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      01-13-2011, 09:47 PM   #67
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the front of the SLK just look wrong in my eyes.............



Z4 is better looking in my eyes
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      01-13-2011, 09:59 PM   #69
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I hate to say this but it looks like the SLK has the z4 beat (in the looks dept)

I love the fact that it looks like the SLS
This looks nothing like the beautiful SLS. The SLS at least looks homogeneous in design.
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      01-13-2011, 10:48 PM   #70
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So Mako, having been an owner of the old M-coupe and roadster I assume you think the previous E85/86 was/is better looking regardless? It would stand to reason that you'd prefer the look of the SLK not to mention that you now own an MB.

I on the other had sold my Benz to buy the "iS" because MB design has become squarish blocks that are unimaginative, a point well represented in the SLK.

As you can see from the pic of my baby there is nothing girlie about it other than the fact I do occasionally refer to her as "Mistress".


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I love BMW and the M Coupe was amazing. I am not saying the Z4 doesn't look good. I just prefer the SLK if I had to choose, although I would only buy an AMG Benz, otherwise I will go Audi or BMW. I just started a family so both of these are out of the question anyway, as is the next M3 if they only make a coupe. Guess I might have to go M5 used.
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      01-13-2011, 11:06 PM   #71
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Great job here Southlight. Thanks for taking the time to put this nice comparison...
I am sorry Mercedes, you still got a lot to do on your roadster to be anywhere close to the new Z4... And hey MB not to demotivate you, but the time you figure it out, look again at the than new Z and get to work again....
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I think you might have a point here, in order for MB to do a better job they have to get some design help from a female I think, meanwhile Z4 still rocks

I'm pretty sure the current z4 was designed by women both inside and out..
Also.. just thought i'd add since we are on a bmw forum it's not a surprise that most votes go to the z4... but IMHO the slk is so much nicer.
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10 to 15 years from now people will reminisce about the Z4, wish they still owned one if they had, or wish they had owned one if they hadn't, and someone will have one safely tucked away in their garage waiting to hand it down to their kid.

5 years from now no one even remember the current model SLK.
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SLK is nice, but the Z4 takes it, hands down, no contest.
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      01-14-2011, 01:26 AM   #76
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I'm pretty sure the current z4 was designed by women both inside and out..
Also.. just thought i'd add since we are on a bmw forum it's not a surprise that most votes go to the z4... but IMHO the slk is so much nicer.
I'm not trying to sound like an asshole, I just really want to know why people think this new SLK looks good. Is there anything in particular that you like about it? I just don't see it.
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Come on guys, look carefully at the lines, curves and their intersections, they are close to perfection in the Z4 while on the MB it's a mess. in the movie editing language I would describe the MB design as having lots of "Jump Cuts"
don't know about the actual dimensions of the MB but the silhouette of the Z looks much more elongated and the bonnet longer thanks to the Z4 ingenious design.
one more thing I like about the Z over the MB is the windshield frame, it's black and it's frameless, reminds me of the iPhone and apple new LCDs design which does not interfere with the eyes while on the MB it's a painted metal frame that looks awful.
Ah, and the steering wheel, don't you see that MB just copy-pasted Z4's?
in my humble opinion Z4 wins
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      01-14-2011, 02:59 AM   #78
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And the Z4 doesn't. LOL. They both are. Wish BMW still made the coupe.
Just get the e89 and leave the roof up LOL
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      01-14-2011, 07:02 AM   #79
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I'm a great fan of the Z4 but I have to admit, the SLK looks much better than before and even better than the Z4.
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The Z4 looks better but just read the EVO article and u will see something that makes your heart cry.

Z4 TURBO.

SLK 350 is NA!!!!
and the amg will be NA!!!!!
Do you know what that means??????????
HIGH REVING MACHINES

and what is BMW doing instead............1M.........Z4is.............

i want the Z4 chassis but the MB engines.
BMW is loosing it. sadly
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I have seen the new SLK in person allready and it looks mean. YES it is not my type of car i prefer the Z4 but it look mean and trust me the AMG is going to be on my list

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Come on guys, look carefully at the lines, curves and their intersections, they are close to perfection in the Z4 while on the MB it's a mess. in the movie editing language I would describe the MB design as having lots of "Jump Cuts"
don't know about the actual dimensions of the MB but the silhouette of the Z looks much more elongated and the bonnet longer thanks to the Z4 ingenious design.
one more thing I like about the Z over the MB is the windshield frame, it's black and it's frameless, reminds me of the iPhone and apple new LCDs design which does not interfere with the eyes while on the MB it's a painted metal frame that looks awful.
Ah, and the steering wheel, don't you see that MB just copy-pasted Z4's?
in my humble opinion Z4 wins
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      01-14-2011, 09:33 AM   #82
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The bias for the Z4 is overwhelming.

CLK hands down!
Sharper angles.
More masculine styling.
Superior placement of navi screen.
NA engine.

Snap out of it, fanboys. Merc has this one down.
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The bias for the Z4 is overwhelming.

CLK hands down!
Sharper angles.
More masculine styling.
Superior placement of navi screen.
NA engine.

Snap out of it, fanboys. Merc has this one down.

Ai Capt'n - I think you've been assimilated. So take your garbage scow Enterprise & E90 and beam back to your own forum please.
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What I can't quite get a handle on is whether the handful of you that favor the SLK are just playing devils advocate (which i can appreciate) or do you really just have no sense of aesthetic? Regardless of whether or not we are on a BMW forum or that I own one, that SLK is a hideous hodgepodge of various ideas that don't work in concert. If it looked more like a mini SLS I'd be singing a different tune and questioning my recent choice in 70K cars.

If you haven't already check out the terrible promo vid:

http://blog.caranddriver.com/2012-me...n-promo-video/

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What I can't quite get a handle on is whether the handful of you that favor the SLK are just playing devils advocate (which i can appreciate) or do you really just have no sense of aesthetic? Regardless of whether or not we are on a BMW forum or that I own one, that SLK is a hideous hodgepodge of various ideas that don't work in concert. If it looked more like a mini SLS I'd be singing a different tune and questioning my recent choice in 70K cars.
lol i like this post.

I have to agree.. the z4 has better overall flow to the car. The slk isn't terrible but it has cues from other vehicles in the lineup that do not give it a complete feel the way z4 does. I think the slk will still sell fairly well this design though.

And that promo video is hideous, it's enough to turn me off Benz's for a while.
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I'm pretty sure the current z4 was designed by women both inside and out..
Also.. just thought i'd add since we are on a bmw forum it's not a surprise that most votes go to the z4... but IMHO the slk is so much nicer.
It's all in the eyes of the beholder

Anyone compared prices apple for apple I mean?
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The bias for the Z4 is overwhelming.

CLK hands down!
Sharper angles.
More masculine styling.
Superior placement of navi screen.
NA engine.

Snap out of it, fanboys. Merc has this one down.


Are you still the pool-boy at the Ritz Captain Kirk?

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I'm probably one of the most objective people out there, if the car is better looking than my Z4, I would say so, but it doesn't. That thing is simply not very good, it looks odd and squarish w/o purpose; the lines just don't flow. Like I said earlier, if they only improved on the profile and back of the old SLK, then they'd have a looker. The front of the old AMG SLK was great. I guess Merc is trying to make it look meaner, beefier and more aggressive now because of the supposed stigma of the old car being a girl car, whatever silliness that meant.

(Btw, I can't stand it when someone says "it's a chick car". Females stereotypically have better aesthetic taste than males, so whatever.)
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