New Model Alert! C117/CLC Four-Door Coupe: the Poor Man's CLS?

MBWorld Editor · 08-08-2011, 12:44 PM

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ucfbeta92 · 08-08-2011, 03:17 PM

The existing CLC is one ugly looking car - looks like one of those Chinese copycat contraptions that looks hastily put together. The front and rear ends got the W204 treatment / upgrade, but the side panels look almost completely the same as the previous generation CLC (or should I say C-Class Sportcoupe). MB, imho, hit rock-bottom with the CLC and the only way it can go now is up.

At first glance, the heavily camo'd CLC 4 door coupe looks good. I hope they make as many changes to the side panels of this car so that the design flows more naturally. Maybe this will be a re-design from scratch like the A-Class concept which is an inspired work of engineering and art.

As a concept, I think it's a great way for MB to go. A smaller 4-door coupe that's really a sedan may help them hit some of the buyers in the BMW 1-series niche. The A and B class aren't really comparable alternatives to the 1-series, and neither is the current CLC (one is beautiful, one is butt-ugly. You guess which is which), but hopefully a new CLC will be it.

jwoods986 · 08-09-2011, 02:52 PM

There is a poor man's CLS already - the VW CC.

ucfbeta92 · 08-09-2011, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jwoods986

There is a poor man's CLS already - the VW CC.

And it's a beautiful, beautiful car...

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08-08-2011, 03:17 PM	#2
ucfbeta92 Senior Member 2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 283 Drives: 2009 C300 Sport, ex 2007 C230 Sport	The existing CLC is one ugly looking car - looks like one of those Chinese copycat contraptions that looks hastily put together. The front and rear ends got the W204 treatment / upgrade, but the side panels look almost completely the same as the previous generation CLC (or should I say C-Class Sportcoupe). MB, imho, hit rock-bottom with the CLC and the only way it can go now is up. At first glance, the heavily camo'd CLC 4 door coupe looks good. I hope they make as many changes to the side panels of this car so that the design flows more naturally. Maybe this will be a re-design from scratch like the A-Class concept which is an inspired work of engineering and art. As a concept, I think it's a great way for MB to go. A smaller 4-door coupe that's really a sedan may help them hit some of the buyers in the BMW 1-series niche. The A and B class aren't really comparable alternatives to the 1-series, and neither is the current CLC (one is beautiful, one is butt-ugly. You guess which is which), but hopefully a new CLC will be it.

08-09-2011, 02:52 PM	#3
jwoods986 Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Woodstock, GA Posts: 54 Drives: '11 VW GTI	There is a poor man's CLS already - the VW CC.

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08-09-2011, 11:15 PM