March27
Mercedes-Benz will install Gorden Wagener as its Head of Design, replacing Professor Peter Pfeiffer in the role in the middle of 2008, the company announced on Thursday. Pfeiffer, who held the title since 1999, will retire after 40 years of service with the German luxury car brand. Wagener, 39, will move up from his current post as the head of the Strategic Advanced Design department, and is the director of the company's California- and Japan-based design studios.
Wagener was hired by Mercedes in 1997, and graduated from London's Royal College of Art with a Transportation Design diploma. Two years later, as the head of the Exterior / Interior Styling department, his team designed the GL-, M- and R-class vehicles. He was also behind the F700 concept car. In 2002, Wagener designed all of MB's smaller models, including the A-, B-, C-, E-, CLK- and CLS-Class.
FIRST.
Hopefully he'll ad some excitement to a rather drab, albeit attractive lineup.
SECOND.
Also, maybe he can do something about that AWAC sized star on the front of all models. I realize a status symbol can be literal, but c'mon.
the R-class? wasn't that a big downer for Merc
as long as he never touches the G-Class, it's ok. Land Rover should have kept the Range Rover Classic in their line up.
Bring back Bruno Sacco, he was the best designer M-B ever had
Why is it in that picture I think this guy should be doing a cameo next Dieter in Spockets.
Buenos is probably downloading that picture as we speak.
Just look at past Royal College of Art designers:
Ian Callum - (Jaguar, Aston Martin)
Moray Callum, - (Ford) also designed the Mazda3,6,cx7,cx9
Peter Horbury - automotive designer (Ford)
Martin Smith - automotive designer (Ford)
Peter Stevens- automotive designer (Jaguar XJR-15,Lotus Elan M100,McLaren F1,Subaru '555' WRC Imprezas,Subaru Impreza P1 and Prodrive P2)
Anthony Pettman - Automotive Designer Volvo C70
Let count this gent accomplishments:
R-class == looser
A-class == not a winner
B-class == looser
and guy gets promoted to do more! Watch out Bangle, M-B went straight to the bottom of the barrel and found a true competition. The question du jour: which one will screw up worse? Chrysler has a fighting chance!
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