[W126 Coupe] New CL

[dolans1 at verizon.net]

As the Fat Croat says, "Looks like a fat kid trying to play sports".

>From: Robin Jones <robin.jones at comcast.net>
>Date: Thu Jul 06 16:37:07 CDT 2006
>To: c.goldswain at hyengineering.com, 
	Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] New CL

>I think you're looking at the CLE which is based on the CLS design, but with 
>a Mazda RX-8/Saturn style rear door. It's supposed to be built on the 
>C-Class chassis. At the rate MB is going, they'll have more models than GM 
>pretty soon.
>
>The first time my wife say a CLS, she said "eeuw, yuk".
>
>Robin Jones
>'89 560SEC
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Chris Goldswain" <c.goldswain at hyengineering.com>
>To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 5:08 PM
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] New CL
>
>
>>I agree with Dawid, its OK but doesn't do much for me either. But then, I
>> haven't really liked anything Mercedes has put out for the last 10years.
>> What really gets me is the high window line... can you say Chrysler 300? I
>> personally think it'll look dated in a few years. And they can call it a
>> coupe all they want, it's not, it's a 4-door sedan with crappy head and
>> legroom in the back.
>>
>> Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear took an AMG version around their track and
>> the thing was a monster, but at the end of the day he said that it's still
>> a D.C. Mercedes and that pieces would probably start falling off within a
>> year.
>>
>> Chris Goldswain
>> H.Y. Engineering
>> Phone: (604)583-1616 
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