Exclusive Guide: Distinguish Cars more effectively
You're taking a walk around minding your own business. You hear a distant sweet deep-humming sound of a V8 gradually filling up the sky. You look around only to find a Mercedes SL whiz past you. You know its the SL, and not a modified C Class, and you don't have to look at the rear badging either to reassure yourself. Its just something in-built in you. To spot a car you've seen before somewhere - maybe in a car show, on the internet, or in magazines - at sometime in your life and identify them by a name - it comes like a stock equipment in you. Well if you cannot, then just knock something on your head.
The same thing happens when you see an E Class and S Class. You know the difference because they are completely different models. However, most often we cannot tell the difference between different variants of the same model. But mind you, if you paid more attention, you can - really.
"Fakes, common all over the world, can seriously decieve a person". For example, I have a lot of friends who love cars. And they know the names of many auto manufacturers and their cars. They tell me about the cars they see on the road like - "Hey, I seen the new S Class today" OR "The BMW 7 Series just whizzed past me". Thats all great. But they, like us, want MORE details. They, like us again, are concerned about what lies under that hood, or what variant of the car was spotted, etc.
There is another serious problem. Fakes, common all over the world, can seriously decieve a person. I once seen a BMW 3 Series badged as a M3 and almost believed it as one. But later realized it didn't have the traditional side grille of the M3. The concept seems to be "If you cannot have it, fake it". Dealers use this technique to sell the cars to people who have limited knowledge about cars. And how?! The "2R Concept". Rebadge or Redesign. Some cars are actually rebadged - for example, a BMW 3 Series rebadged into a M3. While some are redesigned - Toyota Land Cruiser converted into Lexus LX470 to decieve potential buyers.
Also. Some lower variant cars, are loaded with optional accessories. Yeah, they look good and all. But sometimes, they are rebadged after adding the optional extras. This can also hinder your judgement.
However, it may become difficult for us too, to know what variant of a car we see, whether it went under the "2R Concept" or not. This is a small guide on the minor exterior differences you can spot to recognize a variant or at least come close to it.
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