The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL could have been a looker, if only they chose not to mount though hideous headlights, made that much worse because they're so gigantic. I think it's mostly the fault of the blob-like light piping / LED section on the upper edge. If that were a thin strip on the upper edge with quad circular reflectors below it would look infinitely better. It's a shame as it's mechanical improvements and weight reduction most likely make it a better driving car. Pictured here is the recently unveiled SL63 AMG. Note that the revised lower fascia with larger, more aggressive air intakes are still overwhelmed by the brutal headlights sitting above them.
Here's my quick and dirty fix for the headlight units. Overall I think they would look better as smaller more intergrated units.
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That's quite a quick fix. You did good.
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The ugliness of the new SL is a direct result of the short-lived marriage with Chrysler... what you are seeing is the ugly VIPER hood and body form grafted onto an SL.
Also, one reason why -most- of the Mercedes lineup now looks like a 'ricer' fleet is because part of their new 'design team' is located in Japan. No distinction anymore, they look like all the other makes.
These new cars violate one of the quintessential 'laws' issued by Bruno Sacco (MB designer from 70's 80's & 90's): "A Mercedes should always look like a Mercedes."
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