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Post by michael on Nov 29, 2017 8:44:40 GMT
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Post by johnc on Nov 29, 2017 9:14:47 GMT
If it's not broken!
It looks more like an update to me than a whole new car but that's no bad thing. I am a bit worried though that it is growing from the current car's near 5m long! |
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Post by Martin on Nov 29, 2017 10:07:12 GMT
I’m disappointed, I was expecting it to go into my shortlist. It’s too ‘droopy’, more like the original (which I never liked) than the outgoing model, which would have been a strong contender with a better interior.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Nov 29, 2017 10:16:33 GMT
It looks a little downhearted, a bit upset. Poor thing. Hope it's OK.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 10:36:40 GMT
Interestingly that manages to be both meh and ugh at the same time. No mean feat.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 12:59:39 GMT
They took it out of the mould a bit early.
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Post by Ben on Nov 29, 2017 15:07:29 GMT
Other than the headlights which look a bit weird, I quite like that actually.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 15:14:46 GMT
It resembles something from several years ago but I cannot remember the name.
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Post by Roadrunner on Nov 29, 2017 15:18:22 GMT
I like it too, but then I have always been a fan of the CLS, especially in shooting break form. A straight six would be very acceptable indeed.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 15:21:35 GMT
It is rather understated and the better for that but it does not exactly have that 'something indefinable' to say it is special.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 19:25:34 GMT
It resembles something from several years ago but I cannot remember the name. A banana? |
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Post by humphreythepug on Nov 29, 2017 20:22:53 GMT
I like that, it's more like the original CLS (which is a fantastic looking car), the second gen was ruined by the weird rear arch haunches, this is back to the original with a more fluid design.
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Post by michael on Nov 29, 2017 22:05:00 GMT
The red one in the Autocar pictures looks nice, I think it’s the nicest CLS yet. It does remind me a bit of a new Mustang that’s lost the hard edges.
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Post by Martin on Nov 29, 2017 22:09:57 GMT
The red one doesn’t look so droopy for some reason, be interesting to see what it really looks like.
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Post by michael on Nov 29, 2017 22:18:05 GMT
The red one appears to have a less aggressive front bumper design so looses a fair amount of the visual bulk of other car. The grill treatment appears more successful, too.
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Post by Nelson on Nov 29, 2017 22:51:24 GMT
Really like that, suitably handsome, brutish, expensive looking, got some presence but I can't stop looking at those rear lights and thinking they spoil the look. They are too angular, too sharp and pointy and don't go with the swooping curves. Much prefer to more vertical lights of the Mk2 CLS that reminded me of the S-Class. Put S-Class rear lights on the that and then it's a real stunner but to me they make the rear look narrow against the attractive wide stance of the front and I continue to be impressed with the panamericana grille, works a treat that does
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Nov 30, 2017 10:53:26 GMT
Really nice looking car that, one of our young engineers has a current gen CLS (although he's just got married and his missus has just commandeered it so he's bought an M5) and I was never quite sure I liked it that much, but this one, while quite similar, just addresses those areas of concern I had. The first Mercedes in a while I'd be interested in buying.
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Post by PG on Dec 1, 2017 11:48:28 GMT
I like that, it's more like the original CLS (which is a fantastic looking car), the second gen was ruined by the weird rear arch haunches, this is back to the original with a more fluid design. +1. The second gen one was awful. The first one had shock value and this is perhaps the best comprmise? |
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Post by ChrisM on Dec 1, 2017 18:07:40 GMT
The car in the top photo looks like the same colour that I saw an older CLS in, when I was in Copenhagen at the start of the month. Disgusting matt grey !
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Post by johnc on Dec 1, 2017 18:18:43 GMT
Get it in Black or a nice dark blue metallic with silver wheels and I reckon it will look very smart.
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Post by Tim on Dec 4, 2017 14:16:30 GMT
To me it looks like a facelift of the current one but with VW Passat rear lights grafted on.
Is it my imagination or has the Mk2 CLS been a lot less popular than the original?
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Post by grampa on Dec 5, 2017 14:00:44 GMT
To me it looks like a facelift of the current one but with VW Passat rear lights grafted on. Is it my imagination or has the Mk2 CLS been a lot less popular than the original? From what I see on the roads, I would say it's not your imagination which given the elegance of the first one and the ugliness of the second one is not surprising. Glad to see the new one has moved back to the less fussy design of the first one - still not as good looking as the original though. |
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Post by michael on Dec 7, 2017 13:41:00 GMT
I’m surprised by how many like the original. I’ve always found way too challenging.
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Post by Tim on Dec 7, 2017 13:56:50 GMT
I think it looks incredibly dated now but I remember thinking at the time it was challenging but at least something new.
Now we can't move for things described as coupes.
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Post by michael on Dec 7, 2017 14:00:14 GMT
I could never get on with the front. I seem to recal it was designed to have Jaguar like styling which was presumably quite coupy at the time.
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Post by grampa on Dec 10, 2017 12:30:08 GMT
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