Mercedes to drop "CL", add "S Class Coupe"
06-23-09, 11:41 PM
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I really have nothing to say with their name changes and 4 door coupes and GLKs and the like. I do know I much preferred the last gen CL
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The W126 and W140 are the ORIGINAL OG Benzes.
06-23-09, 11:57 PM
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The W126 and W140 are the ORIGINAL OG Benzes.
i see u know what an real man benz coupe looks like...bulletproof
06-24-09, 12:01 AM
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I like most benzs but they really need to reduce the number of models it produces. Its like 31 flavors at mercedes
06-24-09, 12:49 AM
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I don't like many Mercedes but the styling of this one I have always loved.
new one looks soooooo much better...
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06-24-09, 01:35 AM
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i see u know what an real man benz coupe looks like...bulletproof
Those two were the classical definition of a Teutonic design ethic right there - besides the older 7 and 8 Series.
06-24-09, 08:35 AM
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Even though the CL has always essentially been an "S Class Coupe", the name just seems odd to me. The S Class has always been the big, top of the line, four door, executive saloon from Mercedes and somehow, fitting a coupe into that name and image just seems foreign to me.
In the past an S class two-door was known as "S class coupe", I believe, so they are essentially just returning to their roots.
Someone please correct me if I am wrong.
06-24-09, 08:54 AM
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In the past an S class two-door was known as "S class coupe", I believe, so they are essentially just returning to their roots.
Someone please correct me if I am wrong.
It depends on which previous generation of S-class based coupe. The W126-chassis coupe, they call them 380SEC, 420SEC, 500SEC and 560SEC :
The W140-chassis S-class coupe were still called SEC at the beginning, but were changed to S500 coupe and the S600 coupe later ...
06-24-09, 10:09 AM
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new one looks soooooo much better...
only from this angle
, as I've said earlier, the side view is it's best angle.
06-24-09, 10:17 AM
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The W-140 is OG and should of always stayed the "S" class but as you can see it a lot cheaper for Mercedes to keep as many cars under one class as possible. If the world economy was real good then it would be like I8ABMR said they would have like 31 flavors LoL
06-24-09, 10:35 AM
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It depends on which previous generation of S-class based coupe. The W126-chassis coupe, they call them 380SEC, 420SEC, 500SEC and 560SEC :
Yep, I like the SEC designation way better
I never liked the name CL. To me, it's too associated with the acura CL
The new CL and the 6 series have similar trait= big forehead like Tyra Banks
06-24-09, 11:04 AM
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only from this angle
, as I've said earlier, the side view is it's best angle.
same here. overall i still love the sick styling of the previous cl
06-24-09, 11:42 AM
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Man oh man I can't believe the car lost like more then half its value in 5 years
uh, pretty much all vehicles lose half their value in 5 years.
06-24-09, 11:43 AM
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i think it's great that mb is aligning the names better with the models. lexus has always done this well. it just needs more models.
06-24-09, 12:34 PM
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BMW needs to clean up its naming conventions too, by making the numbering=engine capacity (liters).
06-24-09, 01:34 PM
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BMW needs to clean up its naming conventions too, by making the numbering=engine capacity (liters).
haha mb isn't much better though. all the 550 aren't 5.5L. 600 aren't 6.0L. 63 are actually 6.2L
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