Shouldnt this have been the new Mercedes CL - Team-BHP

1Day · 1st November 2006, 23:57

I was going through some of the ugly/modified pictures of the SEMA show and came accorss this..

its a choped S Class with the S back and the S front and the side profile similar to the older CL....

I think this would have looked awesome, not that the new CL is not nice, but it could have done better with the back...

I think this rocks too and if someone has the money why not just spend it and get this..

forget the matt color and all the crappy wheels and mods...just look at the shape..

merve_extreme · 2nd November 2006, 00:12

the CL never looks like an S-class

aniguchisan · 2nd November 2006, 03:25

The first-gen CLs looked much like the S.
The second had the tailights, slight side-profile.
This new one is only similar when it comes to the centre-console/instrument cluster, seats, etc.

The rendered image above makes it look SO much more meaty. I love it.

1Day · 2nd November 2006, 05:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by aniguchisan

The first-gen CLs looked much like the S.
The second had the tailights, slight side-profile.
This new one is only similar when it comes to the centre-console/instrument cluster, seats, etc.

The rendered image above makes it look SO much more meaty. I love it.

Its not a rendered image, its an actual car made for sema by some customiser..

its a little longish, but i guess the next time around they can correct that and it would make for an awesome one off car..

comfortablywacky · 2nd November 2006, 08:07

well i guess the new gen CL is the best it can get...infact is looks much better than the new S too...
even though the above pic would also make a good looking CL ..but just that after looking at the new gen CL...ill put my money(if i had it!) on it without a secind thought.

naveendhyani · 2nd November 2006, 11:18

totally agree with CW here, its CL all the way. the only S class that appealed to me was the box design (dont remember the year but the one Clooney used in Peacemaker). that was awesome.

comfortablywacky · 2nd November 2006, 14:58

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Originally Posted by naveendhyani

totally agree with CW here, its CL all the way. the only S class that appealed to me was the box design (dont remember the year but the one Clooney used in Peacemaker). that was awesome.

yeah those are the immoral W140 series S500....It is/was/will be the mercedes at its best!

heelntoe · 2nd November 2006, 20:39

if they put the 221 rear end on the 216 it would look better. like the 215/220 they will look different from the front but share the same taillights. since people are complaining about it's blandness.

ot: i saw a video somewhere of a 140 s-class coupe with a 7.3 v12. now that is hotness.

aniguchisan · 3rd November 2006, 03:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Day

Its not a rendered image, its an actual car made for sema by some customiser..

its a little longish, but i guess the next time around they can correct that and it would make for an awesome one off car..

Really?

I thought it was chopped, and looks it too!

1st November 2006, 23:57	#1 (permalink)
1Day Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Delhi Posts: 1,236 View My Garage	Shouldnt this have been the new Mercedes CL I was going through some of the ugly/modified pictures of the SEMA show and came accorss this.. its a choped S Class with the S back and the S front and the side profile similar to the older CL.... I think this would have looked awesome, not that the new CL is not nice, but it could have done better with the back... I think this rocks too and if someone has the money why not just spend it and get this.. forget the matt color and all the crappy wheels and mods...just look at the shape.. __________________ 400hp of awesome fun!! The Almighty Corvette KILR RYD = Vette Ordered Red/Grey Premium GT-R (Hopefully Aug delivery) Last edited by 1Day : 2nd November 2006 at 00:01.

2nd November 2006, 00:12	#2 (permalink)
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,286 View My Garage	the CL never looks like an S-class __________________ No one has done more to improve the automobile than the one who invented it ----- Mercedes Benz

2nd November 2006, 03:25	#3 (permalink)
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,348 View My Garage	The first-gen CLs looked much like the S. The second had the tailights, slight side-profile. This new one is only similar when it comes to the centre-console/instrument cluster, seats, etc. The rendered image above makes it look SO much more meaty. I love it. __________________ Only the good die young, all the evil seem to live forever...

2nd November 2006, 08:07	#5 (permalink)
comfortablywacky BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 546	well i guess the new gen CL is the best it can get...infact is looks much better than the new S too... even though the above pic would also make a good looking CL ..but just that after looking at the new gen CL...ill put my money(if i had it!) on it without a secind thought. __________________ Regards, Gaurav *"I'm not lazy...just energy efficient!" ©*

2nd November 2006, 20:39	#8 (permalink)
heelntoe BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: navi mumbai Posts: 219	if they put the 221 rear end on the 216 it would look better. like the 215/220 they will look different from the front but share the same taillights. since people are complaining about it's blandness. ot: i saw a video somewhere of a 140 s-class coupe with a 7.3 v12. now that is hotness. __________________ America's best sedan! 220hp, 143mph, $20,000. Olé!

2nd November 2006, 11:18	#6 (permalink)
naveendhyani BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 542	totally agree with CW here, its CL all the way. the only S class that appealed to me was the box design (dont remember the year but the one Clooney used in Peacemaker). that was awesome.

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