kineda

hahah.. yes, some of you would like to think that mercedes created an entirely new design.. but I think the roots of the design stems from the corrado still. *Flame suit on*

jo17jC230

too bad they didnt incorporate the automatic spoiler to raise up when you reach a certain speed like the corrado onto the coupe... hehe...

DL_AMG

is time to remove your mercedes star and replace them with VW logos? But make sure you put a RWD on your new Corrado.

truelove

they're both nice looking vehicles.

kineda

hahah.. I think I might buy a couple of those motors and give it a shot! :p

tberry

This has been brought upon at mbworld a long time ago. i wish we get the aftermarket support like the Corrado did (still does). Funny thing is the early supercharged ones were not that great but only when they start putting VR6

Odont

This topic has been mentioned before. As a former Corrado owner, I agree with the comparison. For me, it was a great car until a BMW rear ended me at a light; then, my car was nothing but a headache until I traded for another problem car-- Saab.

Outland

I don't understand the purpose of such an accusation...I say accusation because it seems that when certain people 'compare' the coupe to the Corrado, they make it seem like MB just said "We need a car that's an expensive Corrado- feel free to copy it verbatim". Which isn't the case. Don't take this the wrong way, I like the Corrado, but I still don't get the comparison. Because its an MB, are you saying that it can't have anything in common with another car? What am I missing here? So if its not the styling, then what?

Ok, they have hatchbacks and two doors. The comparison begins to pale from there- The Corrado styling has more creases than a modern Cadillac, its FWD, has a blunt squared sedan nose, etc...



A picture of an old Supra(80s) looks more like the Cprrado than the MB does.

vyse

Bah, I love the Corrado! I still got a poster of it in my room that I got from the VW dealer when I was 6 back in 1990 when my dad bought a Passat! I also like Porsche 944. See a pattern? Long live lift-backs!

potatobbq

I think it's the styling... I think the Corrado looks sort of like an old school version of the coupe. It's a lot boxier but if you look at the overall shape, there's definately similarities, especially the dimensions of the cars. It's not just that they both have hatchbacks and two doors... plenty of cars are hatchbacks with two doors that don't resemble the Corrado or the coupe. I think there's a definately some resemblence in the overall shape, but some people seem to take offense when people bring up this subject.

Outland

I disagree that the Corrado has an old school coupe look...frankly a Pinto hatchback looks more like the Corrado than the coupe does? So what does this mean?

But, I agree that both are much different that a Civic Hatch or Golf...but cars like the RSX and Celica also 'mock' the coupe profile, when they are both hatches.

I just don't see how the topic is relevant.

BlackC230Coupe

Mercedes is a far more surperior car company than VW. They had no reason to copy anything from VW's corrado. Of course some cars can resemble others.

potatobbq

Well, the topic was that "the roots of the design stems from the corrado still". The point I making was that the Corrado and the coupe's styling have similiarities to each other that they don't really share with many of the other hatchbacks out there. IMHO, the overall shape and dimensions of the Corrado and coupe are fairly distinct compared to the other hatchbacks out there, including the RSX and Celica. I guess it's a moot point if you just completely disagree that they look similar... I don't think any of the engineering and design was taken from VW and I don't think MB copied VW, but I think the coupe was at least somewhat inspired by the Corrado.

FrankW

Corrado was tight!! especially the G60 model...

btw, don't you guys forget about the market failiure e36 compact that has much more to do with the creation of the C-coupe.

Franco

The Corrado was a fun car. I owned both the G60 and the VR6 versions. Did not get to enjoy the VR6 as much as the G60 since I only had the VR6 for three months before it was stolen.

Franco

The Corrado was a fun car. I owned both the G60 and the VR6 versions. Did not get to enjoy the VR6 as much as the G60 since I only had the VR6 for three months before it was stolen.

Odont

I agree with Potatobbq i.e.- the shape of the two cars are very similar but I do not think MB copied VW.