Meaning of "CLS" ?

[jack stefano]

that would settle everything, except that the "c" class would then have to be a class full of coupes -- and as we all know, the "c" class consists of a bunch of sedans.

[netboy]

Originally Posted by danger450

Knowing Mercedes is a GERMAN car company, of course the names are from a German origin, however, many also start with the same letter and meaning in English.


Body
C = Coupé
T = Transport & Touristik (Kombi) Station wagon
K = Kurz (kurzer oder verkürzter Radstand) = Short wheel base

then y are they calling 4 door sedan C230, C320, c300, and c350 a Coupe??

[asianml]

These are just terms that work for some or most of the range. It does not apply to all models.

[SLK350and350Z]

same here, 70% of people assume its a c class, then when they see the car their jaws drop... that's satisfying enough....

[khelawanb]

I've never heard of this confusion between the C class and the ClS that you all speak about.
If thats the case, is the CL mixed in with all the confusion ?

It starts with a C, lol.

For all we know, the arrangement of letters for the names of these cars mean nothing, but there is no confusion between these cars.

[netboy]

if it start with C, people assume it' a C class!
not everybody know about cars!
just cus my C320 coupe looks like a C230, lots of people asking me, "how is your c230?", "are u the one driving a c230"
i dont got a c230, i got a c320!!

another example.
if BMW made a car calls "370" based on 7 series, people will assume it' a 3 series, cus it' start with a 3!

this is a better meaning for mercedes!
C = cheap
E = expensive
S = safety

[jack stefano]

you've completely lost me, but that's ok . . .

[saala]

just to let u know that letter C dosnt make high end mercs in the same catagory as c class. if that was the case then CL65 amg is $195k and competes with bently and meserati. so do u think CL is also a C class? hahaha

[netboy]

that y mercedes need to rename their cars!
remember Acura integra or Acura Legend? now they call RSX, TSX

[asianml]

Originally Posted by netboy

if it start with C, people assume it' a C class!
not everybody know about cars!
just cus my C320 coupe looks like a C230, lots of people asking me, "how is your c230?", "are u the one driving a c230"
i dont got a c230, i got a c320!!

another example.
if BMW made a car calls "370" based on 7 series, people will assume it' a 3 series, cus it' start with a 3!

this is a better meaning for mercedes!
C = cheap
E = expensive
S = safety

The BMW example makes no sense at all. If it started with a 3, then it IS a 3-Series because that's how BMW nomenclature works. BMW doesn't have any models with several starting numbers to indicate the model and then the next two numbers for the trim/engine level.

You're using an orange to describe an apple.