Really? They are much softer and more simple. Compare that AMG GT to any Lexus… or even Audi. The concave form that trails off the front wheel well caries nicely on the A class, B Class, CLA, GLA, C Class, E Class, and S Class… thought the new concept A doesn’t have it nor does the GT.
In general I would characterize the shift in their design language as having fewer lines and the lines flow longer from front to back vs the choppy start stops that characterize the current trend. I think they are doing it well enough, and consistently enough that they are pushing the industry back the other way the way Audi did in the late 90’s early 2000’s, not as dramatically Bauhaus of course, but more in a flowing sculptural way.
Ok, I do agree with you there. I see the simplification and softening, but it’s only an incremental change, in my opinion. Is that just the nature of automotive design trends?j
To me it looks like Audi and Lexus aren’t that far off from MB:
