S-Class (W222/C217/A217) Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupé (C217) S 63 AMG Picture Thread

[Mark]

 

[DJRaze99]

 

[DJRaze99]

 

[DJRaze99]

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[Wolfgang]

MB Passion

 

[DJRaze99]

 

[DJRaze99]

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

This car is stunning. Mercedes nailed the 'sensual purity' idiom on this one.

 

[HUTSUTAo]

hope the same applies for future models to come...

 

[Merc1]

All Mercedes has to do is get the next E right and I'm in. They can't miss based on their recent designs.

M

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

You test drove the S-coupe Marcus. Were you not tempted to get out of the 6?

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

All Mercedes has to do is get the next E right and I'm in. They can't miss based on their recent designs.

M

You test drove the S-coupe Marcus. Were you not tempted to get out of the 6?

 

[Merc1]

You test drove the S-coupe Marcus. Were you not tempted to get out of the 6?

Yes I did, but I wasn't moved enough to cough up the extra 60K or so in order to close that deal. My taste now runs towards the S63 Coupe now, which is out my reach. Wouldn't make sense for me right now.

M

 

[Monster]

Yes I did, but I wasn't moved enough to cough up the extra 60K or so in order to close that deal. My taste now runs towards the S63 Coupe now, which is out my reach. Wouldn't make sense for me right now.

M

How does the S coupe compare to your 6 series? Do you have time to write a brief review?

 

[DJRaze99]

 

[SDNR]

This car is stunning. Mercedes nailed the 'sensual purity' idiom on this one.

Interesting comment because I don't have an overly emotional response to it at all. For me it's an academic approach .....the aesthetics of science and industry more than art and culture.

I agree with you that it is stunning.

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

You would know better than I Rob.

But from a lay mans point of view I see Audi's design as 'academic,' whereas I see Mercedes design as being more expressive with less concern for what is theoretically 'correct'.

 

[SDNR]

You would know better than I Rob.

But from a lay mans point of view I see Audi's design as 'academic,' whereas I see Mercedes design as being more expressive with less concern for what is theoretically 'correct'.

Ha ha, not at all M., it's all opinion of course.

I think you're right about Mercedes being more "expressive" than Audi.

I guess my feeling about it is the Mercedes styling emphasises the vehicle's technology and dynamism.

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

Ha ha, not at all M., it's all opinion of course.

I think you're right about Mercedes being more "expressive" than Audi.

I guess my feeling about it is the Mercedes styling emphasizes the vehicle's technology and dynamism.

Ok, yes I understand what you're saying. Agree that the style certainly emphasizes those two elements. But to me the 'lines' that are used to convey those elements are less constrained by design theory, than say compared to what you see on an Audi. Mercedes seems less concerned with ensuring a design element, such as the side character line, reaches a logical point of conclusion and more concerned with the 'emotion' evoked by the design element. The same can be said about details such as the grill, headlights and tail lights.

I don't know...I'm well out of my depth now. lol. I just see what I see.

 

[SDNR]

Ok, yes I understand what you're saying. Agree that the style certainly emphasizes those two elements. But to me the 'lines' that are used to convey those elements are less constrained by design theory, than say compared to what you see on an Audi. Mercedes seems less concerned with ensuring a design element, such as the side character line, reaches a logical point of conclusion and more concerned with the 'emotion' evoked by the design element. The same can be said about details such as the grill, headlights and tail lights.

I don't know...I'm well out of my depth now. lol. I just see what I see.

Hey Mohammed, don't underrate yourself ......you have challenged my opinions more than anyone else on this forum ......and that's
A good thing because it has forced me to think carefully about what I say rather than just make lazy comments. I appreciate your intelligence and interest in my opinions ......you give me more attention than I often deserve

I am not some guru, your comments are just as valid as mine. I think you are much more perceptive than you say you are.

I don't think Mercedes, Audi, or any auto manufacturer, is genuinely weighed down with any kind of strict adherence to a singular philosophy or principle. To an extent, talk of design principles is largely part of the branding these days. The designers obviously have been educated in art and design history; it informs their approach but does not constrain them.

They are working in a very complex world where many of the underlying principles of the past are no longer really relevant. Bruno Sacco is a good case in point, he was educated with the strict principles of Modernism, that form should be governed by function. Sacco broke away from this a little bit (Postmodernism) when design (and the importance of brand identity) took a much more prominent role at Mercedes-Benz. Before that Mercedes cars were designed by engineers .....now design came to be understood as an important way to communicate the values and culture of the brand.

Today the world is totally chaotic ......and so is the role of design in the Global culture.