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Mercedes Vision CLS looks like an Olds Aurora!

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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 10:55 AM
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Mercedes Vision CLS looks like an Olds Aurora!

What happened to the pillerless b column Coupe?





looks too much like the Old Aurora:

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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 11:46 AM
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That poor car has a droopy looking a$$.

It has some Acura TL in it as well, IMO
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 12:24 PM
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i actually thought we's see a 2 door coupe E class or maybe a 4 door coupe but with the suicide doors but this just looks like a jaguar saloon

i was expecting better! but i like the interior! (if not the colour )
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 12:45 PM
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i think that interior looks real nice, when i first saw the pictures, it reminded me of an aston martin from the back, and a Q45 from the front, i think its an ok look, interior color and wood is to die for!
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 12:53 PM
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I was not initially a fan, and from just about every angle.

But all the views in this post I really really like (leading me to believe that maroon or whatever the heck color that car is painted in, is misleading me a bit).

Still, not quite what I expected (not sure if that's good or bad).

A car that breaks ground like this one deserves some time to be digested, I suppose (and maybe thrown up!).
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 12:57 PM
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when it's gonna be out for sale? or it's just a concept?
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 01:13 PM
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Well the December 12 , 2002 Autospies got this right then. Scroll to the bottom past their S-class report and see their comments regarding the coming CLE( CLS) having Infiniti G35 headlights, but L-shaped. Just like the near production " concept " Vision CLS shown at Frankfurt today. CLS was designed at the MBZ US design center by an American at Irvine, CA a few years ago when MBZ was assuming , incorrect in hindsight , that the " stylish " Jaguar S-class might take away younger, esp female E class buyers and that they needed something on the new E platform that was more youthful and sleek. The interior's wide band of wood across the dash is very Jaguar and old-time Bentley-like tufted leather . Rear has Acura TL drop away, and high belt/small windows give it an almost Lexus ES 300 side profile. Definitely a lithe , " feminine " car , like the CL coupe. I expect to see lots of " shopaholic " chicks jamming the Nordstrom's parking lots with this car a year from now. Autospies Dec 12 , 2002 spy report on CLE/CLS

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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 01:49 PM
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I like the interior - a bit like the SC430 interior...
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 01:53 PM
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was '03 E320 - now - '04 S4
Different color...
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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doesnt look like the sc 430 interior to me....
looks like a w211 interior but abt 20 times better
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 04:46 PM
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there's an article on the CLS on germancarfans.....and some new pics.....

This is what you call panoramic sunroof
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 01:21 AM
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Damn, the interior look much nicer than w211. I love it. I think I bought E to fast. I should buy this one.

Lexus SC430 interior is also hot. It looks very sporty. Yeah it a bit like lSC430 (interior)
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 08:37 AM
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extented head light design -- copy from lexus ES (IMHO, this design is not pretty, ES does better job this time, of course, you can say ES copy from w220) interior is about "same" as w211 (change color from black to white)
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 08:58 AM
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Car has a nicer interior, even though it is only an upgrade to the W211 interior. Looks a lot more elegant. Can't say I like the exterior too much. The back looks like the Volvo C70 (not sure if that is the model number), and front looks like a combination of the G35/ES/SC.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 09:04 AM
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it's not the final version of the car so it will have certainly some changes in the look.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 09:07 AM
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someone told me that the back looks like accord coupe
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I doubt it will make production - This car has no "real" market. It is niche.

Originally posted by yipikaye
Damn, the interior look much nicer than w211. I love it. I think I bought E to fast. I should buy this one.

Lexus SC430 interior is also hot. It looks very sporty. Yeah it a bit like lSC430 (interior)
You will have a long wait. It is not due in the US until:

“It’s a vision for now,” Paul Halata, CEO of Mercedes-Benz U.S., told TheCarConnection. But he quickly confided that it should hit showrooms in “two to three years.”
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It looks like BMW's 6



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Old Sep 11, 2003 | 11:59 PM
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A CLS 55 AMG would be something to drool over
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Old Sep 12, 2003 | 02:24 PM
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i like the side view very much:

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I wonder if Daimler Chrysler might be having second thoughts about their upcoming Mercedes 3 row passenger vehicle with the less than enthusiastic response to the similar Pacifica?
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