[W126 Coupe] New CL

[Vedat Iplikci]

I totally agree with you Dawid...

Vedat Iplikci
1987 560 SEC EURO
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dawid Loubser 
  To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
  Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 9:43 AM
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] New CL


  Maybe most people feel like I do about it, in that it's nice to see how they reverted to some design features of older models,
  I particularly see a lot of W126 inspiration in the front (shape of lights, strong wedge shape when seen form above, etc) - but also
  feel that somehow they got it slightly "wrong" this time - it's not original enough. Some parts of it look too much like the CLK,
  and sadly some parts of it are highly reminiscent of the current BMW 6-Series! (the hoods shut-line line going up from the
  lights.) This shut-line also looks really awkward from the side, and I imagine will look bad in years to come (in a 20-year old
  CL). It emphasises even minor misalignment in the same way a Citroën C2 hatchback's does.


  I would have to see it in the flesh before I can truly comment, but my feelings are a bit mixed... not the complete desire / awe
  I felt when I saw the previous generation.


  So... I think it looks amazing from some angles, but decidedly un-mercedes-like form others, and not in a good way, i.e. it does not
  look un-mercedes-like in an 'original' way. If you took the badge off the front, you could easily mistake the front for a 
  BMW/Lexus/Hyundai/whatever...


  In contrast, something like the previous generation or a W126 looks decidedly MB in every detail. Even the interiour, although
  gorgeous, does not say "Mercedes-Benz" when I see it. I think it's amazing though that they managed to get the rear windows
  to disappear completely, that must have been tough, considering their large size.


  I also particularly dislike the rear end... Every Japanese and Korean car uses rear lights and general curvature like that... they should have
  stayed "different", either current M-B triangular shape, or revert back to a more rectangular shape a-la W126. From the rear, that is what sets
  a Bentley or a Rolls apart, whereas now I would not give a new CL a second look (looks like everything else).


  enough comment for you? :-)




  On 06 Jul 2006, at 12:49 vm., Hovsep Dovlatian wrote:


    Guys its the new CL. The heir to the SEC throne. Do you all not care?

    Hovsep Dovlatian <hovsepdov at yahoo.com> wrote:
      I dont know if you know but the new cl is here, and this website  http://emercedesbenz.com has pics of the new CL. Scroll down the page to see more CL, and S class stuff. Look at the Brabus Rocket CLS its crazy.




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