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ASMA Design turns evil eye towards Merc SL-Class
Click above to view a high-res gallery of the ASMA SL
ASMA's latest adventures in bodykitting have been described as "working their magic," though that magic part seems like a stretch. If you think your Mercedes SL is nice, but would really benefit from some overwrought body mods, ASMA now has a collection of appliques that will fill the void. Ostentatiously ugly, without being outright hideous, ASMA's tweaks include a cow-catcheresque fascia, a ride height reduction, side sills, and a piece-de-resistance rear diffuser that would make a study hall doodler cringe. Of course the wheels have been sized up to something more akin to the hull diameter of a Trident submarine, and they're chrome, natch. Like any good train wreck, we just can't turn away - hit the gallery for more pics.
Gallery: ASMA Mercedes SL
[Source: emercedesbenz]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Khalid 5:44PM (11/08/2008)
Assma is a suitable name for this tuner.
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Matty 6:03PM (11/08/2008)
Sucks to your ass-mar
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P.V. 6:21PM (11/08/2008)
Nice LOTF reference.
IMO, this really doesn't look THAT bad. It does, however, remind me of the Chrysler Crossfire.
Josh 6:04PM (11/08/2008)
Those pictures looked pretty blurry overall... lacked contrast too.
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Red 6:17PM (11/08/2008)
They really do just need to stop. Like a lot of these so-called "premium tuners".
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larry a 5:21AM (11/09/2008)
+1,000
Torrent 6:27PM (11/08/2008)
It looks like it had an Asma attack.
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casey 6:45PM (11/08/2008)
it's a good thing i'm drunk already. that is one hideous collection of crap all on one car. the asma lettering on the side is sold in my local hardware store, i'm sure.
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Mike 9:02PM (11/08/2008)
Testing replies.
Franz 7:23PM (11/08/2008)
It really is an amazing feat when someone manages to ruin a great car like a Merc SL. Mercs are usually subtle and generally understated by design (with exception to the Black Series... and even then, the mods are functional). You'd think these so called tuners would choose styling pieces that compliment the features, rather than look like they're at war with it.
(Short version: Yuck!)
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Ex-Trident 8:27PM (11/08/2008)
Thanks for the obscure reference for us bubble-heads!!!!!
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dachshundtooateez 1:59PM (11/09/2008)
...To begin with, no one makes a coupe look more boring and sedan-like than Mercedes Benz. Their designs usually bore me that way, and that's my opinion on the stock SL.
To continue with, for certain the smoked tails, fake diffusers and louvres, stickers, and "tuner" wheels all make this car have too much in common with some kind of desperate, 3rd gen. Camaro.
HOWEVER, to conclude with...
1.)The grille really looks cool, way more exciting than anything Benz has mustered in a long time.
2.)I laud them for not putting an ugly, fat sill kit on it. I still don't get why that look is "sporty".
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Sqube27 2:45PM (11/10/2008)
I feel like we're not looking at the same car.
The SL63 destroys that thing in every conceivable way except ugliness and poor Photoshopping.
jesda 1:20AM (11/09/2008)
The former Daimler-Chrysler merger produced a Sebring SL.
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Gardiner Westbound 9:04PM (11/08/2008)
The grille looks like it came from a Hyundai Genesis.
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John Graham 2:25AM (11/09/2008)
+1
And it belongs nowhere on this car, the grille is too elegant for this aggressive bodykit. Maybe ASMA has lost their sight?
f3rg 8:36AM (11/09/2008)
The front actually isn't too bad, but the gills all over the place and the rear bumper, look retarded.
Soccer Mom 9:17PM (11/08/2008)
Excellent job. At least photoshopped "glowing" license plate looks sorta-OK for a semi-blind drunk looking at the pictures.
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zamafir 9:50PM (11/08/2008)
I'm not sure which is worse, putting a Hyundai Genesis grill on a merc or the worlds worst photoshopped front plate in marketing pics.
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SomeGuyInMiami 10:22PM (11/08/2008)
One word for this car: FUGLY!
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