LEAKED: Facelifted Mercedes SL 350

First photos surface

Facelifted Mercedes SL 350
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Mercedes-Benz SL 350 Facelift
Mercedes-Benz SL 350 Facelift
Mercedes-Benz SL 350 Facelift
Mercedes-Benz SL 350 Facelift
Mercedes-Benz SL 350 Facelift
Mercedes-Benz SL 350 Facelift

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bigpkone

the front looks like opel corsa opc. not very exclusive...

January 22, 2008 7:22 am

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bigpkone

i'm speaking of the red one!

January 22, 2008 7:23 am

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usersupercar

It's no good

January 22, 2008 8:02 am

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bassam

very very very ugly....and you talking about bmw design,at least it is a new ideas...hah

January 22, 2008 8:09 am

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Penner

I like it! Indeed the previous design was better I think.

January 22, 2008 8:13 am

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TheStig

I think this not Mercedes-ich

January 22, 2008 8:19 am

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wisp

This design is mixed masala. Mercs cars are very much looking like they are being designed by Kia Motors.

January 22, 2008 8:35 am

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wisp

Mercs excellent design, ha ha ha not funny hey.This design is a combination of Hyundai (lights), Opel (front ridge/line of symetry). They no longer have original ideas and are just cheap shopping from rivals. What ever happened to their innovative good designs.

January 22, 2008 8:41 am

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bmw_GA

the hood looks like it came from the chrysler crossfire. maybe merc is borrowing some designs from their old partners....a very unfortunate move if you've been unlucky enough to see any of the new chryslers.

January 22, 2008 9:00 am

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abughaleb

The theme seems to be late 50s 300 SL; the single slit grill, side vents, and the two bulges in the engine cover. Beautiful cues, not beautifully executed

January 22, 2008 9:25 am

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afterace2

indeed, the hood, the side vents and the grille reminds me of the 50s SL, and i think this one is looking preety nice as well, at least the silver one with the dark headlights. Too bad the rear is almost the same as the old model's

January 22, 2008 9:55 am

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Alfafox5

The red model picks up the light the best IMO, I agree that Mercs are looking rather choppy these days. I remember loving the clean sleek lines of this brand. It seem Audi is the last brand to keep it simple and timeless. All the wild angles, cut lines, character lines, shut lines and breaks leave me wanting a lot more from such a respected brand. I also agree that to leave the tail the same is a mistake, I can imagine redoing the trunk would be a big deal with the roof, but they could have at least updated the tail lights. Perhaps they will surprise us and create a real lean car that is easy on the eyes the way the Mercs in the 50s and 60s were. Until then, I am heading over to the Audi dealer. Peace!

January 22, 2008 11:30 am

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foose1397

Im sorry...it doesn't work...the front has been made to angler to leave the back completely untouched...still wouldn't buy one

January 22, 2008 11:32 am

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SD-AMG

I think it looks good. I like the details from the old 300 SL. But I have to see it IRL before I know whether its better looking than the "old" one.

January 22, 2008 11:33 am

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yattaman55

i don't know...maybe it's better in person? i don't hate it but it's not nearly as clean as previous varients

January 22, 2008 11:47 am

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kattanh3

butt ugly

January 22, 2008 12:55 pm

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Losing those beautiful "siamese" headlamps is a shame, because they were uniquely Mercedes and hoodlines that so nicely lead into them go away as well. Also, the reduction from four to three grill louvres two years ago was nice; reducing to only one is a mistake. Lastly, the vertical lines on the louvred pseudo-side vents takes away from the nice flow of the current style, as do the longitudinal strakes on top of the hood.

January 22, 2008 1:59 pm

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xLumino

I think, Mercedes did a good Job in showing a new frontdesign. The headlights are not the best idea for that, but the main problem is, that they made such a huge changing for a facelift. They change from smoothe and roundish shapes to strong edges and organic proportions. Maybe great for a complete new designed car, but not for the existing R230 The backskirt is nice, but looks like a tunerjob...Lorinser for example

January 22, 2008 2:26 pm

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afterace2

i wonder if they will make a similar changes to the SLR, as soon in will be the only MB's model with the rounded headlights, of which they seem to be trying to get rid of

January 22, 2008 3:20 pm

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stillthewhizz

Didn't expect that. Not good.

January 22, 2008 3:28 pm

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moyusuf

Are you sure it's not an SLK??

January 22, 2008 4:43 pm

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