Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Upcoming 2-Door-Style Four-Doors



It's on.
Almost.

If one were to make tribute to Mercedes Benz's CLS, they would have to look no further than it's competitors. That's right, there are none. In fact, there's one-to-two model years till the CLS will have any significant competition. Perhaps this is not surprising, since Mercedes essentially invented the category itself, the car often described as a "four door coupe." But we can hardly wait to get these vehicles head to head in the showroom and on the track.

Check it out: Autoweek has snagged some choice SPY SHOTS of the Porsche Panamera - Porsche's first ever sedan, slated for release as a 2010 year model. We expect this four door feline to step up and be good competition for it's future nemesis, the the 2009 Aston Martin Rapide, and the CLS as well.

These profit-driven cars will actually be both companies first ever sedans. But do not confuse them for luxury sedans: as "four door coupes", the cars role will be to seat no more than four passengers. Both cars, it should be noted, will cost multiple times the sticker tag on a Porsche Cayman. So why would you want any of these 2-door-style 4-doors, when you can't even impress more than three people at a time?

The style, of course.

The curvaceous designs feature low slung roofs, sexier sheetmetal, sportier handling, and an all around more youth and style oriented experience than the average luxury sedan. Sure, there's not much room to stretch out, but that's not what these cars are about. But still, one can hope that the autos will be easier to enter and exit than their predecessor; I've hit my head while exiting CLS on more than one occasion. Entering and exit excluded, this writer can hardly help but be excited for a ride in these instant classics, and - we suspect - future Reporting Luxury Car of the Year Contenders.

Picture: Wikipedia


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