Official w204 thread - Updated 01/17/07 (Last page - Official Press Release)
05-15-2006, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by patrick_y
The CLS, is just not my thing. It's too... not conservative, the tail of the CLS looks like it came from a terrible nightmare involving a witch from the Grimms fairy tales.
The SLK is a very nice car on the exterior, but sit inside and look at the dashboard material. Feels like rubber.
The new S, everybody who's seen it in person that I am very familiar with haven't been too inspired by its styling.
The cars in the current Mercedes lineup that I appreciate are:
C,
2007 E (don't like the instrument cluster),
2007 CLK (don't like the instrument cluster with the big clock and digital gauges),
the SL,
CL,
SLR,
and the G.
If they would change the instrument cluster on the E and the CLK, I'd be more impressed.
The SLK is a very nice car on the exterior, but sit inside and look at the dashboard material. Feels like rubber.
The new S, everybody who's seen it in person that I am very familiar with haven't been too inspired by its styling.
The cars in the current Mercedes lineup that I appreciate are:
C,
2007 E (don't like the instrument cluster),
2007 CLK (don't like the instrument cluster with the big clock and digital gauges),
the SL,
CL,
SLR,
and the G.
If they would change the instrument cluster on the E and the CLK, I'd be more impressed.
05-15-2006, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Hades
Hey, you do notice that they are going to use similar e class instrument cluster in the new c, right.
05-15-2006, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Hades
Hey, you do notice that they are going to use similar e class instrument cluster in the new c, right.
05-15-2006, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by patrick_y
In the pictures above, at least there is no gigantic clock with digital fuel and radiator temperature gauges. That is the part I particularly dislike about the current E and CLK.
05-15-2006, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Hades
well.. for me... those are the things that i like about the E, the clock makes the E feel classy, while the digital fuel and temp. gauges make the E feel high-tech. that's why i don't quite like the new C's instrument cluster the first time, but after a few looks at it i'm starting to get used to it... maybe i will like the final product, who knows...
1, clock should always be towards the center of the car or centered on the instrument cluster.
2, tachometer should either be towards the center of the car or dead center of the instrument cluster.
3, Speedometer should always be on the towards the outside of the car UNLESS the tachometer is mounted in a central position, then it should be towards the center of the car.
4, minimal digital guages as possible.
Clarification about "the center of the car." On Left Hand Drive cars, the center of the car would be the "right" of the driver and instrument cluster, while on Right Hand Drive cars, the center of the car would be on the "left" of the driver and instrument cluster.
Very few cars live up to this requirement. This requirement is in place because when I look down from the road to see my instrument cluster, the first thing I want to see is the engine speed; since engine speed is the viewing priority.
Lastly, high-tech is not a strong point of Mercedes-Benz. Seriously, nobody needs "night vision" supercomputers on their cars.
05-15-2006, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by patrick_y
Okay, rules about the instrument cluster.
Lastly, high-tech is not a strong point of Mercedes-Benz. Seriously, nobody needs "night vision" supercomputers on their cars.
Lastly, high-tech is not a strong point of Mercedes-Benz. Seriously, nobody needs "night vision" supercomputers on their cars.
BTW, the night vision is the yestertech piece of the loadout. Cadillac had that a decade ago...
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06-08-2006, 12:29 AM
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07-12-2006, 09:39 AM
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New C-Class (W204) spy photos from Dubai
Hi everyone,
Here are some pictures taken by my friends Bjorn and Chicco of the new C-Class undergoing hot weather testing in Dubai:
Here are some pictures taken by my friends Bjorn and Chicco of the new C-Class undergoing hot weather testing in Dubai:
07-12-2006, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CSportAnt
Nice!! But you sure it is a C Class, looks kind of big.
07-12-2006, 06:39 PM
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It's funny that they test there were it's hot and humid. Then the bring it to our southwest where it's bone dry and 120F and parts start falling off and they can't figure out why. I had a W201 lemon law buyback because the throttle linkage would expand in the desert heat and fall off.
07-12-2006, 11:41 PM
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Good to see you again jimmyg. I'm surprised that Mercedes chose to conduct the hot weather testing in Dubai, since they usually do it in the Mojave desert in California (on a drive towards a high speed test track in Arizona).
Regarding the 2008 C Class, I'm interested, but I don't think I'll need one for a while, since I actually plan to drive this car past 100k miles. Besides, I'll try to see what's good on the market about 6 years from now and make my decision then.
Regarding the 2008 C Class, I'm interested, but I don't think I'll need one for a while, since I actually plan to drive this car past 100k miles. Besides, I'll try to see what's good on the market about 6 years from now and make my decision then.
07-13-2006, 12:23 AM
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DaimlerChrysler has been doing hot weather testing in Dubai for several years now, as has Ford's PAG (Jag, Aston, Landrover) and BMW. Here are some pics of other prototypes in Dubai:
07-14-2006, 01:11 PM
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Or could this be the new upcoming CLK? Unlike this, C-Class Sports Coupe looks more like a hatch...
Originally Posted by phixsius
This si a Coupe edition but is the same for the 4 doors
07-14-2006, 10:57 PM
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That's a good question. Because the CLK, although it shares its chassis components with the C-Class, it gets some of its styling from the E Class (talk about a paradox).
Thus, it's difficult to determine when the CLKs will have their new model debut.
I think this is going to be the next CLK Class, since the C-coupe is expected to remain as a hatchback. The next C Class will look somewhat a bit like a miniature S-Class in some aspects.
Thus, it's difficult to determine when the CLKs will have their new model debut.
I think this is going to be the next CLK Class, since the C-coupe is expected to remain as a hatchback. The next C Class will look somewhat a bit like a miniature S-Class in some aspects.
