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BMW’s CLS fighter

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German car magazine AutoBild reports that BMW is developing a four-door sedan model to go against the Mercedes Benz CLS Coupe and the upcoming Audi A7. The artist’s impression doesn’t seem to indicate a B pillar, so it might have suicide doors. While some sites have predicted that this new car will be the BMW 8-series, others have said it is actually the BMW X6, a crossover coupe with 4WD capabilities. I think the latter is more likely. The car will be based on the BMW X5 platform.

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21 Comments »

  1. Tracks said,

    June 29, 2006 @ 2:20 pm

    Wow. A beemer within power and 4WD to matched Audi RS4 or RS6. Nice looking curves.

  2. jtshin said,

    June 29, 2006 @ 2:47 pm

    Nice design from BMW The Ultimate Driving Machine…

  3. KY said,

    June 29, 2006 @ 4:04 pm

    sometimes it baffles me why artist’s impression usually give an impression of car with static body but moving wheels..

  4. raybrig85 said,

    June 29, 2006 @ 4:11 pm

    this bavarian base ar…adding another model???hhmm…abisla yang lain…hhmm..yala…no b pillar….

  5. mystvearn said,

    June 29, 2006 @ 4:21 pm

    Looks more like That A5 from another link

  6. szw said,

    June 29, 2006 @ 5:50 pm

    donno how da m looks like

  7. stephenstreets said,

    June 29, 2006 @ 7:56 pm

    This bimmer is so hot , so much better looking than the cls, it reaks of power AND performance. Its as though Like a jedi master with the cls and audi as its young padawan.

    MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

  8. garfield3929 said,

    June 29, 2006 @ 8:18 pm

    the front lamp while look nicer if it is sharper

  9. aesthari said,

    June 29, 2006 @ 10:03 pm

    I like the BMW and Audi versions better than the CLS, the CLS looks weird to me; it looked as if it’s a luxury sedan with a sportcar’s rear portion joined to it.

  10. xg9 said,

    June 30, 2006 @ 10:33 am

    paul, do u speak german? u seem to take pictures/articles from german mags and sites…

  11. raybrig85 said,

    June 30, 2006 @ 10:58 am

    hahah…yala paul…how do u knoe wut theyre saying??

  12. Paul Tan said,

    June 30, 2006 @ 11:43 am

    there’s a german to english translator.

    http://babelfish.altavista.com/

  13. silverfish said,

    June 30, 2006 @ 2:58 pm

    Am I the only one who likes the way the CLS looks, it’s got elegance and class. All the other German uber-saloons look about the same, muscular, square shouldered but a dime a dozen. Too typically German. Including this and that Audi from the previous post. The CLS breaks this mold of German looking saloons and I like it a lot, especially the AMG or Brabus ones.

    As a matter of fact, out of Mercedes, BMW and Audi, I like Mercs recent design efforts best. I am unmoved by BMWs ridiculous “Ultimate Driving Machine” hype and think all their recent efforts have been poor.

  14. raybrig85 said,

    June 30, 2006 @ 3:19 pm

    for cls…i jz like its interior only…looks good…

  15. jtshin said,

    July 1, 2006 @ 8:31 am

    CLS, at first it looks real strange, but after few times lookin’ at it, I think the CLS is not a bad design also. Actually the CLS is one of a kind I think? but BMW still making its best in their design and the Ultimate Driving Machine hype is not ridiculous for me….

  16. Another impression of BMW’s CLS fighter said,

    November 6, 2006 @ 1:15 pm

    [...] This is What Car’s artist impression of the upcoming CLS fighter by BMW. What the car is to be called seems to be divided between the 8-series and the X6. Autobild of Germany has also done a similiar concept drawing, click here for my post back in June 2006 with the image. AutoBild’s take looks more original, while this one by What Car looks more like a 4 door adaptation of the 6-series coupe. [...]

  17. drM said,

    November 6, 2006 @ 2:10 pm

    BMW has more than enough in its stable to match Mercedes. Why dont they just draw two more doors on the M6? Ting Tong. M6 actually is design to EAT the CLS. ALIVE!

  18. More BMW X6 on the road spyshots said,

    November 26, 2006 @ 6:33 pm

    [...] Related Posts: Another impression of BMW’s CLS fighter BMW’s CLS fighter New BMW X6 computer rendering 2008 BMW X6 Concept Art BMW enters the crossover SUV market [...]

  19. BMW X6 to be built at Spartanburg plant said,

    January 16, 2007 @ 3:04 am

    [...] Related Posts: More BMW X6 on the road spyshots Another impression of BMW’s CLS fighter BMW’s CLS fighter New BMW X6 computer rendering 2008 BMW X6 Concept Art BMW enters the crossover SUV market [...]

  20. RichGal said,

    April 17, 2007 @ 1:55 pm

    OHH MY GOD! why BMW always produce a funny, fat,bulky design??? can anybody answer me? i thought its a naza kia van!! hahaa. This ugly BMW X6 or whatever,can NEVER EVER fight CLS or any merz cars! Merz benz still the ultimate and luxurious car. SILVERFISH, all of us here are crazy about CLS looks too! Uniqe, elegant and solid! i can stop laughing looking at BMW ridiculous designs lately! Go Merz, go!!! Our favorite car!

  21. RichGal said,

    April 17, 2007 @ 2:06 pm

    Ugly BMW!!! Why BMW always produce ugly, fat and bulky design?? can anybody tell us why? I thot tis BMW X6 was a naza kia van! plleaseee..BMW can NEVER EVER beat the beautiful,elegant, uniqe and solid merz benz! go bak and get yourself a slimming programme BMW !!

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