Steve wrote:

> Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
>
>> How about the other way round?
>>
>> DAS
>
>
> I don't think so. In particular, MB rear taillamp treatments on the
> market this year look VERY much like Hondas and Camrys from 3-5 years ago.
>
> Ah, found some supporting photos.
> 2003 Honduhh Accord coupe:
> http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/ma...L500C_main.jpg
Obviously that's NOT the link I intended to put there. This is:
http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/H...s/LeftRear.jpg

>
> 2005 Benz CL:
> http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/ma...L500C_main.jpg
>
> If those aren't clones, I don't know what qualifies. Yes, I'd rather
> have the Benz (as a former frequent-poster once told me, I have a "feral
> hatred" of Asian cars). But I'd rather have a '71 GTX than either of
> them :-)
> http://www.moparmuscleclub-sa.org/im...2/P9281823.jpg
>
>
> Its all part of the homogenization of automotive styling. Very few
> designs truly stand out anymore, and the Magnum/300C definitely do. So
> do the Cadillacs and the Pontiac Aztek, but to my eye they stand out in
> a BAD way. Kinda like the way a skunk stands out in a flower garden.