Whats with new rear badge positions?

aquazi · 10-04-2018, 02:53 AM

Colleague at work has picked up their new A Class, and noticed the rear badge is at the lower part of the boot lid now.

Courtesy of Google:
[img] https://parkers-images.bauersecure.c...s-a180_043.jpg [/img]

Since spotting that ive noticed a few other new models seem to be going this route - moving the rear badge from a previously higher position to lower down in the boot lid.... such as the New Fiesta and Focus.

Looks very Audi A3!

Whats caused this new trend? Styling wise I think the A Class looks strange with the badge so low down.

creepy coupe · 10-04-2018, 03:16 AM

Nothing new. My 58 plate golf

MashinBenzin · 10-04-2018, 03:39 AM

Badge position is the last thing that would worry me if an A-Class had landed in my drive

aquazi · 10-04-2018, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Nothing new. My 58 plate golf

Yeah i think it is a VW group thing... as even my MK4 golf had it there....

Wonder if the new 3 series will follow suit

Junebug85 · 10-05-2018, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MashinBenzin

Badge position is the last thing that would worry me if an A-Class had landed in my drive

I saw the new A class on the road and thought it was an Astra

Had to double take at the thing!

MashinBenzin · 10-05-2018, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Junebug85

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Originally Posted by MashinBenzin

Badge position is the last thing that would worry me if an A-Class had landed in my drive

I saw the new A class on the road and thought it was an Astra

Had to double take at the thing!

I know what you mean - thought much the same when I first saw one in Ellesmere Silver

RustyBitz · 10-05-2018, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Junebug85

Quote:

Originally Posted by MashinBenzin

Badge position is the last thing that would worry me if an A-Class had landed in my drive

I saw the new A class on the road and thought it was an Astra

Had to double take at the thing!

The front grill is ugly! Neighbour went from an A45 to an A180 then to an old E class he said it was better in every way.

Alscoob · 10-05-2018, 10:54 AM

About time Alpina moved their badges, they just look way over sized and take up sooo much space on the top of a boot lid !!

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Need to make them smaller though....

Wills2 · 10-06-2018, 05:46 PM

You can easily remove them if you don't like them

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