What's Wrong With This Picture: Looney Tuned Edition
Published: January 28th, 2010
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German Mercedes tuner Carlsson has announced a 25-unit, limited-edition C25 coupe based on the Mercedes CL and the ancient nightmares of dread Cthulu. Sure, it has a 735 hp turbocharged V12, but that isn’t why people will buy it. The real ownership pitch: Carlsson will only sell one per country, thereby “guaranteeing exclusivity” for its buyers. Which begs the question: would Carlsson have sold that many C25s on their own merits? We think not.
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All I can say is: fhtagn! I'm in love. Cars are supposed to look angry, not happy. The only bad thing that anyone has to say about the Mazda3 is "Why so Happy?" Love the front end, but clearly they hadn't finished anything behind the front tires (or even giving it any thought). Maybe this is what the Acura "Beak" was aiming for.
I'm thinking when you drive it into the entry ramp at Walmart you're gonna tear-off all that cheap looking plastic... Just another car you have to find a billiard table to drive on.
Sorry, but it's so crazy, it's awesome. It's definitely not cookie-cutter, and you would never lose it in a crowd. Only one per country sounds scary though. I'd be too paranoid to drive it for fear of a fender bender. You'd never get replacement body parts for that thing!
A bit confused here, just how many countries has the world got these days?