The merc would look okay with a black grille. Not stunning, but okay. I do like the mini merc logos in the lights.
The BMW just needs to start over.
Mercedes and BMW, eternal rivals on a race once again - this time to the bottom.
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Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
derpgon@programming.dev 6 hours ago
BMW ass looks nice, combine it with the MB front grille in black and I won’t be too mad.
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 7 hours ago
I always think this about BMWs and then they somehow manage to grow on me. It’s like they’re released 2 years too early or something.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
I’m sorry Europeans, but sitting on your vast catalog of drop dead gorgeous classic cars is a crime.
I mean, people remake them and sell them for a fortune why can’t they just massage the old bodies and put them over there.
Alterforlett@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Honest answer, it’s health and safety. Old designs aren’t necessarily pedestrian impact friendly, and some don’t leave a lot of options for crumple zones.
Being a car designer now, with all the limitations must be challenging/frustrating/suck
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 hour ago
Old designs aren’t necessarily pedestrian impact friendly, and some don’t leave a lot of options for crumple zones.
Depends. 30 year old designs are probably more pedestrian-friendly than SUVs. The shape is certainly better, and I assume they already invented crumple zones in 1995.
WILSOOON@programming.dev 10 hours ago
Nope its not health and safety, a lot of old cars can be refitted for roll cages and most of them are way lighter than current cars, thus making them need less large crumple zones.
Its not a supply problem since almost every car maker on the planet still has a supply chain for old parts. and since modern manufacturing is so adaptable the cost of retooling the factories is pretty much negligible in the grand scheme of things.
Its not a demand problem bc every fucking person on the planet would buy an old bmw or mercedes over this minimalist slop. Hell old audis or 70’s renaults look sexy as hell.
No its a damn mentality problem. They dont want too make old cars since it would be admitting that modern cars are designed like a tweaker on caffeine spat all over the design board. It would be admitting that car design has declined over the past 45 years. It would be admitting that the top brass at these companies are a bunch of useless limp dick baboons who’s biggest contributions to the company are limiting themselves one line of crack a day.
Thats the reason why, that there is no good reason why not.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
They can massage them to fit modern aerodynamic and pedestrian safety standards, though.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
old American cars are so pretty tho
the white rims are the cherry on the cake
TimeNaan@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Douchemobiles
cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 13 hours ago
WTF? Cars used to be so elegant.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 13 hours ago
You know they do this on purpose, and you just showed exactly why it works. They make the design controversial so people talk and argue about it. They thank you for the free advertising.
ddplf@szmer.info 13 hours ago
Sure buddy, I’m sure someone’s gonna look a this lemmy post and jump straight to the dealership and buy the car just to spite me.
TwoDogsFighting@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
I bought two of whatever the fuck these things are, just to spite you.
Lumidaub@feddit.org 13 hours ago
The point of advertising is to keep your brand in the public conversation. Whether that conversation is in favour of your brand or not is secondary at best. First and foremost you want people to know about your brand.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
That’s literally Jaguar’s business approach now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzGlTULmheI
I’m not sure other’s are necessarily doing that on purpose yet, but you are not a conspiracist here, lool.
WALLACE@feddit.uk 7 hours ago
Jaguar had no choice. I was working for one of their suppliers until a couple of years ago and their sales figures were not good. Nobody was buying their saloon cars anymore, and their SUVs were selling well but were essentially eating into Land Rover’s market share, so they had to do something different. It is easier to sell low numbers of outrageously expensive cars than to mass produce cheaper ones so that’s what they’re gonna do.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 12 hours ago
BMW has stated this is their plan. forbes.com/…/controversial-bmw-design-is-punking-…
WALLACE@feddit.uk 7 hours ago
I assume anyone with one of those BMWs with the giant grilles is a psychopath.
python@lemmy.world 23 minutes ago
Right one’s got a hitler stache and very clenched ass cheeks