Comments on: Exterior Design: Which is the best looking roadster? http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/ BMW News, Reviews, Test Drives, Photos And Videos Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:29:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SLK Owner http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-227499 SLK Owner Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:16:50 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-227499 One last thing. Lets keep in mind that to own and drive a roadster, a German made one is to be fortunate and whether a BMW or the Mercedes, we should consider ourselves fortunate. One last thing. Lets keep in mind that to own and drive a roadster, a German made one is to be fortunate and whether a BMW or the Mercedes, we should consider ourselves fortunate.

]]> By: SLK Owner http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-227497 SLK Owner Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:12:15 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-227497 Some of you must have alot of time on your hands. As for me a my SLK has class, looks and has all the power one really needs. Handling is fantastic and as for price, well lets just say that a 2007 model with under 20,000 miles for 28,500 was just the ticket. Driving is fun again. Some of you must have alot of time on your hands. As for me a my SLK has class, looks and has all the power one really needs. Handling is fantastic and as for price, well lets just say that a 2007 model with under 20,000 miles for 28,500 was just the ticket. Driving is fun again.

]]> By: Lance http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-126570 Lance Fri, 15 May 2009 19:59:53 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-126570 @<a href="#comment-125923" rel="nofollow">Chadwick</a>: I can tell you now that the reason why you bought the SLK is becasue you didn't have the choice of the new Z4, which is a much better design than the SLK. In fact the SLK's design is a bit soft compared to the Z4 and they are mostly driven by women. I would also like to question your purchase decision based on whether the car is rare or not. Clearly there is a reason why a car is not rare. Most people do lots of research before purchasing a car and the Z4 is not no.1 selling for nothing on average. I can safely say that your little Merc does not handle as well, doesn't drive as nicely nor as technologically advanced as the new Z4, and the interior: the SLK is miles behind! In terms of performance, your Merc's performance and efficiency is also inferior to that of the new Z4. Lastly, you comment on the car not being special because it is most likely to be popular... well, I tend to disagree with you in that aspect. If the car is special, which I have no doubt it is in your mind, that speciality cannot be taken away just because it is popular due to its speciality or superiority. In fact, the more special a car is, the more popular it should be. This leads me to think that you are considering the fact that you made a wrong decision in purchasing the SLK. P.S. Whether a car is a luxury car or not does not depend on how many of them are on the roads. It depends on its build quality and specs. The fact that most people choose BMW does not mean that Merc is at a higher luxury level than BMW. It is just that Merc is not the preferred choice of the mojority in this market as they perceive Merc to be inferior to BMW and Lexus. @Chadwick: I can tell you now that the reason why you bought the SLK is becasue you didn’t have the choice of the new Z4, which is a much better design than the SLK. In fact the SLK’s design is a bit soft compared to the Z4 and they are mostly driven by women.

I would also like to question your purchase decision based on whether the car is rare or not. Clearly there is a reason why a car is not rare. Most people do lots of research before purchasing a car and the Z4 is not no.1 selling for nothing on average. I can safely say that your little Merc does not handle as well, doesn’t drive as nicely nor as technologically advanced as the new Z4, and the interior: the SLK is miles behind! In terms of performance, your Merc’s performance and efficiency is also inferior to that of the new Z4.

Lastly, you comment on the car not being special because it is most likely to be popular… well, I tend to disagree with you in that aspect. If the car is special, which I have no doubt it is in your mind, that speciality cannot be taken away just because it is popular due to its speciality or superiority. In fact, the more special a car is, the more popular it should be. This leads me to think that you are considering the fact that you made a wrong decision in purchasing the SLK.

P.S. Whether a car is a luxury car or not does not depend on how many of them are on the roads. It depends on its build quality and specs. The fact that most people choose BMW does not mean that Merc is at a higher luxury level than BMW. It is just that Merc is not the preferred choice of the mojority in this market as they perceive Merc to be inferior to BMW and Lexus.

]]> By: Chadwick http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-125925 Chadwick Tue, 12 May 2009 21:54:04 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-125925 One more comment. If you're basing the looks of the SLK off of the picture here, then I'm not surprised anyone would think it's ugly. White is the worst color for this particular car to begin with and they aren't showing the AMG version which has a very different looking front. You have to see it in person, and in palladium silver (grayish silver). I've seen all of the cars in person, and the SLK looks the best. One more comment. If you’re basing the looks of the SLK off of the picture here, then I’m not surprised anyone would think it’s ugly. White is the worst color for this particular car to begin with and they aren’t showing the AMG version which has a very different looking front. You have to see it in person, and in palladium silver (grayish silver).

I’ve seen all of the cars in person, and the SLK looks the best.

