E-Class (W212/C207/A207) [Spyshots] Mercedes E-Class Coupe & Cabrio - C207 (Spy pics & info) - Formerly CLK Model Line
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The Mercedes-Benz W212 is the fourth generation of the E-Class range. It is the successor to the W211 E-Class. Body styles: four-door sedan/saloon (W212) and five-door estate/wagon (S212). Coupé and convertible models of the W212 E-Class generation are W204 C-Class based and known as the C207 and A207, replacing the CLK-Class (C209 and A209) coupé and cabriolet. Production: March 2009 – January 2016 (sedan), December 2009 – May 2016 (station wagon).
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I would have rather just had a fixed window... problem solved. The E92 and M6 (I think) don't have roll down rear windows and it's absolutely not a problem to me
Those new pictures are great
I would have rather just had a fixed window... problem solved. The E92 and M6 (I think) don't have roll down rear windows and it's absolutely not a problem to me
Those new pictures are great
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Maybe the thing on the end of the window is something cool. Maybe it's functional? What if they are side scoops that pop out? That'd be awesome! Like a Lambo
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In all seriousness though, once the tape is taken off I doubt it will be much of anything to look at. It's just sticking out at us because it's under black camo tape. Though I do agree, it would have been better had MB been able to engineer the weather strip from inside like the Panorama roof.
Maybe the thing on the end of the window is something cool. Maybe it's functional? What if they are side scoops that pop out? That'd be awesome! Like a Lambo
. In all seriousness though, once the tape is taken off I doubt it will be much of anything to look at. It's just sticking out at us because it's under black camo tape. Though I do agree, it would have been better had MB been able to engineer the weather strip from inside like the Panorama roof.
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Gorgeous!
If this is the way it has to be done to make the car as a whole better then let it be. I would much rather have a minor detail that doesn't totally sit with me then for them to spend extra money on some trick and complicated system in order to get the full window down. Even The Great Mercedes have to have their cars engineered to a cost.
So the full window not being able to roll down is only a very minor detail to me. It's certainly nothing that will make or break the coupe. However, if they get several details wrong then maybe just perhaps...But the new pics just looks so cool.
Gorgeous!
If this is the way it has to be done to make the car as a whole better then let it be. I would much rather have a minor detail that doesn't totally sit with me then for them to spend extra money on some trick and complicated system in order to get the full window down. Even The Great Mercedes have to have their cars engineered to a cost.
So the full window not being able to roll down is only a very minor detail to me. It's certainly nothing that will make or break the coupe. However, if they get several details wrong then maybe just perhaps...But the new pics just looks so cool.
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The black car is just superb.
The black car is just superb.
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Like I said, scrap the whole rear window and make it completely fixed. No expensive engineering solutions, no weird out of place trim... finito. But like I said, no big deal. So far I give this car an 8.5 out of 10. Without trim, I would have given it 9.
They all convey different designs for sure. I think that the A5 and CLK are closer to each other in terms design, The side profile says elegant and classy... kind of like a tux. The E92 is sportier imo... more of a track suit.
In terms of A5 and CLK, imo the CLK wins. I've never been a fan of that wavy character line on the A5.
Gorgeous!
If this is the way it has to be done to make the car as a whole better then let it be. I would much rather have a minor detail that doesn't totally sit with me then for them to spend extra money on some trick and complicated system in order to get the full window down. Even The Great Mercedes have to have their cars engineered to a cost.
So the full window not being able to roll down is only a very minor detail to me. It's certainly nothing that will make or break the coupe. However, if they get several details wrong then maybe just perhaps...But the new pics just looks so cool.
Like I said, scrap the whole rear window and make it completely fixed. No expensive engineering solutions, no weird out of place trim... finito. But like I said, no big deal. So far I give this car an 8.5 out of 10. Without trim, I would have given it 9.
yep as far as profile goes i think it has the competition beat..
They all convey different designs for sure. I think that the A5 and CLK are closer to each other in terms design, The side profile says elegant and classy... kind of like a tux. The E92 is sportier imo... more of a track suit.
In terms of A5 and CLK, imo the CLK wins. I've never been a fan of that wavy character line on the A5.
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I think the design is a little off. I mean it looks nice but something just doesn`t sit well. The little black section in the rear glass panel is real I think. The rear glass panel would look too large without it.
Looks like the CLS is going to bump heads with this E-Class coupe.
I don`t see the point.
I think the design is a little off. I mean it looks nice but something just doesn`t sit well. The little black section in the rear glass panel is real I think. The rear glass panel would look too large without it.
Looks like the CLS is going to bump heads with this E-Class coupe.
I don`t see the point.
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Wow looking gorgeous once again!
3rd window, a bit disappointing, but not a HUGE deal.
Wow looking gorgeous once again!
3rd window, a bit disappointing, but not a HUGE deal.
That window thing doesn't bother me one bit.
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There is a good reason as to why BMW do not offer pillarless windows. As the designer might suggest it in a sketch but then the engineers always override this decision as a B-pillar actually helps the car more structurally and become much stiffer so it benefits the car's handling and composure more.
that is why the BMW 6er is the most dynamic car in it's segment.
Regarding the cars launch. Going back to 2002 they had the E-Klasse in Brussels and the CLK Coupe in Geneva could mean more of the same .
I know that the media film and photography is either complete or near completion for the E-Klasse Which possibly means first pictures early December ? if the Coupe Bows @ Geneva following from the previous CLK that would mean a Late Novmeber start on materials.
Industry rumours point to the car being called CLE .
There is a good reason as to why BMW do not offer pillarless windows. As the designer might suggest it in a sketch but then the engineers always override this decision as a B-pillar actually helps the car more structurally and become much stiffer so it benefits the car's handling and composure more.
that is why the BMW 6er is the most dynamic car in it's segment.
Regarding the cars launch. Going back to 2002 they had the E-Klasse in Brussels and the CLK Coupe in Geneva could mean more of the same .
I know that the media film and photography is either complete or near completion for the E-Klasse Which possibly means first pictures early December ? if the Coupe Bows @ Geneva following from the previous CLK that would mean a Late Novmeber start on materials.
Industry rumours point to the car being called CLE .
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Not really buying this one anymore because the CLK63 AMG Black Series is pillar-less also and it will smoke an M6 dynamically. So a pillar-less coupe can be made to be dynamic. The issue is whether or not a company wants to spend the extra development money to do so. True a B-pillar does increase structural rigidity, but to suggest that a car without one can't be as or more dynamic just isn't true at all. Mercedes does the engineering to make a pillar-less coupe just as rigid and crash worthy as anyone else does their pillared coupes. In truth it is just plain cheaper for a company to do a b-pillar for a coupe than to go pillar-less. Pillar-less requires more crash testing, engineering etc.
BTW the 6-Series "dynamics" have been criticized a many times, they're far from being perfect.
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Not really buying this one anymore because the CLK63 AMG Black Series is pillar-less also and it will smoke an M6 dynamically. So a pillar-less coupe can be made to be dynamic. The issue is whether or not a company wants to spend the extra development money to do so. True a B-pillar does increase structural rigidity, but to suggest that a car without one can't be as or more dynamic just isn't true at all. Mercedes does the engineering to make a pillar-less coupe just as rigid and crash worthy as anyone else does their pillared coupes. In truth it is just plain cheaper for a company to do a b-pillar for a coupe than to go pillar-less. Pillar-less requires more crash testing, engineering etc.
BTW the 6-Series "dynamics" have been criticized a many times, they're far from being perfect.
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