New experimental spectra for styrene(Ar)(n), n = 4-12 clusters have been recorded using the technique of resonant one-color two-photon ionization and time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Transition energies and spectral shifts relative to styrene have been determined and are reported. These spectra are discussed in terms of progressive solvation dynamics. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.