Mercedes-Benz: CLS-Class News
11-06-2003, 11:19 AM
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Originally posted by ApocalypseCL
still an auto hahahahaha but it is kinda nice i like it but what do you mean by 4 door coupe????
still an auto hahahahaha but it is kinda nice i like it but what do you mean by 4 door coupe????
I mean a 4 door coupe.
11-06-2003, 06:18 PM
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Originally posted by Yumchah
Overkill? Well, I think BMW is way worse with all the cars they are reportedly trying to add to their lineup...?
Overkill? Well, I think BMW is way worse with all the cars they are reportedly trying to add to their lineup...?
well, since mercedez lost their quality, its easy to make new cars and more of them.
11-07-2003, 02:29 AM
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Since all of you are going "WTF" to the "4 door coupe" thing, let me try to explain my interpretation of it, which seems to make enough sense.
They mean it's a sedan, built like a coupe. The rear windshield and trunk lid form one smooth curve as opposed to a curve for the rear windshield and then a rectangular trunk lid sticking out, like all other MB sedans have. Of course, this isn't the most accurate definition of it, but it's the first one that comes to mind.
About the car... the headlights scream upper scale Toyota/lower scale Lexus to me... maybe the next gen CLS will have the headlights pulled further back, maybe until half the length of the hood is just the lights? Head-on looks like the CLK had this car after being impregnated by the SC430. Profile is an orgy of the Maxima, current CLK, the new E, with a bit of the new 5 series thrown in for good measure.
Mercedes interiors, however, can't be beat.
They mean it's a sedan, built like a coupe. The rear windshield and trunk lid form one smooth curve as opposed to a curve for the rear windshield and then a rectangular trunk lid sticking out, like all other MB sedans have. Of course, this isn't the most accurate definition of it, but it's the first one that comes to mind.
About the car... the headlights scream upper scale Toyota/lower scale Lexus to me... maybe the next gen CLS will have the headlights pulled further back, maybe until half the length of the hood is just the lights? Head-on looks like the CLK had this car after being impregnated by the SC430. Profile is an orgy of the Maxima, current CLK, the new E, with a bit of the new 5 series thrown in for good measure.
Mercedes interiors, however, can't be beat.
11-07-2003, 05:22 AM
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Originally posted by soopa
but that doesnt really have rear doors either.......
this is a 4 door car. how is it not a sedan?
but that doesnt really have rear doors either.......
this is a 4 door car. how is it not a sedan?
Soopa, why doesn't the RX8 have rear doors? The fact that they are suicide doors, does not mean they are not rear doors. Right?
11-07-2003, 07:56 AM
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i like it.
11-07-2003, 01:20 PM
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the whole coupe thing is a little rediculous, they're trying to create a new class of car just by saying it is this new class of car-"Thus, the four-door vehicle clearly offers a great deal more added value than other coupés" yea umm cause its a sedan. competing against coupes using a sedan just so they can say they have more features, what will they think of next, an suv thats really a sedan but offers more than typical sedans?
02-19-2004, 07:56 PM
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I miss my 03 CL-S :(
Wow the triangle sticking out on the rear door sure is odd.
Strike that, the whole car looks odd. It's like they just added two more doors to a CL as an afterthought. Rear reminds me of a Sable.
Sure does look like it'd be a very comfy cruiser though!
Strike that, the whole car looks odd. It's like they just added two more doors to a CL as an afterthought. Rear reminds me of a Sable.
Sure does look like it'd be a very comfy cruiser though!
02-19-2004, 08:26 PM
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looks kinda weird but its hott in its own respect. i think itll sell and itll sell well. its like nothing anyone has and we all know at some point you buy a benz for status and to stand out. this car def looks like it will do that. will it be the CLS Klasse or is there another name in the works?
btw, does it have dual exhaust? i cant tell from the picture. i hate single exhaust and on the CLK it really lowers the style of that car.
btw, does it have dual exhaust? i cant tell from the picture. i hate single exhaust and on the CLK it really lowers the style of that car.
02-19-2004, 08:57 PM
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I think it is duel, i can kinda see one sticking out the other side. Anyway, i think it looks better then the concept version, maby its just the pics i saw of it, but it looks hot. I still dont realy see the point of this car though, its just a sleeker S class... I dont like the rear end, esepcialy the tail lights, it does look kinda like a sabel. The interior is hot, but what the hell is with the little side window on the rear door....that looks horrible, though it would be cool if that went down also.
What is this now mercedes like 20th model...they are geting a little out of control
What is this now mercedes like 20th model...they are geting a little out of control
02-19-2004, 10:01 PM
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i think the point is for it to be a 6 series alt. lower in price than the CL, equiped like an S, more refined than the CLK. the 4 door coupe thing im thinking is a lil ploy thing for people who want the size and capabilities and luxury of the 6 but want more room and easier access to the rear seats.
02-19-2004, 11:23 PM
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fucking ugly.
02-20-2004, 10:09 AM
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Kind of confused, where is this in their lineup? Wont it be competing with the E class if it is below the S class.
Kind of like it, but reminds me of a lot of other cars. Just does not scream mercedes to me like their other models do.
Kind of like it, but reminds me of a lot of other cars. Just does not scream mercedes to me like their other models do.
02-20-2004, 10:16 AM
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Originally posted by ItalianStallion
btw, does it have dual exhaust? i cant tell from the picture. i hate single exhaust and on the CLK it really lowers the style of that car.
btw, does it have dual exhaust? i cant tell from the picture. i hate single exhaust and on the CLK it really lowers the style of that car.
I won't ever buy a car that doesn't have dual exhaust. Its one of the requirements. I don't really know why I care about it so much...I just think single exhaust looks weak.
Thats a hot mercedes though. Wouldn't be at the top of my list, but its pretty nice looking.
Whats with the mesh bag thing in the passenger side?
02-20-2004, 11:59 AM
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I'm not sure if the pics do it justice....I'll wait to see it in person.
02-20-2004, 10:31 PM
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
I love it, though it has no Benz proportions what so ever. Looks japanese, slap Lexus or Infiniti on it and you couldn't tell it's a Benz.
I love it, though it has no Benz proportions what so ever. Looks japanese, slap Lexus or Infiniti on it and you couldn't tell it's a Benz.
02-20-2004, 11:10 PM
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Originally posted by 95gt
Kind of confused, where is this in their lineup? Wont it be competing with the E class if it is below the S class.
Kind of like it, but reminds me of a lot of other cars. Just does not scream mercedes to me like their other models do.
Kind of confused, where is this in their lineup? Wont it be competing with the E class if it is below the S class.
Kind of like it, but reminds me of a lot of other cars. Just does not scream mercedes to me like their other models do.
02-21-2004, 01:27 PM
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Originally posted by KavexTrax
Kavextrax is officially
265 hp and 413 lb-ft., 0-60 in 6.4
chooo chooooooooooo!
Kavextrax is officially
265 hp and 413 lb-ft., 0-60 in 6.4
chooo chooooooooooo!
The French vanilla interior looks a little effeminate. Or, as the guy on Top Gear would say, it looks like Liberace's boudoir.
It would definitely benefit from darker colors or more contrast.:thumbsdn: :ultraghey:
