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Old 01-17-22, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 1111GS
Saw this one 10 years go... Still looks nice.
Saw a gold one the other day. They are aging ok.. I don't like the vehicle in black. I don't really like the pre refresh version from 07-12
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Old 01-17-22, 04:54 PM
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i agree with many cars here esp the 300SL gullwing, but i know i'm a minority when i still find these appealing and desirable after all these years.



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Old 01-17-22, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
A lot of people HATE the way the W220 S Class looks, I've never understood that...I think they are great looking. Total garbage, but great looking.

Heres one:


you like this SL?




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Old 01-18-22, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Motorola
The late 90s Honda Legend/Acura RL was one of my dream cars as a teen. There isn't a single Honda/Acura sedan since that has come since looking as regal as this. The longitudinal layout gives it true RWD proportions, not a half-assed attempt like the new TLX.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G40NUKtD62M

If only they took the final step and actually made it RWD, instead of going the Honda+ route in later versions.
I personally did not like that car at all- thought it had totally derivative styling which just set Acura's RL model on a path to mediocrity for the rest of its time. This Legend was handsome though:



And my submission is the B8 Audi A5:



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Old 01-18-22, 08:52 AM
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Lots of good looking car in here

Originally Posted by Och
We need some BRG Jags and Astons!
AM DBS


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Old 01-18-22, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by TangoRed
I personally did not like that car at all- thought it had totally derivative styling which just set Acura's RL model on a path to mediocrity for the rest of its time. This Legend was handsome though:
I don't see it as being any more derivative than what others like Infiniti or Lexus were doing at the time with the Q45 and LS400. Compared to those, this was far more handsome. And it was the transverse RL following this one that sent Acura down the path of lame...
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Originally Posted by Motorola
I don't see it as being any more derivative than what others like Infiniti or Lexus were doing at the time with the Q45 and LS400. Compared to those, this was far more handsome.
I didn’t post the Q45 and LS400 in this thread for exactly that reason. They were all uninspired from a styling front.
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I always loved the previous generation AM Vantage:



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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
you like this SL?
Not my favorite SL but they are good looking. These are my favorite SLs:

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^^^^^ Although the CRX's brakes, even in the Si version, were not very impressive, and its non-power steering was a little on the slow side for a car of that small size and weight, the CRX was a real icon....well-built, economical, and fun to drive. The Del Sol that replaced it in 1992-1993, IMO, couldn't hold a candle to it, even though it was fun in the sun with the removable roof panel.
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-- Maybe more of a truck than a car, but I drove this all over the southern Utah deserts for 8 years. --
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Originally Posted by mmarshall


^^^^^ Although the CRX's brakes, even in the Si version, were not very impressive, and its non-power steering was a little on the slow side for a car of that small size and weight, the CRX was a real icon....well-built, economical, and fun to drive. The Del Sol that replaced it in 1992-1993, IMO, couldn't hold a candle to it, even though it was fun in the sun with the removable roof panel.
That is a lovely Honda.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Not my favorite SL but they are good looking. These are my favorite SLs:
‘Yeah. That is a beautiful Mercedes
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