UPDATE! BMW confirms luxury 4-door coupe in development along with X6 SAV

"BMW's Draeger confirmed there is much more in the BMW pipeline - including the X6 and a luxury four-door coupe that will arrive before 2010 and will compete with the Mercedes-Benz CLS".

Source: The Car Connection

The twist that the Spies have learned is the new 4-door coupe from BMW could be the first to incorporate suicide-doors!

TimE - 3/16/2007 2:52:06 PM

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Read the interview again! There is no word about 4dr CLS-like coupe there!

Draeger just talks about X6 (sport activity coupe) coming in 2008 & luxury sports cruiser (LSC; F5) - aka RFK coming before 2010.

Read the original interview again!

The stupid guy from TCC made wrong conclusion!

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Yet BMW are still to decide to offer a 4dr coupe - if getting a green light (launch probably in 2012) it will be a class above CLS, and will compete with upcoming Aston Martin Rapide & Porsche Panamera. It will probably named either 8-series, or even 9-series, and will be based on a new 7er platform.

AdmiralT20 - 3/16/2007 4:28:18 PM

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I agree with you. This is misrepresentation of the Dr Draegers' interview. I think he mentioned " Luxury Sports Cruiser" or not a CLS.

jt716 - 3/16/2007 2:53:29 PM

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As usual Mercedes is the trend setter:P

MercBasher - 3/17/2007 11:27:37 AM

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As usual?

Will_ - 3/16/2007 3:48:50 PM

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CLS, Panamera, Rapide, all uber-stylish cars I'd like to own.

S4cabriofoxone - 3/16/2007 11:00:15 PM

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It's "über."

Press option+U at the same time to get the ¨.

lol.

Lexus - 3/16/2007 4:07:52 PM

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Sweet...............I hope the design will be as beautiful as the MB CLS.

nine - 3/16/2007 5:21:05 PM

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It seems that they will both be great. But then again after this BMW wont make any other new model in the BMW lineup for another 5 years.

nine - 3/16/2007 5:21:17 PM

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I mean at least for 5 years

AMGC55 - 3/16/2007 6:33:46 PM

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i hope its not a hybrid

Dave - 3/16/2007 8:28:42 PM

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Could this be the return of the original 8 series from a while back? BMW stopped production of the 8 series for certain reasons. Now that Mercedes has revived the luxury 4 door coupe class, BMW may be compelled to bring the fantastic 8 series back once again. BMW seems to be able to always keep the pizazz going...........

S4cabriofoxone - 3/16/2007 11:19:17 PM

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In order of appearance:

Mercedes-Benz CLS / Maserati Quattroporte

Porsche Panamera

Aston Martin Rapide

Audi A7

BMW C650 (my guess)

S4cabriofoxone - 3/17/2007 10:48:16 AM

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I had thought that, but wondered "Wouldn't that make the Maserati the first four-door coupe, and not the CLS?"

So, to keep it from starting an uproar, I said they both came out at the same time.

theman - 3/17/2007 2:52:14 PM

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Really funny how a great car like the CLS wins the hearts of all car lovers,even on this site, Lexus fans, Merc fans, BMW fans etc...
Mercedes has done a splendid innovative job with this one,and its clear by the fact that all companys are following..

lexusis350 - 3/18/2007 2:13:25 PM

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Uggh, that's my biggest pet-pieve when Mercedes calls their CLS a "four door coupe". A coupe, by definition, is "a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model" which means that the CLS is not a coupe. For crying out loud, call it what it is and say it's a sedan who's profile looks like a coupe.

S4cabriofoxone - 3/18/2007 11:22:24 PM

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Eh. Doesn't bother me too much.

They should've called it "Sex on Wheels"- that would've caught on even more.