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Old 11-20-2010, 04:21 PM
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What new car is closest to the coupe?

Haven't posted here in a while and I'm wondering: what new car available today is the most direct replacement for the coupe. AFAIK, I can't think of any 2-door rwd hatches available in the US. The 1 series hatch would be perfect.

I think what comes closest are the genesis coupe and the 1 series.
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Haven't posted here in a while and I'm wondering: what new car available today is the most direct replacement for the coupe. AFAIK, I can't think of any 2-door rwd hatches available in the US. The 1 series hatch would be perfect.

I think what comes closest are the genesis coupe and the 1 series.
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I would say that the closest by far is the Volvo C30; two-door, true hatch, semi-sporty like the coupey. CTS-V is too expensive (and too powerful) to be seen as a comparable car. Mini S is reasonably similar as well.

Other cars that will be coming here would be the Alfa MiTo, the Fiat 500 Abarth, and of course, the new coupe, when the facelift gets here for the W204 (though I'm sure that it will continue with the girly theme and limited manny transmission of the current 204). There is a chance that we get the facelifted 1 hatch, but I'll believe that when I see it.
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C30 or CLC - sorry the CLC is not available in the US.
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BMW M3,.... ok, maybe not M,... but BMW 3-series 2-door coupe
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BMW M3,.... ok, maybe not M,... but BMW 3-series 2-door coupe
sorry, but the E92 is a coupe. not a hatchback. The E36 and E46 "Ti" was the hatchback and competitor for the C-hatch which was not brought back in the market when the 1-series was the better seller.

VW Scirocco, Golf/GTi, Ford Focus (euro, not the US junk), A3, Renault Megane, 1-series, Volvo C30, Peugeot 308, Vauxhall Astra, Mazdaspeed3...these are the ones that i can remember off the top of my head.


edit: the W204 coupe is actually going to be a coupe. not a hatchback.
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C30 or CLC - sorry the CLC is not available in the US.

The CLC looks so cool
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Originally Posted by dead_eye
Haven't posted here in a while and I'm wondering: what new car available today is the most direct replacement for the coupe. AFAIK, I can't think of any 2-door rwd hatches available in the US. The 1 series hatch would be perfect.

I think what comes closest are the genesis coupe and the 1 series.

nothing compares..
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CR-Z..saw it at LA auto show today. It wasn't bad..looks kind of nice.



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yea, everything about that car is nice except the performance. lol
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yea, everything about that car is nice except the performance. lol
Your engine is exactly 3 times more powerful
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just wait until a bit. The rumor is there's suppose to be a c-class coupe with the next coming refresh and possible a AMG c-class coupe to better compete against the m3.

2012 c-class coupe


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just wait until a bit. The rumor is there's suppose to be a c-class coupe with the next coming refresh and possible a AMG c-class coupe to better compete against the m3.

2012 c-class coupe
Do I hear turbos spooling? Rumor also has it that they are going to put a turbo in the coupe to compete with the 135i . Turbos are slowly becoming popular...even infinity created the G25 Turbo (specs look nothing special but seems very economical)
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Do I hear turbos spooling? Rumor also has it that they are going to put a turbo in the coupe to compete with the 135i . Turbos are slowly becoming popular...even infinity created the G25 Turbo (specs look nothing special but seems very economical)

are you talking about putting turbo's in a c class below a 63? well they're gonna put a 5.5 TT setup in it if anything. 517hp is more than enough
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there moving to turbos because of emissions. A smaller displacement engine with a turbo will make less emissions then a higher displacement NA with the same hp. But yeah i heard the same rumors that the v6 will be turboed too with a possibilty of a i4 turbo option for the US.

Given how gas prices went back down I think the i4 turbo is dead.
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are you talking about putting turbo's in a c class below a 63? well they're gonna put a 5.5 TT setup in it if anything. 517hp is more than enough
Yup, talking about non AMG. The new AMG is going to be nice but I can't wait to see the V6 Turbo eighter
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Yup, talking about non AMG. The new AMG is going to be nice but I can't wait to see the V6 Turbo eighter
the new CLS AMG at LA Auto Show is V8 Biturbo! ... 63 NA is going to be history soon.
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CR-Z..saw it at LA auto show today. It wasn't bad..looks kind of nice.



This is a great little car. Drove one the other day - even Clarkeson says it makes him "happy"

As a light hybrid it goes OK - but would be great with some more power.
It's very pretty.
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C30 or CLC - sorry the CLC is not available in the US.
I would love any of the two but preferably the latter.
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Do I hear turbos spooling? Rumor also has it that they are going to put a turbo in the coupe to compete with the 135i . Turbos are slowly becoming popular...even infinity created the G25 Turbo (specs look nothing special but seems very economical)
Well if memory serves me correctly, they have been replacing the supercharger with the turbochargers since 08'...?
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are you talking about putting turbo's in a c class below a 63? well they're gonna put a 5.5 TT setup in it if anything. 517hp is more than enough
Now imagine what you can get out of the car with all sorts of mods!
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There aren't many RWD hatchbacks on the U.S. market today. AMC Pacer lol

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Originally Posted by Karo
CR-Z..saw it at LA auto show today. It wasn't bad..looks kind of nice.




I actually got to test drive the Honda CR-Z on July 10th,... about 6 weeks before it hit the Canadian market (and 2 months before it got to US dealers).

The Honda CR-Z is a nice little car. Under-powered,... probably always have it in sport mode to get that extra zip. But after being used to all the creature comforts of a Mercedes like pano-glass roof and heated leather seats,... why downgrade? BTW, Japanese market Honda CR-Z has glass roof, leather, LED and more toys.

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Funny thing,.... one of the rarest car that showed up at our PureMB.com Mercedes BBQ meet,.... was a Honda! A Honda,... WTF! The new 2011 Honda CRZ EX from a Honda Canada rep who was just passing by and decided to check out our Mercedes meet. The Honda CRZ won't even be at the Canadian Honda dealerships until late August or early September. I think Honda Canada is using this particular Honda CRZ as the demostration model for the Canadian media/newspaper car review and the upcoming Toronto Honda Indy,.... to create the buzz before the official launch."

Yeah,.... I generally use the same "SunnyRayToronto" poster name everywhere I post. See post #20:
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I also "reviewed" the Honda CR-Z:
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yea, everything about that car is nice except the performance. lol
handling is excellent. dare I say if they put a K20 in it the MPG wouldn't suffer much and it would be quick. Such is the marketing ploy known as hybrids.

<---former owner of '91 CRX SI who anxiously awaited the replacement. My buddy bought a CR-Z CVT for a commuter (hybrids get special plates here that allow you to use HOV lanes) so I've had some time behind the wheel. There's NOTHING wrong with this car that 100hp and wider rubber can't fix.
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2004 Civic Si. FWD for the Win!
Should have just kept the crx then and went FI or swap in a K20; there will never be a comparable replacement to the crx, which is why I still have mine.


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