It's certainly a stretch to put the CS Concept in the same class as the CLS imho. The CS would be the largest model in BMW's line up right? Besides BMW gonna price the CS Concept right out the segment.

On the other hand the A7 looks to be a direct competitor for the CLS..

God I hope it looks like this!

A7 vs. CLS

CS Concept vs. Rapide

Panerama vs. ???

Ok...I think comparing the CLS and the AM Rapide is a stretch, because I think AM is in a class of its own, above Benz above BMW. However, lets be real here, Mercedes and BMW are direct competitors. BMWs CS was a answer to the CLS because 1. BMW saw the success of the CLS and 2. BMW didnt have anything like this in its class to compete with the CLS and no, the 6 series is not a competitor of the CLS. It would be actually very smart for Mercedes to bump up the quality, tech, size and price of the CLS with bigger competition coming at them like the Audi A7 and BMWs CS. On top of that, I really dont see BMW marketing this CS above 100,000. A fully loaded CLS will cost you about 75,000 grand, so bumping up the price 10gs will really not be a deal breaker. This also gives Mercedes the option of building a smaller 4 door coupe at a more reasonable price that can have the underpinnings of the new E class. But this is not official, these are just reports saying the new CLS will be based off the S class because of the wider track on the test mule. For all we know it can be based of the the new E class just like how the current one is based off the E. In addition, the CLS has been very sucessful and if something is working why change it? What makes the CLS unique is that there is no competition and is priced very reasonable. Only time will tell what direction they will go in.

BMW CS based car will be priced at least in the range of MB CL, if not higher - in the range of the upcoming MB OceanDrive based car.

That was not the point at all. We all know the CS will be much more upscale than CLS is. I was merely talking about the overall shape of the car. IMO at least as much coupé as the AM Rapide. That boot arguement doesn't work in my book. The idea of how a boot shold look like is exactly the same on both cars

Panamera vs J-Lo



Breadbaker, you're version is completely wrong. Sorry. CS and CLS DO NOT COMPETE. Period.
And the CLS isn't priced reasonable. No MB is. CLS is premium over the E-class for 'less' car so to speak.

I thought the CS was a cue to the 8series, meaning it will be shrunk down a little? Or is 8series something different?
I think the current CLS is great, apart from the headlights, everything is near perfection, probably the most elegant MB, and its interior too, it's my favourite MB interior and i think it is the most representative of MB, more so than the S!

^ The Concept CS is being made ready for production as we speak, and the design will stay exactly the same minus some functional changes like normal door handles, and an interior with regular iDrive screen.

Some say it'll be named 8-series, some say GT7, some say something else.

Back on topic, here's Hucky:


Not bad, not bad!

Maybe we are seeing the lines of the future CLS a bit in this concept....mainly the side profile:



Another impression

It was my point!

Sounds great! I guess that's possible if you consider that Porsche used the M5 body for initial testing of the Panamera even though the Panamera has larger dimensions.




So I wonder what MB are trying to do here. Move the CLS up to the same level as the 6er? I think that after the SLC the CLS will be the second car in the MB line-up to incorporate LED day time running lights in the head light clusters.

I didn't know the 6-Series was a higher level!