Originally Posted by
engineerboy93
Actually the partnership had dissolved. It has resorted back to Daimler-Benz. I do know for a vary fact that Mercedes-AMG has had little, almost no, affiliation with Chrysler as they wanted to maintain their image. However, Mercedes-Benz on the other hand was fully affiliated with Chrysler throughout the 90's and early 00's. Eventually Mercedes-Benz saw the destruction that was occurring by allowing Americans to manage their budget. One thing a German, such as myself, cannot accept is compromise. Granted, Mercedes today is nothing like the ones in the past, but I would feel better in a Mercedes than just about any American vehicle. Except I do feel fine in my 95 Dodge Van!
The base design between the mercedes and the magnum look similar, but most vehicles look similar. It is part of aerodyanmics. If one was to study the design of cars over the past 40 years they will see that vehicles all have almost the same body outline. However, back in the late 1970's early 1980's the W126 was a vehicle that did not have similar body lines. This result was a vehicle that had the lowest drag coefficient. Eventually vehicle manufactures started to copy the W126, but this wouldn't occur until after the W126 production ended. When computers and CFD became more accurate and affordable, manufactures were then able to come up with better designs, but they almost all looked the same. Keep in mind that CFD software can cost over $50,000 per license, and that's educators license. In addition, mergers such as the Chrysler/Mercedes-Benz (1990's), did end up resulting in similar looking vehicles, but when companies break apart that does not mean they share designs. Many times designs just happen to look the same, but they all use the same software. I use Dassult Catia to do Engineering Drawings. I use paper and stencil to do electronic schematic drawings, and Simulation and other software suits. They all do! Amazingly, the aerodynamics come first and the engine comes last in every car.
I do agree, they do look similar. However, there is no comparison.
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