B Pillar on the New CLE
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B Pillar on the New CLE
I am hearning a lot of criticism of the new Mercedes-Benz CLE coupe for having a B Pillar.
Can someone explain what a B Pillar is and why it is bad? And does the cabriolet have one, as well? Or just the coupe?
Can someone explain what a B Pillar is and why it is bad? And does the cabriolet have one, as well? Or just the coupe?
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Generally there are 3 pillars supporting a car roof . The A Pillar is the front windshield, the B Pillar is between the front and rear seats (or doors ) and the C Pillar is at the rear windshield . On some coupes there is no B Pillar , the roof being supported solely by the front and rear windshields . Most people prefer this arrangement ,because with the windows down ,there is a more open feeling similar to a cabriolet . The cabriolet is by its very nature open without a B Pillar .
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Generally there are 3 pillars supporting a car roof . The A Pillar is the front windshield, the B Pillar is between the front and rear seats (or doors ) and the C Pillar is at the rear windshield . On some coupes there is no B Pillar , the roof being supported solely by the front and rear windshields . Most people prefer this arrangement ,because with the windows down ,there is a more open feeling similar to a cabriolet . The cabriolet is by its very nature open without a B Pillar .
I feel foolish, now, for asking about a B Pillar on a cab!
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B pillars help to add structural rigidity and are less expensive to build vs pillar-less. The windshields themselves don’t really support the roof where the A and C pillars do the heavy lifting.
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the C205 C coupe has a b pillar.
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2016 C300 4Matic traded in for a 2022 E450 Coupe
It’s a 2022. Love it! I like the exterior lines of the CLE, the E450 is far superior on the inside for me. Plus, no B pillar means I can roll down the rear side windows!
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2017 GLE350 4MATIC
W222 coupe
W213 coupe
W212 coupe
W124 coupe
do not have a B-pillar.
W204 has a B-pillar as, I think, does W205. So the CLE criticism doesn't take history into account.
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