Comments on: Mercedes-Benz SLA to make it into production? http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/ Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:43:03 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: I LOVE SABINE SCHMITZ http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-195472 I LOVE SABINE SCHMITZ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:25:17 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-195472 how cheap will it be? how cheap will it be?

]]> By: hidrogentank http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-195372 hidrogentank Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:34:40 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-195372 haha, funny lookin piece of crap,i think we can all safely agree! haha, funny lookin piece of crap,i think we can all safely agree!

]]> By: charles27 http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-195354 charles27 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:36:04 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-195354 not nice laa.. tat price range.. there are many other better options. not nice laa..
tat price range.. there are many other better options.

]]> By: ALPINA Burkard Bovensiepen GMBH + Co. KG http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-195087 ALPINA Burkard Bovensiepen GMBH + Co. KG Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:09:44 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-195087 even the mazda miata is better even the mazda miata is better

]]> By: csv http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194912 csv Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:59:25 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194912 maybe they wanna be small like daihatsu copen? that car in my eyes is the best kei car roadster you can get. The copen, not SLA. maybe they wanna be small like daihatsu copen?

that car in my eyes is the best kei car roadster you can get. The copen, not SLA.

]]> By: ALPINA Burkard Bovensiepen GMBH + Co. KG http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194822 ALPINA Burkard Bovensiepen GMBH + Co. KG Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:35:41 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194822 borat says : this eez for little gurls borat says : this eez for little gurls

]]> By: Xx- Ferrari -xX http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194820 Xx- Ferrari -xX Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:32:29 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194820 fancy car for city or town drive !!!! fancy car for city or town drive !!!!

]]> By: mystvearn http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194817 mystvearn Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:30:43 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194817 Mclaren SLR remake Mclaren SLR remake

]]> By: mitlanevo http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194782 mitlanevo Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:20:18 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194782 aiyo Merc, small doesnt mean cheap lah.... the economy may be bad with lots of financial crisis everywhere, but people will still buy new cars..... aiyo Merc, small doesnt mean cheap lah….

the economy may be bad with lots of financial crisis everywhere, but people will still buy new cars…..

]]> By: droll http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194707 droll Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:25:04 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194707 i tend to agree with 4G63T. they must be seeing something we don't or can't. But, for all their marketing clout, they have been wrong before. Look at what happened to the SMART brand. i tend to agree with 4G63T. they must be seeing something we don’t or can’t.

But, for all their marketing clout, they have been wrong before. Look at what happened to the SMART brand.

]]> By: overflow http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194703 overflow Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:16:05 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194703 ketot merz : p ketot merz : p

]]> By: 4G63T DSM http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194680 4G63T DSM Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:14:56 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194680 er..isn't the SLK supposed to be the baby roadster? I can't really see how much smaller can you get from a SLK. Granted that the current SLK is quite a bit larger than the first gen, but this SLA seems to be a pointless car. This is the part when Mercedes shot itself in the foot. The original SLK was small light and has a small 4 cyc supercharged engine, the new one bulked up considerably and pushed itself well out of the original target demographics....its a little stigmatizing to buy the smallest base engine when you have a whole range of better engines for the same car available. If Mercedes can't make sense to build it on 2000, it sure wont make much sense to build it now..... Perhaps Mercedes should do a Chrysler and re-engineer its old SLK platform for this new baby roadster. er..isn’t the SLK supposed to be the baby roadster? I can’t really see how much smaller can you get from a SLK. Granted that the current SLK is quite a bit larger than the first gen, but this SLA seems to be a pointless car.

This is the part when Mercedes shot itself in the foot. The original SLK was small light and has a small 4 cyc supercharged engine, the new one bulked up considerably and pushed itself well out of the original target demographics….its a little stigmatizing to buy the smallest base engine when you have a whole range of better engines for the same car available.

If Mercedes can’t make sense to build it on 2000, it sure wont make much sense to build it now…..

Perhaps Mercedes should do a Chrysler and re-engineer its old SLK platform for this new baby roadster.

]]> By: szw http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194667 szw Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:53:10 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194667 don like merc don like merc

]]> By: Capt Shopalot http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194596 Capt Shopalot Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:01:48 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194596 might be small in size, but still big in price tag might be small in size, but still big in price tag

]]> By: MyviKiller http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194588 MyviKiller Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:09:42 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194588 MG remake!!! German style... MG remake!!! German style…

]]> By: MyviKiller http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194577 MyviKiller Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:09:09 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194577 Still remember it when flipped through my 8 year old Taiwan Motor magazine. Still remember it when flipped through my 8 year old Taiwan Motor magazine.

]]> By: n8cky http://paultan.org/2008/12/11/mercedes-benz-sla-to-make-it-into-production/#comment-194570 n8cky Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:45:08 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=10433#comment-194570 It's time to go small. It’s time to go small.

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