No More Creases? Rounded Body Lines Dominate Mercedes Next Gen Styling Language

No More Creases? Rounded Body Lines Dominate Mercedes Next Gen Styling Language
Mercedes-Benz said its Concept A Sedan hints at another model in its compact-car range and previews a new design language for the brand.

The concept likely previews a sedan that will be more practical in production form than the coupe-proportioned CLA four-door model.

Unveiling the car on Wednesday at the auto show here, Gorden Wagener, head of design for Mercedes parent Daimler, said the concept has the potential to introduce a new Mercedes design era with fewer lines and more rounded surfaces.


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TheSteveTheSteve - 4/20/2017 1:50:06 PM
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Personally, I don't believe that creases or curves, in and of themselves, render a car beautiful. What you do with them makes all the difference in the world.

From a design and manufacturing perspective, straight lines (creases) are a lot easier to execute. But if done *RIGHT*, curves can be magnificent! We have the Parthenon as an example, where even apparently straight lines are expertly curved to give the appearance of straightness (yet with flow), and it looks stunningly beautiful.

I'm not at all crazy about this specific Mercedes (shown above), but their GLC SUV is very nicely done. For some of the best examples of curves, see Porsche's recent 911 (991.2), Cayman (918), and Macan (SUV).


llaroollaroo - 4/20/2017 2:04:28 PM
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....only problem with curves and no creases is the shape of the vehicle can look really odd depending on angle and perspective. For instance, the C class is a sharp looking car however the rear end that is very round can look particularly odd at specific angles. The C class coupe can look really odd at the rear as well however they both have nice side and front elevations. The 3d aspect of curves is tricky to control.


pepito66pepito66 - 4/20/2017 2:22:13 PM
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I think is a great improvement compare to the previous one , I also see the proportion are not completely perfect , and sometime I feel weird because is so clean but is fine and elegant , German also try to preserve identity after all , they are very carefull to exaggerate lines and angles like Japanese and Korean. It is a great improvement.


llaroollaroo - 4/20/2017 2:26:25 PM
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ummm, whatever the Koreans do it's because the Germans did it first :)


222max222max - 4/20/2017 3:36:28 PM
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Which has what to do with what?


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/20/2017 4:29:48 PM
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Mercedes' uses of creases and curves was blingy but not necessarily timeless. More "Lexus" than "300SLR" was the result. I think they are heading in the right direction as everyone heads in the direction Mercedes went 10 years ago.


vorticalvortical - 4/21/2017 12:57:51 PM
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The front is interesting and could theme well; the rear looks like it’ll date quickly.


skytopskytop - 4/22/2017 10:42:12 PM
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Great. Now Mercedes new cars will all look like 1990's Ford Taurus and Sable cars. Nuts!
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