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Old 02-10-2008, 11:00 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Marsden View Post
Seems to me that MB will have to make the new CLK a retractable in order to keep up with the Joneses. Don't know if that's in the works or not.
Retractable hardtops are difficult in 4 seater configurations. Styling is often awkward, bulky, poorly proportioned/butt heavy and all that stuff makes the car overweight and the trunk small.
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