"The Worlds First Four-Door Coupe"
 

The February issue of Road & Track came today and had a double page picture of the new "Mercedes CLS - The Worlds First Four-Door Coupe". The first four-door coupe--where have I heard that before? Dave Hansen

Am not sure, but are all driving one right now? Think they call it the RX8.

Wow a four door coupe....sounds like a nice feature :D :D :D And I always thought they knewwhat they were talking about :cool:

Ze Germans invented everything. Now shut up.:)

its not a full door though, i think thats what they mean

Are there any original ideas any more? My wive's Element has the four door coupe arrange

The CLS500 is nice, but MB is smoking something if they think it's a coupe.

Everything except the internet that belongs to Mr. Al Gore.

Ew... that shouts Taurus.

They don't think it is a coupe, they simply say that it has a profile more similar to a coupe than a traditional sedan, which it does.

Um . . . er . . . I don't like it.

Lol every thing bad is now so taurus. thank you ford you created a monster!!!@1

that looked like a sedan to me ie. 4 doors :rolleyes:
maybe the germans should go back making cars..... not giving car names :rolleyes:

i thought the official mazda line is '4 door sports car' :o

What's the definition of a coupé anyway?
I thought a coupé would have 2 doors. The RX-8 would not be a true coupé, although it's designed to look like one.
Otherwise, would you consider the Alfa 156 to be a coupé because of its concealed rear door handles?

Don't take the meaning of the statement so literally. All they are trying to say is that, from a design standpoint, the car looks more like a coupe than a traditional sedan.
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=38972

g-damn is that ugly!

Ugly compared to the S-Class I put beside it? or ugly compared to supercars and rx-8's?

For what it is, I think it looks far better than the traditional boxy sedan.

I thought coupe was related to 2 doors not 4. Anyway, C$D must not have thought about the 8. Sheesh those guys. :D

Thats from Mercedes Canada website. You see, they believe it has the soul of a coupe, much like mazda thinks all their minivans have the soul of a sports car. It's just marketing, not to be taken literally.

There are plenty of aerodynamic sedans around, it doesn't make them a coupe..this statement can only be said about the RX-8 because it looks like a 2 door which is the definition of a coupe.

No no no, that doesnt make any senst. The 8 has 4 doors, whether it looks like it or not. it is not a coupe and neither is the CLS. I defy you to find another large 4 door sedan with lines as flowing as the CLS. That is what is so different about it.

Again, all mazda's vehicles aren't sports cars, but they like to claim they all have the soul of one, thats all mercedes is saying about this car.

You guys need to relax a little, mercedes isn't taking shots at the 8 with these comments, just trying to sell a few cars.

I'm pretty relaxed there BlueEyes :p , I didn't say the 8 was a coupe, I said it looks more like a coupe then the CLS just not in the right words I guess. I have nothing against MB, I just think C&D made a stupid comment. If they were to make that comment it would be more appropriate for the 8 based on the design of the 8 and the definition of coupe. Just my opinion.

I wasn't refering to you inparticular. I don't think this is C&D's idea, more so MB's marketing.

I've seen the 8 recognized as a 4-door sports coupe in numerous magazines.

Mercedes tried to get a concurrent model for the (ugly, but successful) BMW 6 series up and running asap. Seen it in person quite a few times here. The side windows are OK - if you want to use the car as a letter box.

MB is trying to fill out every niche in the market at the moment (they're about to change that though), which won't work imho. They should re-occupy the quality thing instead of having more models than customers ...

That's only a coupe because someone stepped on a sedan and made it lower

I don't really think Mercedes was targetting the 6 series with this one. They are completely different cars to serve different purposes. I don't think we have to wory about mercedes either, they will sell a bunch of these.

http://gallery.rennlist.com/albums/CLS500/2_G.jpg http://gallery.rennlist.com/albums/CLS500/1_G.jpg
http://gallery.rennlist.com/albums/CLS500/4_G.jpg

Me like black one. Me no like silver and grey ones.

they are all sedans...close to mini vans if u ask me

that doesn't make any sense. They're no more like minivans then the 8 is like motorcycle.

how can one not like this car???
 

Rear interior is kinda small though...

hmmm... all i've got to say... :rolleyes:

I prefer to refer to the 8's layout as "extended cab" as opposed to coupe or saloon.

4-door alot cheeper to insure than a 2-door :) Just another reason I love my rx8.

DAMN!.........that black one is tight..........see what some lowering springs and $10,000 in rims and tires can do to a ugly car :D

man, half the time that Mercedes looks slightly ok, the other half of the time it looks terrible! I think for my hard-earned (piles of) cash, I'd get something a little easier on the eyes...

I like the way you think. The 8 is kinda like a motorcycle, it does have seats, suspension, gas powered and many other similarities, good find friend ;)

mercendes is calling it a coupe, but they are also calling it a sedan

The naming convention of Mercendes (as i saw this on a documentry about Mercendes)
C = Coupe
S = Sedan
K = smaller
L = I forgot