RE: Mercedes CSC Beijing concept unveiled
Thursday 19th April 2012
This sleek saloon is the new Mercedes CSC (Concept Style Coupe), which Merc is due to unveil at the Beijing show next week.
Mercedes CSC Beijing concept unveiled
Dramatic-looking 'junior CLS' previews forthcoming small coupe/saloon
Described by Mercedes as 'a convincing statement in favour of avantgarde design among sporty executive coupes', the CSC is a move into the premium C-segment for the CLS-style four-door coupe idea, and is expected to inspire a junior saloon called the CLA.
That car will, when it goes on sale next year, will be part of the vanguard for a whole new niche of A3/A-Class/1 Series vehicles, alongside a saloon version of the new Audi A3 and (we hear whispers) a possible four-door version of the BMW 1 Series.
Like the new A-class, the CSC concept gets dramatic, swoopy looks inside and out and, since the production car it spawns will be based on the same platform as the 'A', the concept also gets its engine and running gear from that direction, with a 211hp turbocharged 2.0-litre engine, all-wheel drive and the new 7G-DCT twin-clutch gearbox.
Discussion
stuckmojo said:
MrGeoff said:
Am I missing something? The article states AWD.
That's for the top-end spicy version. The cooking ones will obviously be FWD. That's goodbye to the C class as we know it. Regarding the "whispered possible four-door version of the BMW 1 Series", I assumed this is not a reference to the existing 4-door hatch.
Can anyone elaborate on whether this is a 4-door version of the future "2-series" coupe, or actually a reference to the spied 1-series GT, which is supposedly a FWD people carrier thing?
Can anyone elaborate on whether this is a 4-door version of the future "2-series" coupe, or actually a reference to the spied 1-series GT, which is supposedly a FWD people carrier thing?
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