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Old 08-04-2015, 07:49 PM
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And the award for the ugliest Mercedes ever go's to...

2016 Mercedes GLE Coupe.

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Old 08-04-2015, 07:54 PM
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Old 08-04-2015, 08:28 PM
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Yikes! If they make a convertible version it can tie for the ugliest car ever!
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Old 08-04-2015, 08:36 PM
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Yikes! If they make a convertible version it can tie for the ugliest car ever!
WTF are they thinking, this thing better double as a U boat to justify being that damn ugly
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Old 08-04-2015, 11:23 PM
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I'd take the AMG one with a V8 Biturbo cranking out 577HP. I'd gladly get the owner drunk and trade it for my 91 Vette since I can't push more than 420 RWHP. Give it a few years and someone will find a way to crank out even more power.
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Old 08-05-2015, 08:26 AM
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Still prettier than a W163.
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Old 08-05-2015, 10:20 AM
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Old 08-05-2015, 10:57 AM
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I don't see a problem with either the GLE or that Nissan in the other picture. Neither one violates any design conventions that I can see.

But maybe that's what people want, bold styling. Witness the Nissan Juke which to me is rolling regurgitation.
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Old 08-05-2015, 11:49 AM
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GLA still takes the cake in my book.

I like the juke, if anything because it doesn't really take itself seriously. Its a goofy design for a goofy, cheap but fun car. It reminds me a lot of the original RAV4.


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Old 08-05-2015, 12:19 PM
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The GLA is like a crossover trying to be a car..but still higher up off the ground but...idk.

Its not as bad looking as the Juke or the Soul..or that Nissan van thing with the stupid shape. Gah.
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Old 08-05-2015, 12:38 PM
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Just when I thought they could not get uglier than the A-Class...
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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.
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Old 08-05-2015, 01:31 PM
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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.
Saw a AMG45 the other day, pretty interesting looking car. Wouldn't mind being seen in it and looked like a lot of fun.

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