gary0006
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Mercedes SL Shooting Brake By StudioTorino
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That's glorious
Gkinghorn
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Front is ugly on the new Mercedes I think. The back looks to be cut off..not a fan...
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roop_the_loop
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Interesting. Can't quite decide yet whether I like it or not, on some level it's intriguing but somehow you just know it's wrong... ;-)
AFAIK the 'original' shooting brake concept was indeed two-doors like this one, so kudos for that, but personally I prefer the approach of the new CLS or the Jag XF which are a bit closer to an estate.
On a philosophical point, when is a two-door shooting brake just a coupe hatchback? I can see why the marketing dept would rather call it the former, but aren't we talking about the same thing really?
AFAIK the 'original' shooting brake concept was indeed two-doors like this one, so kudos for that, but personally I prefer the approach of the new CLS or the Jag XF which are a bit closer to an estate.
On a philosophical point, when is a two-door shooting brake just a coupe hatchback? I can see why the marketing dept would rather call it the former, but aren't we talking about the same thing really?
Peter De La Mare
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This is awesome 
toby1
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Different - ****** ugly though
john-f
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Imbalanced in side profile.....to long and heavy at back methinks.
orb the Impaler
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I was expecting the worst - but that looks fab.
V6Matty
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Odd, but i like it. although not sure i would buy one
turbopete
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looks wrong to me. the whole point of an SL is to enjoy OPEN AIR motoring bbut with the luxury of a hard top. the folding roof arrangement is gone with that set up as it has nowhere to hide away
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