Oh My GOD!! How could they ruin the new GEN CL-Klass

1Day · 21st March 2006, 20:36

These pics are from worldcarfans.com, they prety much represent what the new CL would look like..and i have to say its bad..after seeing the new S, i couldnt believe they actually made a design as sexy as W220 even better, that gave me hope for the best looking affordable luxory coupe in the world..the CL class and after seeing these pictures i am quite shocked..this is quite bad...

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spadival · 21st March 2006, 20:44

Everything has literally gone pear shaped now :(

islero · 21st March 2006, 21:02

Reminds me of the old Lexus SC430. Yuck. Totally ruined a wonderfully graceful design.

Maverick5490 · 21st March 2006, 21:09

The front end looks like it has genes from the BMW 6 series..

1Day · 21st March 2006, 21:11

6 looks much sweeter than this crap...

oh well what can you do...i much rather have the XKR when it comes out than this or even the AMV8 for the same money before i spend anything on this..now i am just praying that they dont spoil the SL, the new C is also out and that also doesnt look any good...but still that really doesnt concern me cuz I wouldnt ever wanna be in a C class...an accord over a C for me..

torqueunlimited · 21st March 2006, 22:04

The overall looks aren't that bad actually. If they would refine the headlights a little bit then it would definitely change the whole look to being better. The rear is also not that bad actually. The only problem it does not look like a Mercedes....

adit1329 · 21st March 2006, 22:11

dunno, i saw it in bangalore on mg road the other day and it looked damn good....
neat curves (what say speed satya?)

Sahil · 21st March 2006, 22:32

Damn, what can i say the current CL still remains at the top of the MB stable for me. This one is crap, the side profile reminds of a Toyota Solora! Just hope this is a bad photoshoped image!

merve_extreme · 22nd March 2006, 00:17

these are 100% photoshop jobs.The real CL will look much better than this crap photoshop.

1Day · 22nd March 2006, 00:26

here it is caught testing and these are not bad photochops, but more accurate than not..

see it for your self..

BTW, these are actual unchanged photos of the prototype car running around in germany i believe..only some minor tapes were removed from computer..

Source

aniguchisan · 22nd March 2006, 01:30

That's blasphemy, sacrilege, everything!

RJK · 22nd March 2006, 09:24

The front could be still pardoned but the rear is just fugly

jkdas · 22nd March 2006, 09:29

Saw the boot? yuk! yuk!

Aditya · 22nd March 2006, 14:25

The current generation CL is one of the best looking Mercs ever made. This one certainly dosen't look great in pictures, but, I would like to see it in person before passing a judgement. In the past, I have found many Jaguars, Astons and even the CLS ugly looking in pictures. In reality, these are some of the most good looking cars in the world.

21st March 2006, 20:36	#1
1Day Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Delhi Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Oh My GOD!! How could they ruin the new GEN CL-Klass These pics are from worldcarfans.com, they prety much represent what the new CL would look like..and i have to say its bad..after seeing the new S, i couldnt believe they actually made a design as sexy as W220 even better, that gave me hope for the best looking affordable luxory coupe in the world..the CL class and after seeing these pictures i am quite shocked..this is quite bad... from this:
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21st March 2006, 20:44	#2
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Everything has literally gone pear shaped now :(
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21st March 2006, 21:02	#3
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Reminds me of the old Lexus SC430. Yuck. Totally ruined a wonderfully graceful design.
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21st March 2006, 21:09	#4
Maverick5490 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 1,464 Thanked: 1,818 Times View My Garage	The front end looks like it has genes from the BMW 6 series..
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21st March 2006, 21:11	#5
1Day Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Delhi Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	6 looks much sweeter than this crap... oh well what can you do...i much rather have the XKR when it comes out than this or even the AMV8 for the same money before i spend anything on this..now i am just praying that they dont spoil the SL, the new C is also out and that also doesnt look any good...but still that really doesnt concern me cuz I wouldnt ever wanna be in a C class...an accord over a C for me..
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21st March 2006, 22:04	#6
torqueunlimited BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 321 Thanked: 19 Times	The overall looks aren't that bad actually. If they would refine the headlights a little bit then it would definitely change the whole look to being better. The rear is also not that bad actually. The only problem it does not look like a Mercedes....
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21st March 2006, 22:11	#7
adit1329 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 346 Thanked: 3 Times	dunno, i saw it in bangalore on mg road the other day and it looked damn good.... neat curves (what say speed satya?)
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21st March 2006, 22:32	#8
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	Damn, what can i say the current CL still remains at the top of the MB stable for me. This one is crap, the side profile reminds of a Toyota Solora! Just hope this is a bad photoshoped image!
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22nd March 2006, 00:17	#9
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	these are 100% photoshop jobs.The real CL will look much better than this crap photoshop.
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22nd March 2006, 00:26	#10
1Day Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Delhi Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	here it is caught testing and these are not bad photochops, but more accurate than not.. see it for your self.. BTW, these are actual unchanged photos of the prototype car running around in germany i believe..only some minor tapes were removed from computer.. Source
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22nd March 2006, 01:30	#11
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 123 Times View My Garage	That's blasphemy, sacrilege, everything!
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22nd March 2006, 09:24	#12
RJK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,140 Thanked: 701 Times	The front could be still pardoned but the rear is just fugly
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22nd March 2006, 09:29	#13
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Saw the boot? yuk! yuk!
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22nd March 2006, 14:25	#14
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,845 Thanked: 77,082 Times View My Garage	The current generation CL is one of the best looking Mercs ever made. This one certainly dosen't look great in pictures, but, I would like to see it in person before passing a judgement. In the past, I have found many Jaguars, Astons and even the CLS ugly looking in pictures. In reality, these are some of the most good looking cars in the world.
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