The new CLS (official) is all over the web but I haven't seen any comments. I didn't like the original when it came out. It grew on me a bit but I'm not 100% convinced. The new one is better. I think I like it but it could be that I knew what to expect. The old one was a shock to the system. What do folks think?
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Obviously I am biased, but I loved the original CLS from the minute that I saw the first one in 2005. I have only owned mine for 7 months but I dont ever see a time when I will be bored with it. The original CLS was sooo different from the rest of the range, the new one takes styling cues from the rest of the current Mercedes range and as such is IMHO a bit of a mongrel. However I will reserve final judgement until I see one in the flesh. My car does everything I want from a car and whenever I come back to it in a car park I get that WOW!! that I got when I 1st saw one. Its definitely gonna become a family heirloom.
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If it didn't have an MB badge and you'd asked me what it was I would have thought it was a Bangle designed BMW 4 door coupe to compete with the CLS.
The side panels look like a Bangle rip off. It wants to be a 1 series or a Z4 or a CLS. It can't make its mind up.
What substances were the MB design team on when they came up with the side profile?
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Exactly my thoughts. My wife has a B*W Z4 and the profile of the new CLS definitely reminds me of this.
