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Let me start by saying that I am a firm believer of "to each their own" but, the AMG GT was designed in the fashion of timeless classics of past such as MB's own 300 SL, Jaguar E Type, Maserati Zagato, AC Cobra and so on. All the design elements i.e. rolling lower panels, long hood, short deck, upright A pillar, bulging windshield and being uncluttered by body appendages and additions point to that philosophy and direction. My question is what is the fascination (including MB themselves) with adding additional plastic and carbon fiber pieces to an already perfectly clean and purposeful design? Even Ferrari that is notorious for adding vents and splitters and body clutter is moving towards a cleaner design philosophy by introducing the new Roma.
Today’s tendencies is to use more and more carbon fiber, mainly because it’s like jewelry on sports cars. As more high performance sports cars are using it AND that the fabrication techniques have gotten cheaper and easier, it is more readily available.
The obvious is true with the use of vents and splitters and plastic as car manufactures direct better air flow to cool components at the same time as providing unique shapes and modern designs.
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I agree with the thread starter. I would add to that list of classic body styles the BMW 507. And I think the current AMG GT design is classically beautiful. Like all classic beauty, the more that's hung on it the worse for the design.
These classic design elements are what makes a car timeless which is good for us.
When Mercedes Benz gave AMG more freedom in designing their top tier sportscars, the cars have been timeless. The SLS still looks amazing after almost 10 years.
Hoping the GT is the same after a decade and beyond.
I think by perfect design he meant "perfect design" as in it checks most all the boxes in ones esthetic desires. Obviously no one car is overall perfect. There are some designs that stand the test of time and still are very attractive to the eyes for years after.
Personally, I believe the 2008-2015 designs are still timeless. Once Benz AMG started getting too jellybean with the front headlights and rounded rear quarter panels and rear bumpers they lost me to some degree.... The C class after 2014 is hideous in my opinion. The E on the other hand looks phenomenal. Even though they share similarities, maybe it's in the way the car is stretched or front and rear thickness of the car. Sometimes when you add a lip tor a diffuser to a car is really makes it look good by "thickening" it up...
I have a strong feeling the GT will age extremely well, like the SLS. It has all the aspects of a timeless design as @UCIMBZ stated.
I gotta agree with @ZephyrAMG - timeless still needs an identity. Lately all the most recent facelift designs are showing way too many rounded, generic elements. For example, new GLS looks like any random SUV. No longer has the aggressive look that the previous generations of the GLS had. Its completely "rounded" and soulless.
Every time I look at our 2013 CLS550, it still looks as gorgeous as it did back on delivery day - 7 years ago. It has a timeless design, but a unique identity that makes it unmistakable. The GT most definitely has both characteristics.
I have a strong feeling the GT will age extremely well, like the SLS. It has all the aspects of a timeless design as @UCIMBZ stated.
I gotta agree with @ZephyrAMG - timeless still needs an identity. Lately all the most recent facelift designs are showing way too many rounded, generic elements. For example, new GLS looks like any random SUV. No longer has the aggressive look that the previous generations of the GLS had. Its completely "rounded" and soulless.
Every time I look at our 2013 CLS550, it still looks as gorgeous as it did back on delivery day - 7 years ago. It has a timeless design, but a unique identity that makes it unmistakable. The GT most definitely has both characteristics.
I don’t think being rounded makes a car soulless, but the design needs to be consistent with the identity of the car. The SLS and AMG GT recall the rounded shape of the original 300SL. The rounded design, paired with the long hood, short deck, width, and low height, make these cars distinctive and elegant.
The rounded front bumper and headlight design of the new GLS in many ways takes cues from the AMG GT, but the design doesn’t fit the character of the car at all. Sharper, boxier shapes better suit the character of the GLS.
The new A Class sedan is particularly generic looking. While the interior is mostly nice, and the transmission is nice, the exterior shape of the sedan is very generic econocar. The exterior design and proportions of the A class sedan would look right at home being branded as a Hyundai Accent sedan.
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