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Old 12-20-07, 09:24 PM
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Old 12-20-07, 09:28 PM
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It looks the same?
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Old 12-20-07, 09:30 PM
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The front bumper, side skirts, and rear bumper are changed. The front bumper, especially, with those F1-style upturned areas, but the side skirts and rear bumper are a little less obvious (rear gets square-shaped exhausts instead of round) And, I've got to say, it looks WAY uglier than before.
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Old 12-21-07, 08:45 AM
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Old 12-21-07, 08:50 AM
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the split bumper looks funny
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Old 12-21-07, 09:11 AM
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Its certainly a strange F1 inspired look.
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Old 12-21-07, 09:17 AM
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The depreciation on these small convertibles are unbelievable.
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Old 12-21-07, 09:25 AM
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Mercedes interiors have really hit rock bottom lately...

This, the C Class, and IMO the ML and GL have horrendous interiors. S and CL are nice but I don't care for the design at all.
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Old 12-21-07, 09:47 AM
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Anyone notice those funky LED side turners?

I still don't like what they've done to this car. I liked the original one because the design was pretty coherent and organic. Here they have stuck square pipes, sharp angles, fanged turn signals, and creased split noses onto a smooth and organic design and it just doesn't work.
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Old 12-21-07, 10:00 AM
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Got to love the red leather though, Lexus needs to offer that option.
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Old 12-21-07, 10:07 AM
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Are they imitating the look of the F1 car.
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Old 12-21-07, 10:14 AM
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booooooooooo
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Old 12-21-07, 11:34 AM
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Well, the big news here is that the MB 3.5L V6 has 305 hp. Finally competitive with other engines in its class.
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The 3.5-liter V6 in the SLK350 gets a boost in output to 305 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque. Fuel economy is improved with both the six-speed manual and seven-speed automatic gearboxes. The supercharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine in the SLK200 Kompressor receives a bump to 184 hp and 184 lb-ft. But the 5.5-liter V8 in the SLK55 AMG is carried over with no major changes.
 
Old 12-21-07, 05:27 PM
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It would be a good sports roadster ...... if it costs $32k.
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