I would also suggest that MB felt a need to be in tune with modern
styling. They no doubt wanted to and felt a need to appeal to the
younger folks.
There is a lot of money invested in vehicles before they hit the
showroom floors and mistakes are very costly.
On 15/12/2021 1:47 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
I always thought the reason that all cars started looking alike in the late 1990s/early
2000s at least in terms of the general "jellybean" body shape was that is what
tested best in the wind tunnel, and if it got an extra MPG or shaved a fraction of a
second off the 0-60 time, it was seen as worth doing.
On Wed, Dec 15, 2021, at 2:40 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
I think it’s best to qualify appearances based on time or vintage. The
W108 and W109 sedans were works of art. The W126 LWB cars were equally
beautiful and functional. I think you could say much the same for the
W124s for their time period as well. Certainly more angular than
previous models, but that design was functionally excellent as well.
The W210s (I think) show a break where MB seemed to be bending to the
will of the masses when it came to styling in that they look very much
like the “jellybeans” of domestic cars during that time, like a Mercury
Sable/Ford Taurus.
-D
On Dec 15, 2021, at 1:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
For me, the W108 and 109 sedans Tower above all Mercedes saloons of the
modern era
On Wed, Dec 15, 2021, 1:51 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
I dislike most MBs since the 124.
I think the W210 from the nose to just before the wiper looks good.
Saw an aerial shot of an MB (on TV) that I though looked very nice.
It was a W126, so not surprised. I think S124 wagons are gorgeous,
the other 124s not so much. I think Ford did a nice job with the R129.
-- Jim
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