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Old 04-18-09, 10:58 PM
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Side and rear looks great. Front looks bulbous....
 
Old 04-19-09, 02:31 AM
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I am loving the design, but the rear headroom is probably only going to allow comfort for passengers at 5'8" and less. I guess if they wanted an S class to haul the 2 six foot kids, a dog, and a set of golf clubs they would just get the S class.
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Old 04-19-09, 07:22 AM
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Don't think it's designed to compete with the S600 or S65 at all, the Porsche Panamera is designed to have better rear-seat space/headroom, but look how they botched up the rear end ...
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Old 04-19-09, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
Don't think it's designed to compete with the S600 or S65 at all, the Porsche Panamera is designed to have better rear-seat space/headroom, but look how they botched up the rear end ...
amen, look at the cls
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Originally Posted by rominl
amen, look at the cls
That's how I see it and the XF somewhat too.
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Old 06-15-09, 09:47 AM
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http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...d-ar75357.html
 
Old 06-15-09, 09:50 AM
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IS it just me or the product model is so... Meh...

It could be those ugly a** rims though.
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Old 06-15-09, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by ffpowerLN
IS it just me or the product model is so... Meh...

It could be those ugly a** rims though.
same here
I'm having high expectations from the rapide. That *** is huge and those ugly ridiculous rims

going back to look at the concept pictures again...............
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Old 06-15-09, 10:04 AM
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Sexy gorgeous....
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Old 06-15-09, 10:08 AM
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What's that weird car in the background?
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
What's that weird car in the background?
I want to say a deformed versa

it's that bad for you to not even acknowledge the rapide???
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
What's that weird car in the background?
It's a Renault Megane.

http://www.carforums.net/reviews/mak.../renault08.jpg
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Old 06-15-09, 10:19 AM
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The Aston is my number one favorite super car, but the real life pictures have me not liking it so much, its.......to dog-gon long and flat like, front overhange is huge looks kinda iduno......awkward. I'm going to have to see this thing in human 3D for final judgment. So far I'm not liking this new crop of super sport saloon/coupe stuff. I'll still keep my right hand on the CLS for now and stick with the trusty 2door DB9/S and Vanq.
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What's up with the headlights? Is it just me or do they not fit the flow of the car.
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Its becoming apparent to me that using the same style for coupes into a sedan is not working when the coupe is just perfect. (911 to Panamera and DB9 to Rapide)


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