Is the S Class still MB's Flagship? - Page 4 - Benzworld.org

1996_S500 · 01-25-2006, 09:47 PM

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Jayhawk - 1/25/2006 4:41 PM

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FLX - 1/25/2006 4:19 PM

Still to come back on flagship and its definition: meaning the best product that is made by a company (regardless of size,numbers of doors, toplessness, prize and how many they sell) I still think it is the CL (just check how the doors open (out and then forward) and close (ok other Merc's have it as well)

Enjoy this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2657336694201639712&q=top+gear

We could keep on discussing but at the end they're in same class, the weren't called SEC for nothing, it was the two doors version of the S and in my mind a coupe is always the better/nicer version of the fourdoor saloon, unfortunately nowadays the CLK isn't derived from the E-class anymore as the beautiful CE coupes of the eigthies.

Great video! But the CL65 is not the flagship MB car.

I agree. The S is the flagship. The CL is just the sport-luxury car for Mercedes-Benz.

cnd · 01-26-2006, 02:15 AM

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FLX - 1/27/2006 9:19 AM

Still to come back on flagship and its definition: meaning the best product that is made by a company (regardless of size,numbers of doors, toplessness, prize and how many they sell) I still think it is the CL (just check how the doors open (out and then forward) and close (ok other Merc's have it as well)

Enjoy this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2657336694201639712&q=top+gear

We could keep on discussing but at the end they're in same class, the weren't called SEC for nothing, it was the two doors version of the S and in my mind a coupe is always the better/nicer version of the fourdoor saloon, unfortunately nowadays the CLK isn't derived from the E-class anymore as the beautiful CE coupes of the eigthies.

I agree with you on your comments on the CL and SEC. In the past, the SEC/S-class coupes have always been the flagship of the M-B range, followed by the S-class sedans.

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CycloneRcr - 1/27/2006 10:37 AM

I think CLK is derived from E-Class. Look at that rear design, interior and dashboard. It's all E-Class.

The CLK is based on the C-class platform.

CycloneRcr · 01-26-2006, 11:42 AM

Even by calling them "S-Class CoupÃ©s" it becomes clear. They are S-Classes. How come a derivative of an S-Class could have a higher position than itself. I think CL is in a unique category and it has no match but certainly it isn't the flagship.

About the issue of CLK I will say don't get confused because of its name. It has nothing to do with the C-Class. Just think about why CLK is always introduced after the E-Class. And remember W208... Do you think it is a C-Class??

1996_S500 · 01-26-2006, 09:20 PM

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CycloneRcr - 1/26/2006 10:42 AM

Even by calling them "S-Class CoupÃ©s" it becomes clear. They are S-Classes. How come a derivative of an S-Class could have a higher position than itself. I think CL is in a unique category and it has no match but certainly it isn't the flagship.

yea. The CL is the belongs in the luxury sports car category.