New 4-Door Coupe CLE

[CHaserTourv]

Mercedes-Benz has just released new about a new 4-door coupe called the CLE. It is said to be relased in 2005. It will feature MB's new 7-Speed Atuo Transmission, one of the 1st of its kind. what do u think of the car? i will post some pics wen i get back from my cousins house(due to the fact their freakin computer doesn't recognize .jpg files. )

[CHaserTourv]

heres sum pics

[Carrera GT]

The headlights look like a cross between those of the Maybach and a C-Class. Do you have any stats on it?

[CHaserTourv]

sry, i wish i had sum specs cuz it looks nice, but im sry man, from wut i have searched there r no known specs yet

[Carrera GT]

Alright, thanks anyway. Isn't the new 7-speed gearbox being fitted to another of their present cars, because I read about in their magazine?

[CHaserTourv]

im reely not sure, i havent visited the dealership lately, so i dunno, all i heard was from the mags about the CLE

[zyajzarc]

Originally posted by Carrera GT
Alright, thanks anyway. Isn't the new 7-speed gearbox being fitted to another of their present cars, because I read about in their magazine?

Yea, the new 7-speeds are being put in the 5.0L V-8s and the 5.5L V-12s. So the CLK, E, and S will be getting new 7-speed trannies.

[Carrera GT]

Thanks for clearing that up, just wondering is the BMW in your sig yours?

[zyajzarc]

Originally posted by Carrera GT
Thanks for clearing that up, just wondering is the BMW in your sig yours?

If the BMW in my sig was mine... i wouldn't be here posting i wuld be out driving it right now.

[AlexusVTEC]

what's the definition of coupe? i assumed it was a 2 door 4 passenger vehicle? Sorry, i need some help with this one. I've heard of 4 door coupes, but what makes it a coupe and not a sedan?

[zyajzarc]

Originally posted by AlexusVTEC
what's the definition of coupe? i assumed it was a 2 door 4 passenger vehicle? Sorry, i need some help with this one. I've heard of 4 door coupes, but what makes it a coupe and not a sedan?

Technically, the definition you gave for a coupe would be correct. Nowadays, more car companies are beginning to create "4-door coupes" such as Mazda's RX8 and Mercedes Benz's CLE. The definition of a coupe that they are using is: "an automobile with a sleek cabin shape, much like that of a F16 cockpit, with enough sportyness to be called a coupe". (that is what i'm infering by these new 4-door coupes, not based on actually quotation or inside information). If you look at either the Rx8 or the CLE you will notice a sleek and slender shape with a "squashed" rear cabin. The doors of the rear cabin are obviously smaller than in sedans, but this is only for asthetic purposes, as the rear cabin in quite inviting. (this is from a personal trial of the RX8 and not the CLE, even though the CLE's rear cabin looks fairly large). So, in summary, a 4-door coupe is a long-wheelbase coupe, extended in the rear for 2 or 3 more occupants.

[TheScientist]

Basically a larger version of the CLK, besides the E-Class.

[crayzayjay]

Originally Posted by TheScientist

Basically a larger version of the CLK, besides the E-Class.

An uglier version, if you ask me, and certainly not a coupe in my books. Is it definitely going into production?

[farbod]

why not i love it

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Originally Posted by farbod

why not i love it

I dont like the new CLE, the shape looks like there was an explosion under it.