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MTI · #46 08-12-2015, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jooseppi Luna

Am I the only person who loves the looks of the QX?

You and about 8,000 new car buyers this year.

Mark DiSilvestro · #47 08-12-2015, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MTI

Ah, but aren't those tail fins on those American land yachts garnering their fair share of the collectors market today, being called "classic" designs of their day? They certainly are and the fintail Mercedes are equally charming.

However, as soon as their heyday passed, the fins were almost universally reviled, until the cars achieved collector status many years later.
And as I said, I DO find some of those fins tastefull, gracefull, even usefull.
Having owned a couple Mercedes Fintails, I found the fins to be tastefull and very usefull, in that I could see them through the back window and they marked the rear corners if the car when I was backing up.

Happy Motoring, Mark

Mark DiSilvestro · #48 08-12-2015, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tbomachines

You could say the same about the Toyota Camry

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I find the jelly-bean styling of my '96 Camry sedan to be very tastefull and harmonious. Though it's boring by today's standards, I'll take boring over ugly any day!

Happy Motoring, Mark

Mark DiSilvestro · #49 08-12-2015, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tbomachines

Case in point...new and different...yet hideous....

Damn things are everywhere

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From the windshield back, I don't find the boxy styling too objectionable. At least the cabin & cargo areas look as though they might have decent room. However, the dual, stacked-grille styling gives the impression that one car has crashed atop another, and the hump-backed hood and lizard lights are pretty ugly.

Happy Motoring, Mark

Mark DiSilvestro · #50 05-19-2018, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MTI

Mark, while design esthetics are subjective and debatable, there's no argument that the current Mercedes products are appealing to consumers and selling quite well over the past 10 years.

I think that's the "kings's new clothes" effect, not because the new models are breathtakingly beautiful.

Happy Motoring, Mark

barry12345 · #51 05-19-2018, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MTI

I actually like the look and feel of the GLA, especially in the AMG 45 trim. It's a hot hatch.

As you can tell, Daimler has set its sights on a younger, newer demographic. Can't help but notice that many here haven't bought a Mercedes that isn't at least a decade old.

I personally want to stay well within that dynamic. With their cars.

When manufacturers go too far off the beaten path body design wise. More sales are probably lost with only a few new concepts catching on with mass appeal to the public. Semi retro designs have not seemed to sell well either. The few times manufacturers have tried that approach.

Mark DiSilvestro · #52 06-25-2018, 05:32 AM

I'm surprised no one suggested the be-snouted Mercedes SLR for at least honorable-mention!

Happy Motoring, Mark

GaryMartins · #53 06-26-2018, 01:40 AM

"However, the dual, stacked-grille styling gives the impression that one car has crashed atop another, and the hump-backed hood and lizard lights are pretty ugly."

I don't know why, but that particular description makes me chuckle every time.

Mark DiSilvestro · #54 06-26-2018, 08:39 AM

Didn't car writers start decrying the excesses of chrome and fins by the late 50s? Then, by the mid '70s, I remember one critic compared some Japanese new-car styling to those mythological Asian fishes & dragons.
It's time today for a similar backlash.
My friend's new Civic reminds me of a giant insect!

Happy Motoring, Mark

Mark DiSilvestro · #55 02-03-2019, 11:19 AM

Well, they aren't getting any prettier.
Saw a new Toyota Yaris sedan yesterday (Mazda built by the way!)
and the lizard lights and angry giant fish-mouth grill looks like the face on a 'Mr Yuck' sticker!

Happy Motoring, Mark

my83300cd · #56 02-06-2019, 06:41 PM

When an XKE convertible is the standard of comparison, today's automotive styles are lacking.