
It´s really quite amazing how the very elements of exterior design that make the W221 S-Class a questionable exercise in automotive styling look so absolutely right on the C216 CL.
I imagine that MBs´ extravagant styling language works better on an aggressively sporting coupe configuration than on a more conservative large luxury sedan.
In some aspects of its´ exterior design, the W221 S-Class looks as though it was the work of a number of designers who were not communicating with each other. Especially the cars´ rear-end treatment (the plateau-like trunklid, the ellipsical-shaped rear wheel flares) appears convoluted. Mind you, the cars proportions are just fine. It´s in the details where the devil dwells...
But the CL can be afforded more drama, more flamboyance. Yet still retain an elegance that is so essential for a large coupe. More cylindrical rear wheel flares and not plateauing the trunklid ensure that elegance. A wonderful car.
All simply my take.
It´s really quite amazing how the very elements of exterior design that make the W221 S-Class a questionable exercise in automotive styling look so absolutely right on the C216 CL.
I imagine that MBs´ extravagant styling language works better on an aggressively sporting coupe configuration than on a more conservative large luxury sedan.
In some aspects of its´ exterior design, the W221 S-Class looks as though it was the work of a number of designers who were not communicating with each other. Especially the cars´ rear-end treatment (the plateau-like trunklid, the ellipsical-shaped rear wheel flares) appears convoluted. Mind you, the cars proportions are just fine. It´s in the details where the devil dwells...
But the CL can be afforded more drama, more flamboyance. Yet still retain an elegance that is so essential for a large coupe. More cylindrical rear wheel flares and not plateauing the trunklid ensure that elegance. A wonderful car.
All simply my take.


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