]]> By: Chadwick http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-125923 Chadwick Tue, 12 May 2009 21:49:32 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-125923 Most of the people chiming in with half-baked opinions have probably never even seen all of these cars in the flesh or test driven any of them to make any legitimate critique. 1. SLK. I bought my 09 last august because it was definitely the best looking out of all of them, with plenty of power to back it up. I would also have to say that overall it is more rare than all of the others. 2. Z4. The new facelift is the only reason why I'm putting it in second place. It looked absolutely terrible before. BMW is way too noveau riche looking for my taste though and there will be way too many of them on the road pretty soon to even look like anything special. BMWs are the most common entry-level "luxury" cars on the road. Almost too many to even be considered a luxury car anymore. 3. Porsche Boxster. I need not say more. It's a good car, but it appears visually as being too scrunched. 4. TT. Never been a huge fan of the convertible version. Most of the people chiming in with half-baked opinions have probably never even seen all of these cars in the flesh or test driven any of them to make any legitimate critique.

1. SLK. I bought my 09 last august because it was definitely the best looking out of all of them, with plenty of power to back it up. I would also have to say that overall it is more rare than all of the others.

2. Z4. The new facelift is the only reason why I’m putting it in second place. It looked absolutely terrible before. BMW is way too noveau riche looking for my taste though and there will be way too many of them on the road pretty soon to even look like anything special. BMWs are the most common entry-level “luxury” cars on the road. Almost too many to even be considered a luxury car anymore.

3. Porsche Boxster. I need not say more. It’s a good car, but it appears visually as being too scrunched.

4. TT. Never been a huge fan of the convertible version.

]]> By: Lee http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77244 Lee Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:10:05 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77244 @<a href="#comment-77234" rel="nofollow">Lance</a>: The problem with Audis (well, <i>my</i> problem with Audis) is that they tend to assume that you can't drive. They tend to understeer pretty badly, which from a safety standpoint is much better than having oversteering tendencies. The problem is, though, that some of us not only enjoy being able to oversteer the vehicle if desired but have grown used to it with our largely RWD culture in the US. Personally, I grew up in the sticks with RWD pickup trucks on dirt roads. Being able to control a vehicle with RWD and little-to-no weight above the rear axle was an absolute necessity. With that said, Audi isn't alone in their thinking. Most cars now are designed to understeer (BMW included) slightly under most conditions. With a RWD vehicle you at least have a way around that using your right foot. @<a href="#comment-77230" rel="nofollow">Gragop</a>: Yup. I occasionally make sense. Sometimes. @Lance:
The problem with Audis (well, my problem with Audis) is that they tend to assume that you can’t drive. They tend to understeer pretty badly, which from a safety standpoint is much better than having oversteering tendencies. The problem is, though, that some of us not only enjoy being able to oversteer the vehicle if desired but have grown used to it with our largely RWD culture in the US. Personally, I grew up in the sticks with RWD pickup trucks on dirt roads. Being able to control a vehicle with RWD and little-to-no weight above the rear axle was an absolute necessity.

With that said, Audi isn’t alone in their thinking. Most cars now are designed to understeer (BMW included) slightly under most conditions. With a RWD vehicle you at least have a way around that using your right foot.

@Gragop:

Yup. I occasionally make sense. Sometimes.

]]> By: Lance http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77234 Lance Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:57:54 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77234 Z4 is the best...looks like a beast! But that colour does not do the car justice. I love the Blue colour, makes the design details stand out so much better. SLK is starting to look old although the front bumper makes the car look very spoty, but the overall design is too girlish. Porsche still has that classic look, nothing special there., TT is just plain bland and does not match up to competition. Not eve worth mentioning. TTS is no special either. A sports car is suppose to handle well, but not if it's an Audi "sports car". all they do is some artifical stuff and they put an S badge there, only for the fools. Z4 is the best…looks like a beast! But that colour does not do the car justice. I love the Blue colour, makes the design details stand out so much better.

SLK is starting to look old although the front bumper makes the car look very spoty, but the overall design is too girlish.

Porsche still has that classic look, nothing special there.,

TT is just plain bland and does not match up to competition. Not eve worth mentioning. TTS is no special either. A sports car is suppose to handle well, but not if it’s an Audi “sports car”. all they do is some artifical stuff and they put an S badge there, only for the fools.

]]> By: Gragop http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77230 Gragop Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:43:55 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77230 @<a href="#comment-77222" rel="nofollow">Lee</a>: The OJ case is actually a pretty good comparison to why the TT with FWD sucks. The DSG transmission is pretty slick and I like the idea of all-wheel-drive but for my taste, the way it feels and the connection the driver has to the car, or lack thereof, with AWD. @Lee:

The OJ case is actually a pretty good comparison to why the TT with FWD sucks. The DSG transmission is pretty slick and I like the idea of all-wheel-drive but for my taste, the way it feels and the connection the driver has to the car, or lack thereof, with AWD.

