Shakey60
Active Member
The GT is my dream car, so that in my opinion is the best looking. The C63 coupe is not far behind.
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Love the SL55 but not those alloysWe're all biased because we're all petrol heads and we love our cars and of course we ALL have good taste. I'm plainly biased but I do think the original R230 SL55 AMG (2002 - 2007) is one of timeless appeal compared with later incarnations and one of the best looking production Merc's ever produced to date - they sort of got it spot-on first time and it was all downhill thereafter . The whole 203 was very homogenous and the design flowed externally and internally with a design theme that stitched it all together and I believe it will stand the test of time. To me the later and normally aspirated SL63 model had a front-end treatment that seemed to be an 'anything will do to make it different' approach and that treatment and resembled Bubber Gump (sorry Bubber); then there's the R231 ?!. A well refined and superb vehicle it remains with technical and dynamic improvements but we are talking about 'styling' ... It has a bulbous protruding front-end that doesn't quite work and looks like it's been grafted on from an old 1950's W121, a back-end like Kim Kardashian, it's curvy and all sticks out (sorry Kim) and an interior that wouldn't be out of place in Mel's Diner. That's progress I suppose and no doubt it has fans but I don't feel it's a looker in the same way as an R230 nor do I feel it will stand the test of time like the R230 . View attachment 73805
Hi there CLK and a happy new year. That's an interesting comment as over time I've seen many comments about the V22 alloys, some people love 'em, some don't and some are indifferent. I had the 5 spoke version on my SL500 which I really liked also and was a bit torn between the two, I do however prefer an 18" diam wheel as I feel the profile of the tyre suits the car well. I know it's a subjective thing but out of interest what is it about the alloys you don't like or find irksome.Love the SL55 but not those alloys
Hi there CLK and a happy new year. That's an interesting comment as over time I've seen many comments about the V22 alloys, some people love 'em, some don't and some are indifferent. I had the 5 spoke version on my SL500 which I really liked also and was a bit torn between the two, I do however prefer an 18" diam wheel as I feel the profile of the tyre suits the car well. I know it's a subjective thing but out of interest what is it about the alloys you don't like or find irksome.
Sure, no offence at all taken, we all have our preferences and 5 spoker's are indeed tasty. I thought they might be a pain to keep clean but these and the Alpina wheels are actually a doddle, the crap falls off them easy, I do however clean them regularly before any crap build up or starts to stick to them as in that case they could be tiresome - hence the incentive for a regular clean. I suppose I like the V22 alloys as I'd always really liked the Mercedes CLK GTR supercar which they produced and the V22's are effectively the same. I will also admit that besides the 5 spoker's I have scant desire to molest such a car with non-standard wheels and tyres as I generally like a car original and as producedHi mate,
Didn’t mean that in a rude way I just prefer AMG 5 spokes or something a bit more clean. Show off the massive Calipers and discs too
Cheers
We're all biased because we're all petrol heads and we love our cars and of course we ALL have good taste. I'm plainly biased but I do think the original R230 SL55 AMG (2002 - 2007) is one of timeless appeal compared with later incarnations and one of the best looking production Merc's ever produced to date - they sort of got it spot-on first time and it was all downhill thereafter . The whole 203 was very homogenous and the design flowed externally and internally with a design theme that stitched it all together and I believe it will stand the test of time. To me the later and normally aspirated SL63 model had a front-end treatment that seemed to be an 'anything will do to make it different' approach and that treatment and resembled Bubber Gump (sorry Bubber); then there's the R231 ?!. A well refined and superb vehicle it remains with technical and dynamic improvements but we are talking about 'styling' ... It has a bulbous protruding front-end that doesn't quite work and looks like it's been grafted on from an old 1950's W121, a back-end like Kim Kardashian, it's curvy and all sticks out (sorry Kim) and an interior that wouldn't be out of place in Mel's Diner. That's progress I suppose and no doubt it has fans but I don't feel it's a looker in the same way as an R230 nor do I feel it will stand the test of time like the R230 . View attachment 73805
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