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    Aug 17, 2010 8:21:05 PM

    temm
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    2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS Leaked Ahead of World Premiere

    Looks pretty darn good if you ask meSmiley

    cls 04.jpg

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    Aug 17, 2010 8:27:52 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

     Very nice looking, including interior... save the side mirror which look riceish.


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    Aug 17, 2010 11:17:42 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    I love it, the whole design language has a lot of reference to the 1950s MBs! the new AMGs should be amazing.


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    Aug 17, 2010 11:54:17 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

     I guess its all about the angles with this car because one moment it looks bad and then this comes out with it looking gorgeous. I'm liking this pictures a lot.

    Aug 18, 2010 12:07:06 AM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    I agree.  However the previous shots, for some reason, made it look so ugly.

    I like the front fender curves, nicely done.


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    Aug 18, 2010 1:06:00 AM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    Aug 18, 2010 3:27:23 AM

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    Yo mamma was so ugly that your dad had to be blind-all the new designs of MB and BMW outright suck!

    Aug 18, 2010 4:02:13 AM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    Bit harsh there eh? The new 5er is a winner. New Ecoupe is quite nice. I like this CLS too but the ball is in BMW's court as they probably will introduce their GranConcept, a 4door coupe based on the new 6er chassis....


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    indeed shifting is ancient technology - so is a fuel burning engine..  I happen to like both :) 

    Aug 18, 2010 5:20:44 AM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    Looks much better than the previous pics

    Aug 18, 2010 6:28:51 AM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    I still don’t like it at all. The front may look OK, but the rear is not even close to the previous model.

    Very clever marketing move from MB, to present the model with these “low light” pictures…

    Aug 18, 2010 7:28:13 AM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    busy lines....but looks good.

    hips are very bentleyesque


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    Aug 18, 2010 8:02:26 AM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    Mercedes abandoned the elegance of Mk1 CLS for an imposing and grandeur style for the Mk2. It's similar to the design philosophy of all their recent cars.

    It will sell well especially outside "old" Europe,  in countries where ostentation is a virtue.


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    Aug 18, 2010 8:31:43 AM

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    I must be in a minority here since I don't like the styling


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    Aug 18, 2010 9:44:45 AM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

     

    Aug 18, 2010 12:05:56 PM

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    Aug 18, 2010 12:21:18 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    I agree that these shots look better than the previous set. I gather than svelt and uncomplicated is no longer in vogue at MB design.  For me Mercedes lost is aura years ago when the traditional radiator became vestigial and the SL grill found its way onto every model.


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    Aug 18, 2010 8:02:11 PM

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    Again.. The first spy pics I liked, the second I hated, now, those pictures are quit good again. The lines are a bit to much I would say, just to many angles. I have to se it in real to make a final judgment.

    Aug 18, 2010 8:11:34 PM

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    looks good and promising. way better than a7.

    Aug 18, 2010 8:48:17 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    hunterone:

    looks good and promising. way better than a7.

    Very true!! The A7 is CRAP Smiley

    Aug 21, 2010 1:36:49 AM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    yes, will take this over the A7 anyday, bring on the AMG!

    Aug 21, 2010 3:01:36 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    AMG CLS or new M5 - will be an interesting comparison. Unfortunately both will have turbos.


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    Aug 21, 2010 3:34:50 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

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    Aug 21, 2010 3:59:35 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

     the interior looks great, I like the steering wheel.

    Aug 21, 2010 11:30:17 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    About time they give us carbon fiber trim, the worst attribute of the 1st gen was the ugly wood. interior looks so much richer, nicer, much more elegant with the carbon trim.

    Aug 21, 2010 11:38:01 PM

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    Absolutely horrible - on above pics.  Lets see once it is in the showrooms and on the streets .

    Aug 22, 2010 10:18:31 AM

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    Whoopsy:

    About time they give us carbon fiber trim, the worst attribute of the 1st gen was the ugly wood. interior looks so much richer, nicer, much more elegant with the carbon trim.

     

    +1 - my thoughts! I always hated that wood, this carbon makes it need and stylish!

    Aug 22, 2010 11:48:59 AM

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    Great exterior and interior It will be a success

    Aug 22, 2010 2:50:40 PM

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    The new batch of pics is horrible too.. Sorry to all the fanboys, just sharing...

    Aug 22, 2010 5:46:23 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    Misha011:

    Absolutely horrible - on above pics.  Lets see once it is in the showrooms and on the streets .

    Misha,

    I hope you don't think it looks as bad as Panamera.  Looks really nice IMO, much better than A7 and Panam fro sure.


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    Aug 22, 2010 7:04:38 PM

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    Re: Official CLS pics leaked

    Well... I still do not like Panamera. A7 is a dissapointment for me(but, it looks pretty close to proto showcar). New CLS? Pfui.

    For me more conservative new 535d or 550i all the way.

     
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