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Originally Posted by M3 n X5M
The Mercedes CLS did not begin the 4 door coupe trend.
Even corvairs of the 60s had 4 door coupe versions.
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The most recent 4 door coupe versions to erupt in the 21st century US market is actually the passat CC in 2006 or so, and the IS from Lexus around 2005 with a market release in 2005-6.
The passat CC was more of a base design for the 6 series gran coupe than the IS. It was an obvious thing to emulate in such a large coupe, as the 6 series BMW was suited to the shape of the Passat CC.
No, 4 door coupes have been around for a long time.
But ultimately, design copy is human nature, and there is a greater compliment than a copy or recreation. |
There are indeed cyclical trends and if we go even further back we can find various crossover concepts, like for instance sedans with SUV treatment, which if re-introduced today would seem like a totally new niche (actually Scott was reporting such a project being considered by BMW and I think it would be cool, a la Audi Allroad but in sedan form).
Fact is that the first stock 4 door with genuine coupé silhouette in modern era is the Merc CLS launched in 2004.