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29-03-2006, 09:47 AM
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... who like Mercs. Seen a few of these around (in standard trim), very classy yet odd-looking car.
    Engine and exhaust system The GTR is up to now available in two different motor performance versions. Basis CLS55 AMG Compressor with 350kW/476hp @ 6.100 U/min, torque 700Nm GTR 560: performance increase to 560hp/790Nm, 0-100km/h in 4,4s GTR 620 (export version): performance increase to 620hp/890Nm, 0-100km/h in 4,0s For the shortly appearing version CLS63 AMG is the performance upgrade in development process Sport exhaust system made of stainless steel with metal catalytic converters and 4 double-walled 100mm end pipes Wheels and suspension 4 link front suspension and multi-link independent rear suspension with a track widening of front/rear 70 and 80mm, an electronically adjusted and lowered, height adjustable Semi-active air suspension with torsion bar stabilizer Tires front 255/30ZR20 rear 305/25ZR20 Wheels front 9,5J x20 3-piece, type ARTstar2 rear 10,5J x20 3-piece, type ARTstar2 Wheel stars on request painted in the color of the GTR Body Wider body with especially developed front wings, wider sills, door applications on the rear doors as well as wider rear wings Front spoiler bumper with double lip and additional double light system Additional carbon fibre front spoiler lip Lamella grill without MB star Rear bumper with integrated diffusor Additional carbon fibre diffusor Big tilted trunk lid wing with direction flaps on the side Direction flaps on the trunk lid wing in carbon fibre Carbon fibre mirror housings ART and GTR vehicle lettering with replacement of the MB stars Special paintings, also in multi-color Interior Bespoke interior trims in carbon fibre, leather and alcantara according to customer specification Sport airbag steering wheel and shiftknob on request in carbon fibre, leather and/or alcantara ART velour carpet with logos, on request with the initials of the owner Entry ledges with illuminated ART-Logo STEPLIGHTS on the sills
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2000 AU II FAIRLANE 75th ANNIVERSARY - big and shiny My hovercraft is full of eels! Movie Car Chase of the Week: Gene Hackman driving a 1971 Pontiac LeMans to chase an elevated train in The French Connection (1971). |
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29-03-2006, 10:26 AM
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Just slidin'
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Nice. You can deffinately see cues from the AU in that car.
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29-03-2006, 10:34 AM
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Ill take one.
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29-03-2006, 10:36 AM
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Silhouette AU1 TS50.
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Love the interior!! Love the backend of it (without the spoiler), no so keen on the front end.
Saw the real thing on the road a couple of weeks ago. The window line is VERY high. So high you can only see the driver and passengers head from neck up. The rear passenger was almost invisible. Very skinny windows.
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29-03-2006, 08:38 PM
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Purveyor of filth
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Hows this for hypocrisy. Fellow members you will agree that the media response to the AU back in 1998 was (in terms of how the thing looked) ho-hum AT BEST and some unsavory words at the worst. Now Benz is taking some obvious cues from ye old AU and the media are lapping it up claiming it's the best thing since sliced bread. Don't get me wrong the Benz is a looker, but give the AU and its designers the recognition they deserve for making a car so ahead of its time.
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29-03-2006, 08:39 PM
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I'd like to see a photoshop overlaying the Merc and an AU XR in profile. VERY similar
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29-03-2006, 08:55 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I'll have the CLS , once I win Lotto. One cool car!!!!!!!!!
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29-03-2006, 09:01 PM
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owning V8=having no $$$
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Looks like an AU with mad body styling! Awsome car though...
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29-03-2006, 09:02 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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thats a stunner.
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29-03-2006, 09:33 PM
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Its ugly... but then again, I dont like AUs much either (and yes I do own one)
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29-03-2006, 11:08 PM
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Smells a little of Nissan grilles too!
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30-03-2006, 12:35 AM
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Love it, and yes it reeks of AU overtones lol... I'd have one any day, RHD converted of course
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30-03-2006, 12:59 AM
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Last warning
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side profile: roof line is similar, how ever its much lower giving it a tougher look.
rear bar/tail light/join in rear bar/rear 1/4 are very similar. how ever looking on it from the rear, the angle of the car is way different. i know which one i'd rather have ;)
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30-03-2006, 01:08 AM
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At first I thought that was Casper's new body kit.... LOL.
I was behind one of these (standard one) last week, and thought at first it was an AU, until I got close enough to see the star.
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30-03-2006, 01:19 AM
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30-03-2006, 03:51 AM
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nice but i dunno Merc's haven't floated my boat for a while... :?
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30-03-2006, 05:47 AM
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The 'Stihl' Man
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thats awesome...and the interior!!
Im definately doing CF after seeing that!
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30-03-2006, 07:50 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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loved the CLS back in the design days around 99/00 when the first prototypes were revealed. this one is hot (except for the rear wing). The Brabus rocket is nice too. To be honest the AU has the same similarity to the CLS as the kia copy of the WRX.
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30-03-2006, 08:09 AM
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it looks like a riced AU after a fat man sat on the roof.
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30-03-2006, 08:11 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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They are a very nice car to drive, my grandparents are tossing up between one of the CLS's or a E350, we have test drven both. CLS has a very odd driving position comared to the E350, the E350 is simply a great car.
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30-03-2006, 08:26 AM
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I like the look but I will keep my NEW AU.
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30-03-2006, 11:48 AM
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I tried to go off the wheels and nose for proporation. It looks terrible, but you can clearly see how much bigger the rear end is than the AU, which is really the only likeness, apart from the round shape of the cabin. The Merc photo has a bit of a rear angle, so maybe that elaborates it, too.
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2000 AU II FAIRLANE 75th ANNIVERSARY - big and shiny My hovercraft is full of eels! Movie Car Chase of the Week: Gene Hackman driving a 1971 Pontiac LeMans to chase an elevated train in The French Connection (1971). |
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30-03-2006, 02:06 PM
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To me it looks quite similar. It's not an AU of course...
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31-03-2006, 12:42 PM
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Just visual evidence of what a sensible roofline would have made the AU look like...
Infact, I reckon if Ford could do the AU again they'd make it significantly longer (not quite Fairlane length though). They didnt have the balls to do a passenger sedan that was longer than the norm, but you can certainly see how good it could have been. Anybody game to photochop? |
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31-03-2006, 01:09 PM
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Interesting idea, here's a quick cut I did:
 Extended the boot a little, moved the rear wheel back a bit, redrew the lower rear door line and re-did the roofline slightly. Edit: Also raised the bootline and lengthened the rear light.
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2000 AU II FAIRLANE 75th ANNIVERSARY - big and shiny My hovercraft is full of eels! Movie Car Chase of the Week: Gene Hackman driving a 1971 Pontiac LeMans to chase an elevated train in The French Connection (1971). |
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31-03-2006, 01:28 PM
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Just slidin'
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Nothing could make an AU look any better thn they already do. Such a sexy car.
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01-04-2006, 06:51 AM
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hunting 300kw's
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sorta looks like an aurion crossed with an au i can see some stylings similar to au.. rearend but the rest looks fresh had ford not gone with triangle headlights i reckon the au front end could've looked a lot sexier
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