CLK not quite dead
06-30-2009, 10:11 PM
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CLK not quite dead
My June 18 copy of Auto Motor und Sport arrived the other day and what do I see on the cover but the 2011 CLK and the facelifted W204 C-Class. It has the revised C-Class nose on a 2-door coupe body with the tail end of the sedan. It does not resemble the new E coupe and does not have that pointy side window, luckily. The rear view shows the emblem CLK on the left with nothing on the right.
Further, my August copy of CAR from the UK arrived yesterday and it also mentions the '11 CLK. Here's what they say:
"There may be a recession on, but Mercedes still can't kick the habit of endless model proliferation. So the CLK-replaced by this years E-Class Coupe-will come back from the dead in 2011. Yup. like the E-Class Coupe, it's a 2-door four seat coupe based on the C-Class. Unlike the E-Class Coupe, it doesn't get a bespoke body and interior, merely two fewer doors on the facelifted C-Class sedan, due around the same time. Don't expect full-fat engines, to avoid the cheaper car stealing E-Class coupe sales."
Keeping in mind that this is a UK magazine, only part of the following would apply to the US, assuming the car comes here.
"You'll get a diesel 4 four (224hp), a new direct injection 2.0 liter turbo gas,(204 and 238HP) a new flagship V6 turbo (333hp) and an uprated V6 diesel (252hp). The five speed auto disappears for good, stop/start is standard, and a pair of plug-in hybrids should be ready by late 2012. If buyers like it, Mercedes could add a convertible within nine months."
Further, my August copy of CAR from the UK arrived yesterday and it also mentions the '11 CLK. Here's what they say:
"There may be a recession on, but Mercedes still can't kick the habit of endless model proliferation. So the CLK-replaced by this years E-Class Coupe-will come back from the dead in 2011. Yup. like the E-Class Coupe, it's a 2-door four seat coupe based on the C-Class. Unlike the E-Class Coupe, it doesn't get a bespoke body and interior, merely two fewer doors on the facelifted C-Class sedan, due around the same time. Don't expect full-fat engines, to avoid the cheaper car stealing E-Class coupe sales."
Keeping in mind that this is a UK magazine, only part of the following would apply to the US, assuming the car comes here.
"You'll get a diesel 4 four (224hp), a new direct injection 2.0 liter turbo gas,(204 and 238HP) a new flagship V6 turbo (333hp) and an uprated V6 diesel (252hp). The five speed auto disappears for good, stop/start is standard, and a pair of plug-in hybrids should be ready by late 2012. If buyers like it, Mercedes could add a convertible within nine months."
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07-01-2009, 01:15 AM
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I already saw pics of it with AMG body kit and also C-63 coupe. It look exactly like the C-sedan minus the 2 doors. It called the C-coupe according to the magazines.
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2006 SL500/2006 Porsche Cayenne S Titanium
Depending on if they make it and when, looks like an alternative to the BMW 1 Series. Although the 1 Series is the least expensive BMW, the cabrio's sticker in the mid $40's.
Based on that, the E Class Coupe starts at $48k so the CLK cabrio isn't such a bad move on MB's part. Especially if they can keep the price below $50k.
Based on that, the E Class Coupe starts at $48k so the CLK cabrio isn't such a bad move on MB's part. Especially if they can keep the price below $50k.
