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is this really what the new sedan sport will look like?

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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 06:53 PM
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is this really what the new sedan sport package will look like?

http://www.imakenews.com/autospies/e...e000122073.cfm

looks lowered to me...but its how the car should have been introduced in 2001.

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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 06:55 PM
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looks great!
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 06:57 PM
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definitely lowered...but from the factory??
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 07:02 PM
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Pics I've seen at my dealer shows more of a gap, ala C32 look. Sorry bagwell. What autospies is talking about here is a package that is not availbale in the US for now. STFF and you will find pics of what some dealers here actually have.
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 07:04 PM
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Those look like 18" wheels to me (at least from those pics). Will MB put a 18" stock wheel on a W203? The ride will be pretty rough.....
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 07:24 PM
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Wow, those rims are nice...I wonder if they are available yet?
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 07:34 PM
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Originally posted by Harris
Will MB put a 18" stock wheel on a W203? The ride will be pretty rough.....
I have 18" on my car and the ride is not rough at all. The ride is more firmer and no nose dive when you brake, even after H&R sport spring and stock shock (I know, I know )
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 07:43 PM
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That is a European car, although the only difference is the wheels. The sport sedan here has the coupe's C7 wheels. Also, that does look lowered. The 230 sedan is the same height as the coupe. But the 320 sport sedan is not lowered at all. It looks higher than ever.
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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European cars are lower then North American car due our regulations. Also that European car has a true spots suspension which lowers it even more.
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 08:24 PM
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Those pictures look like a really good photoshop job to me. It looks as if someone took the wheels off of an SLK, made them bigger, cut-and-pasted the car lower, and there you have it. It does look very nice though.
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 08:26 PM
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Originally posted by WRXOWNER
Those pictures look like a really good photoshop job to me.
You are mistaken. Those are factory photos from European MB web sites.
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 08:44 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 10:48 PM
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You are mistaken. Those are factory photos from European MB web sites.
Lynn, did you really expect more from a Subaru owner?
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 12:06 AM
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I'm using a black version of this car as my wallpaper. Got it off the international MB site! Definietely not a photochop.

Companies have to get with the times; they don't offer any wallpaper over a resolution of 1024x768. Who even uses a 800x600 res anymore?!
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 02:36 AM
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cross drilled rotors, i say looks good. don't like the round exhaust look though. is that sports package or stock?
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 09:38 AM
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Originally posted by vyse
I'm using a black version of this car as my wallpaper. Got it off the international MB site! Definietely not a photochop.

Companies have to get with the times; they don't offer any wallpaper over a resolution of 1024x768. Who even uses a 800x600 res anymore?!
I do. But then I only have a 17' monitor. I use higher res on the 21's at work.
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 09:57 AM
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Originally posted by Lynn
You are mistaken. Those are factory photos from European MB web sites.
It looks Photoshopped to me too. And just because it's from the MB website doesn't mean it's not altered. Remember the C-Coupe picture that was really a 'shopped AMG C-coupe altered to look like the standard coupe?
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 10:46 AM
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Originally posted by avlis
Remember the C-Coupe picture that was really a 'shopped AMG C-coupe altered to look like the standard coupe?
No. I do remember a real picture of a C230k with the Evolution AMG package which many thought was a C32 AMG coupe.
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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Originally posted by Lynn
No. I do remember a real picture of a C230k with the Evolution AMG package which many thought was a C32 AMG coupe.
This is the thread: https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...site+photoshop
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 12:37 PM
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Ah, I remember that thread now.
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 12:43 PM
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are those the big brakes.........................................

drool.....
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 12:57 PM
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Originally posted by Lynn
European cars are lower then North American car due our regulations.
Got to keep the bumpers up for those SUV's I guess.



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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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Lynn, did you really expect more from a Subaru owner?
Take it easy chief. I could have easily purchased a Mercedes if I wanted one. There are many pros and cons of both my car and a Mercedes (unless you have enough to buy an AMG car which I don't......one con......no manual).
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 02:15 PM
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Originally posted by WRXOWNER
Take it easy chief. I could have easily purchased a Mercedes if I wanted one. There are many pros and cons of both my car and a Mercedes (unless you have enough to buy an AMG car which I don't......one con......no manual).
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 02:46 PM
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Originally posted by Lynn
European cars are lower then North American car due our regulations.

what?
my buddy's 330i w/sport pkg is way lower than my C320.
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