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W205 Long Wheel Base not coming to North America

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Old 11-23-2014, 01:03 PM
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W205 Long Wheel Base not coming to North America

If you look at the photo carefully you will notice that the 4 men have their right hands in what looks like the letter " C ". Strangely enough the difference in length is put into the rear of the sedan which is 80mm (3.15inches) or about the space between the finger of those men's hands.
In the Asian market most luxury vehicles owners sit in the rear so most manufacturers have gone to LWB for all the models they sell in this area.


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Yeah, the stretched versions of cars usually put the extra room in the passenger space.
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really only meant for China where they really value rear seat legroom
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really only meant for China where they really value rear seat legroom
Which is kind of ironic.
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Remember that many of these LWB W205's will be used as hotel & airport cars. Plus their are plenty of Yao Mings in northern China.
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Which is kind of ironic.
lol. Well to them, its a matter of "face," not legs. haha
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