Not exact matches
The two -
door model is first and foremost a Coupe from the BMW brand, and the design features that identify a member of this special breed — a three - box body with clearly defined boot and low - slung silhouette, a long bonnet,
doors with
frameless windows and a dynamically stretched roofline flowing smoothly
into the rear end — are carried over
into a compact model with greater enthusiasm and intent than ever.
The new Coupe features unique detailing such as the long
frameless doors, a heavily plunging roofline, prominent hunches over the rear wheel arches, a generously tapered glasshouse, acutely angled rear window, high - set bootlid, horizontally mounted tail - lights and trapezoidal tailpipes integrated
into the lower section of the rear bumper.
In profile,
frameless windows slope downward, accentuating its coupe - like silhouette, and louvers on the sides of the fenders fit
into fine aluminum frames, much like the vents on the side of the engine hood and exhaust openings behind the
doors.
The resemblance stops from the A-pillar onwards with unique detailing such as the long
frameless doors, fixed B - pillars, a heavily plunging roofline, prominent hunches over the rear wheel arches, a generously tapered glasshouse, acutely angled rear window, high - set bootlid, horizontally mounted tail - lights and trapezoidal tailpipes integrated
into the lower section of the rear bumper.
Key exterior design elements unique to the new Mercedes include a relatively upright windscreen, long
frameless doors, fixed B - pillars, a heavily plunging roofline, prominent hunches over the rear wheel arches, a generously tapered glasshouse, acutely angled rear window, high - set bootlid, horizontally mounted tail - lights and trapezoidal tailpipes integrated
into the lower section of the rear bumper.
The i3 has no B - pillar, so the carbon - fiber structure is stiff; as we swing the
frameless front
door open, we realize this is a car you climb up
into.
Further back, the new Clubman adopts a breather element to draw air from the front wheelarches, a chrome housing for the side repeater lamps and four front - hinged
frameless doors, those at the rear extending well
into the rear wheel arches for added ease of entry.