![]() 01/01/2015 at 06:08 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
I’ve added an ‘artist render’ (my own MS Paint skills) to show how I’d improve the look of this vehicle.
original:
My suggestion:
original:
My first suggestion (plus a ride hight/plumpness fix. Bumper needs some work too):
Thoughts?
![]() 04/19/2015 at 06:50 |
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I prefer some ground clearance and suspension travel. Not that one of these would ever be used for such things...
04/19/2015 at 07:13 |
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Stacked exhaust pipes are awesome!
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Needs 4 tailpipes on each side
![]() 04/19/2015 at 08:10 |
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So crossovers are turning into lifted wagons and hatchbacks while the coupe-style versions are becoming lifted sedans and sedans are becoming four-door coupes.
Im starting to think that the front-engined, two-door coupe style will die off before the manual or the NA ICE.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 08:13 |
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I’d just buy a C class, that thing looks ridiculous.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 08:38 |
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i think these “L’s” are a good 10k under the C’s
i think. im referring mainly to the cla vs the c, but assume the gla is in the same ballpark.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 08:41 |
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nahhhh... plenty of rich dudes out there that have nannies to cart the kids around, or dont even care, who will pay for their 2 door coupes. granted these will be mostly sports or at least sporty cars. but there is a market.
also... with what seems like diminishing costs to design and launch a new derivative model, there doesnt seem to be much upside in discontinuing a coupe version.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 09:21 |
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Fuck it, six pipes with a V12. 1 pipe/cylinder.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 09:25 |
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24 pipes. 2 per cylinder
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GLC looks like jacked up VW CC.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 10:49 |
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So basically you want it to look like the 5 Series GT judging by your first suggestion? Looks kinda Panamera-ish to.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 10:56 |
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Well, I would have preferred it if they’d left this a concept. But they didn’t. In my opinion it looks horrible. Horribly unbalanced, with the sleek roof, the plumb body and the tractor wheels.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 12:29 |
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Nah GLC and the Coupe version replace the GLK. With the GLA becoming the entry level CUV (really it’s a lifted hatch) the GLK/C moves up market a bit. Pricing should be around the C Class pricing.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 13:18 |
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Honda couldn’t sell this design why would Mercedes be able to?
![]() 04/19/2015 at 14:30 |
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so confused.
does a glc exist?
generally speaking... youre saying you think the lineup turns out like this
entry level: cla (sedan), gla (small suv/hatch),
compact: c (sedan), glk (small suv), glc (sporty small suv)
you need a phd just to keep track of the nomenclature.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 14:53 |
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You’re pretty close except the GLK will be replaced with th GLC and GLC Coupe. MB is making X4 and X6 competitors and simplifying its naming scheme.
CLA - GLA
C Class - GL C (no more GLK)- GLC Coupe (X4 Comp)
E Class - GL E (no more ML) - GLE Coupe (X6 comp)
S Class - GL S (Replaces the GL, hasn’t been shown yet)
G Wagen remains G.
CLS remains CLS.
Rumors of a CLE (think smaller CLS) 4 Series GC/A5 Sportback competitor are swirling too.
![]() 04/19/2015 at 17:04 |
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So you wanna make it worse?
Seriously the original has a certain charm to its plumped up, expensive Rally Car style. Yours is just a normal 5door gran coupe. And they already make another one of those.