[Closed] By god, you are one ugly ****

loddrik - Member
Regrettably I have to agree with that.

It's a handsome old Hector isn't it? If it came with something other than a diseasel, I'd be interested...not in buying new obviously (£40k!) but waiting for them second hand? ...Sure.

dragon - Member
I think Merc have pretty much given up on Europe it's all about the Middle East and Asia now.

I think you have a very good point there.. These cars are really designed around those expectations. If you look at SSanyong and Hyundai for example, in the past some of their design cues have come from Europe, now it seems the design cues are coming from Asia..
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And I don't think the GLC is nice at all.. It's like a shrunk GL without the boldness..

hels - Member

All cars are essentially phallic symbols, one way or another

Can you explain this further? I don't get it.....

Are these phallic symbols, one way or another?

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stumpy01 - Member

Are these phallic symbols, one way or another?

Ah yes, the Fiat Chode

The new Mercedes GLC looks VERY nice in the metal.

onewheelgood - Member

The OP's picture was of the coupé version, which really is comparable to the Ssangyong up there when it comes to looks.

I honestly thought it was a new SsangYong until someone mentioned it was a Merc. The pic in the OP even makes the logo look a bit like the SsangYong logo.

I quite like the new Jeep that some of the drivers are bezzing around in at F1 testing.

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Sweet baby Jesus and the orphans! Thats absolutely hideous!!! It looks like its been drawn, badly, by a 6 year old 😯

stumpy01

saw one of those Minis a few days ago....

Bleeeeeuuuuuuuuughhhhhhhh 👿

Expensive, heavy, ugly, very impractical (compared to an estate or proper 4x4), not sporty (compared to a proper sports Coupe)?

Where's the plus points? I don't get it, I really just can't get my head around it?

Yep I'm utterly baffled by it too.

Saw one of these the other day

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Take a mini, make it fast. Now make it it tall and heavy, chop the roof line and delete some doors to pretend its a coupe while still being tall and heavy. Fit stiffer springs so it doesn't roll like a ferry in force 10 and ruin the ride. Stick some stripes on it and sell it!

Utter marketing guff

You wouldn't believe how many pre-orders we have for the convertible Evoque.
Actually you probably would.
Big Bob's pet project hits another sweet spot.

I just don't get these cars. Can't comprehend why someone would walk into a showroom and order one of these (or one of the many other faceless crossover 4x4 coupes)? Expensive, heavy, ugly, very impractical (compared to an estate or proper 4x4), not sporty (compared to a proper sports Coupe)?

well, 4x4's suggest that one is rufty-tufty, the fact that they're no good off road is entirely irrelevant, as they will Never be used off road in any real sense of the word, in fact may even be a plus, no hard gearbox shenanigans to learn, or fix when it goes wrong. The Coupe thing is the same, 'most' of the looks, without the insurance costs or difficult driving characteristics. The fact that they are impractical is also not a problem, most folk need it to carry the weekly shop, and the occasional visit to B&Q to buy a Weber and bedding flowers.

the owners of these vehicles want others to think they go on adventures at the weekend, and are therefore interesting and exciting!

A bit like a 4 wheeled North Face jacket? 🙂

I almost feel sorry for those who design cars - either they're so designed by committee, that they end up incredible bland.

Or there's not a single good car designer in the world these days.

I cannot remember the last time I saw a modern car that I thought - wow.

i'm told by someone working on the new one that it's worse
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A bit like a 4 wheeled North Face jacket?

precisely 😆

I would love to see a geographic b'down of evoque sales.

My guess would be Cheshire, Midlands and various London boroughs dominate.

Not a fan, although the new Disco sport passed me at the weekend and that looked ok and its not that different IMO.

onewheelgood - Member

It really doesn't - it looks as pretentious and absurd as any SUV.
The OP's picture was of the coupé version, which really is comparable to the Ssangyong up there when it comes to looks.

Have you actually seen one, I mean for real? They don't look at all like an SUV, they actually look much more like an Audi Allroad - just a large, slightly higher off the ground estate car. Hence why I like it.

Not a fan, although the new Disco sport passed me at the weekend and that looked ok and its not that different IMO.

The concern I have with these gawd awful things is that as they get higher are they going to ride up over normal car bonnets in a crash? Really don't want to be T boned by one as I fear they'll hit the window rather than the door.

It's like the four wheel equivalent of really painful flatulence.

I'll see your GLE coupe and raise you a BMW 2 series 7 seat:

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I dunno - don't really see a problem with that 2-series thing. I'm surprised BMW have taken so long to get into the MPV market. That to me is no better or worse than an S-Max, Galaxy, Sharan, Espace etc etc. It probably drives better than most of them as well.

It is amusing me that the new Merc performance SUV off roader **** mobile is being mistaken for a Renault.

I haven't felt that ill since seeing a Ssangyong Rodius one day by accident

I saw one of these the other day and I was nearly sick, how that ever made it off the drawing board God only knows!

[quote=binners ]A bit like a 4 wheeled North Face jacket?

Not exactly - because it's possible to use a TNF jacket on a real adventure.

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jools182 - Member

Lady Gresley - Member
aren't all cars ugly??

definitely not

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lol, that thing being posted as an example of a beautiful car... here it is in green:

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