiring the 2003 SL class online. WOW, what a beautiful car!
One thing that struck me was that the new SL has a lot of the same styling cues as the C Coupe.
For example, the headlights are similar although the SL has HIDs, the wheels are similar to the C7 wheels, the instrument cluster has the same kind of pod design as the C Coupe although with more guages, even the taillights are more rounded like those of the C Coupe.
I think that the styling of the new SL 500 really legitimizes the styling of C Coupe especially the taillights which some have critiziaed. I can't wait for Jan 21 when my C Coupe is sheduled for deliverry!
One thing that struck me was that the new SL has a lot of the same styling cues as the C Coupe.
For example, the headlights are similar although the SL has HIDs, the wheels are similar to the C7 wheels, the instrument cluster has the same kind of pod design as the C Coupe although with more guages, even the taillights are more rounded like those of the C Coupe.
I think that the styling of the new SL 500 really legitimizes the styling of C Coupe especially the taillights which some have critiziaed. I can't wait for Jan 21 when my C Coupe is sheduled for deliverry!
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see the above for the SL w/ the panoramic moonroof! it is NICE!
i don't know about legitimizing the design. it was designed by MB (not Ford or someone else) so its a mercedes. besides, if some do not like it, its their opinion (of course, they are wrong
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see the above for the SL w/ the panoramic moonroof! it is NICE!
i don't know about legitimizing the design. it was designed by MB (not Ford or someone else) so its a mercedes. besides, if some do not like it, its their opinion (of course, they are wrong
)
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c coupe design
Originally posted by young
http://208.224.228.126/forums/showth...=&threadid=166
see the above for the SL w/ the panoramic moonroof! it is NICE!
i don't know about legitimizing the design. it was designed by MB (not Ford or someone else) so its a mercedes. besides, if some do not like it, its their opinion (of course, they are wrong)
http://208.224.228.126/forums/showth...=&threadid=166
see the above for the SL w/ the panoramic moonroof! it is NICE!
i don't know about legitimizing the design. it was designed by MB (not Ford or someone else) so its a mercedes. besides, if some do not like it, its their opinion (of course, they are wrong
)
e.g. the rear end of the c coupe looked odd to me at first but now i like it quite a bit!
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I agree about taillights
I agree about the tail lights I didn't really like them at first but thought I would put up with them because the car looks so great from the front and side. Now I love them, especially on black!
I can't wait until Jan 21 when my black C230 is scheduled to be delivered!
I can't wait until Jan 21 when my black C230 is scheduled to be delivered!
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there seems to be a lot of sport coupe in the styling of the sl - i hope this has an effect on residual values!
then again, do you guys in the U.S. get the vaneo (like an a class size mpv....) the dash is very much the same as the coupe in style.. are we to assue the new E will follow suit?
then again, do you guys in the U.S. get the vaneo (like an a class size mpv....) the dash is very much the same as the coupe in style.. are we to assue the new E will follow suit?
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Found this item on just-auto.com, it would explain the similarities between the two cars.
Stephen Mattin is a senior designer changing the face of Mercedes-Benz. The 36-year-old British born designer is responsible for the look of no fewer than four of the company's current models - the A-class, the S-class, the C-class sports coupe, and the new SL roadster. And he's been working on his current assignment - the next generation ML-class off-roader - for the past two years.
Stephen Mattin is a senior designer changing the face of Mercedes-Benz. The 36-year-old British born designer is responsible for the look of no fewer than four of the company's current models - the A-class, the S-class, the C-class sports coupe, and the new SL roadster. And he's been working on his current assignment - the next generation ML-class off-roader - for the past two years.
