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I just saw the new CL65 at Hilton Long Beach

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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:54 AM
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that is for sure a 65
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 02:31 AM
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why does the exhaust stick out so much

It sure does look crappy, the back of the car just killed the whole look of the CL...it would of had been a nice car.

blahzayblah....yea why does the exhaust tips sticked out so far did you ever fix that problem?
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 02:46 AM
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Exhaust probably sticks out because it's a test car.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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or the exhaust is meant for the AMG Bumper???
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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Thanks for sharing your pics. Who knows, it might just be the CL63. I read that the 63 cars are going to share all the same suspension and brake bits as the 65's anyway.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by apdesign
It sure does look crappy, the back of the car just killed the whole look of the CL...it would of had been a nice car.

blahzayblah....yea why does the exhaust tips sticked out so far did you ever fix that problem?

yeah its being fixed as we speak...as well as my pulley kit being thrown on there.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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I love this car.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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Yeah that is a CL63 if you look at the wheels, they're same ones in another official CL63 pic.

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How do you figure that ? All the wheels on the recently pictured CL63 are more 5 spoke than multispoke. I'm also wondering if the pipes are out excessively due to a minimized AMG bumper on the rear? Maybe it's the bumper that doesn't stick out far enough?
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AMG_Mike
or the exhaust is meant for the AMG Bumper???
I think thats it. The bumper is stock and the exhaust tips stick out because the AMG bumper isn't there to make up for the spacing difference.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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test mule for the N.A. versions


In So Cal... you see many of these. Specially Nissan/Toyota/and Honda and all the luxury brands.

As you have seen test mules for the M3 too around LA.

I remember a few years back. I was on the 5fwy GRAPE Vine area and I stopped at a Carls Jr up there. I saw for the first time a P Cayenne Turbo.. months before the official release. The guy had the same set up, Lap top, gages, and bunch of trash around the vehicle.

Good catch!
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MBZFAN55
How do you figure that ? All the wheels on the recently pictured CL63 are more 5 spoke than multispoke. I'm also wondering if the pipes are out excessively due to a minimized AMG bumper on the rear? Maybe it's the bumper that doesn't stick out far enough?
Because they're the same wheels as these, see the CL on the right:



in the official pics. I'd say it is a CL63, not a CL65, but it really doesn't matter because we really can't tell which engine is under there without seeing the engine itself.

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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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I think its a CL 63 because on the fender it looks like there is a 6 and a 3. Makes sense to call it a 63 wouldn't you say?
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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Because they're the same wheels as these, see the CL on the right:
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I stand corrected. In my haste after first discovering the CL63 picture I didn't look that carefully at the picture on the right.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 05:31 AM
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I just thought about something, the L.A. auto show is in November, and of course the new CL will make its U.S. debut then, but we might see the CL63 at the same time! The world debut will likely happen in Sept at the Paris Auto Salon`.

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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MBZFAN55
How do you figure that ? All the wheels on the recently pictured CL63 are more 5 spoke than multispoke. I'm also wondering if the pipes are out excessively due to a minimized AMG bumper on the rear? Maybe it's the bumper that doesn't stick out far enough?

boy, that brochure pic of the new AMG looks awesome! Great color, great angle. The front end grille and lights harken back to the 80's/90's SEC large coupes; anyone else feeling that?

On the other hand, that photo makes me wonder what the car "really" looks like, since the camera angle guarantees the hood will look really long and swoopy in the photo, and it sets off all the AMG tidbits in all the right ways...

But hell, those spy shots really kill the mood!!! That rear-end is going to take some getting used to. Don't even get me started on the taillights, either...

We'll see, though. I'm still not digging the new S class sedans, now that I see several everyday on the street, although I'm beginning to appreciate the AMG bodyworked versions more than when I first saw the photos. Perhaps the CL will have the same effect over time.

If nothing else, with regards to the rear-view of the car, MB is probably very happy that the Solara has officially been EOL'd by Toyota.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Germancar1
You know he probably saw was the new CL63, which is up on one of MB's foreign websites:



Awesome isn't it?

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