]]> By: E92-TORONTO http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77225 E92-TORONTO Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:28:47 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77225 TT =FW POS CAR (GOOD FOR WOMEN) TT =FW POS CAR (GOOD FOR WOMEN)

]]> By: Lee http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77222 Lee Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:52:51 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77222 @<a href="#comment-77216" rel="nofollow">Gragop</a>: The TT, base model 2.0T, comes in FWD as standard. I know this is supposed to be a vote based on looks alone, but it's kind of like the most recent OJ trial; you're not <i>supposed</i> to take other factors into the verdict (OJ's history and the TT's standard FWD configuration), but there's no way I <i>can't</i>. Fact of the matter is that no roadster should <i>ever</i> be available with anything but RWD. Not even AWD, but especially not FWD. @Gragop:
The TT, base model 2.0T, comes in FWD as standard. I know this is supposed to be a vote based on looks alone, but it’s kind of like the most recent OJ trial; you’re not supposed to take other factors into the verdict (OJ’s history and the TT’s standard FWD configuration), but there’s no way I can’t. Fact of the matter is that no roadster should ever be available with anything but RWD. Not even AWD, but especially not FWD.

]]> By: Gragop http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77216 Gragop Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:05:39 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77216 @<a href="#comment-77196" rel="nofollow">jkp</a>: The TT reminds me of a front-engined VW Beetle @jkp:
The TT reminds me of a front-engined VW Beetle

]]> By: Lee http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77215 Lee Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:05:32 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77215 @<a href="#comment-77196" rel="nofollow">jkp</a>: You must be a hair dresser... @jkp:
You must be a hair dresser…

]]> By: jkp http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77196 jkp Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:55:19 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77196 The Z4 is, frankly, ugly to my eyes, whatever its performance merits. Audi for the win here. The Z4 is, frankly, ugly to my eyes, whatever its performance merits. Audi for the win here.

]]> By: George http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77149 George Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:52:58 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77149 I think the TT has the most boring design... I think the TT has the most boring design…

]]> By: Artmic http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77132 Artmic Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:44:01 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77132 That SLK is ugly, the front looks retarded. Then again, most Mercedes cars look ugly these days, they ruined the SL model, the new one sucks crap. The new E that is coming out looks ugly, the SLK looks ugly, the CLK is a boring looking car, the only nice cars that Mercedes has at the moment is the C, S and CL class. The rest can disappear. That SLK is ugly, the front looks retarded.
Then again, most Mercedes cars look ugly these days, they ruined the SL model, the new one sucks crap.
The new E that is coming out looks ugly, the SLK looks ugly, the CLK is a boring looking car, the only nice cars that Mercedes has at the moment is the C, S and CL class. The rest can disappear.

]]> By: bunker http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77077 bunker Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:20:46 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77077 1. Z4 2. Boxster (although it is CLOSE for me) 3. TT 10. SLK. The front end of that car is atrocious. 1. Z4
2. Boxster (although it is CLOSE for me)
3. TT

10. SLK. The front end of that car is atrocious.

]]> By: Lee http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77054 Lee Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:10:59 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77054 The SC430 is quite the turd. Most useless back seat EVER (even worse than the purse-holder that Porsche calls a back seat on the 911). And that lovely highlighter-yellow wood trim... yum. The SSR had so much potential, but Chevy decided to build it and screwed everything up. Had they shoved an LS7 under the hood instead of the anemic 5.3L LM7, it might have been kinda cool. The SC430 is quite the turd. Most useless back seat EVER (even worse than the purse-holder that Porsche calls a back seat on the 911). And that lovely highlighter-yellow wood trim… yum. The SSR had so much potential, but Chevy decided to build it and screwed everything up. Had they shoved an LS7 under the hood instead of the anemic 5.3L LM7, it might have been kinda cool.

]]> By: Gragop http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77048 Gragop Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:07:26 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77048 @<a href="#comment-77036" rel="nofollow">Lee</a>: Hell with it, i was calculating out mileage on clients who drive 911's and Maser's at the end of the day, guess I was feeling punchy about it. If I was going to throw a hat in the ring for an expensive convertible turd it would be the Lexus SC430...or Chevy SSR - $45K for that thing? REALLY?! @Lee:

Hell with it, i was calculating out mileage on clients who drive 911′s and Maser’s at the end of the day, guess I was feeling punchy about it.

If I was going to throw a hat in the ring for an expensive convertible turd it would be the Lexus SC430…or Chevy SSR – $45K for that thing? REALLY?!

]]> By: Lee http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77037 Lee Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:49:18 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77037 (If you're going to "throw a hat in the ring" for a turd, it might as well be a turd with a high-end badge on the front of it.) (If you’re going to “throw a hat in the ring” for a turd, it might as well be a turd with a high-end badge on the front of it.)

]]> By: Lee http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/12/17/exterior-design-which-is-the-best-looking-roadster/#comment-77036 Lee Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:48:15 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=6879#comment-77036 @<a href="#comment-77030" rel="nofollow">Gragop</a>: No, but I'll allow you to submit the Maserati TC for voting. @Gragop:
No, but I’ll allow you to submit the Maserati TC for voting.

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