Why is Mercedes-Benz cls called banana car?

The side tension direction of the first generation Mercedes-Benz CLS is relatively single. Just like a banana, although it is very nervous, it is slightly boring in aesthetics and design ideas.

Therefore, on the second generation of Mercedes-Benz CLS, the designer's main task is to enrich the tension distribution of the car body while maintaining the side smoothness of the first generation. From the first edition of hand-drawn drawings and sludge model, it can be seen that the designer still uses the same super-long arc as the first generation as the waistline. At the same time, in order to enrich the lateral tension, an arc similar to the muscle contour of a cat's hind leg is added to the rear wheel bag.

Some people call it "banana car". Even friends who have never heard of this nickname can guess at once that we are talking about CLS, which shows that this crooked posture is very impressive. There is no doubt that this is the most creative work of Mercedes-Benz, and what is more gratifying is that the result of this creativity has almost won unanimous praise.

On the surface, CLS seems to be a new car series falling from the sky. Judging from its pricing, its positioning is between E-class and S-class. In fact, CLS has been a member of the Mercedes-Benz project for a long time. This is a coupe version based on E-class chassis, just like CLK is a coupe based on C-class chassis. The CLS based on the E-class car is also the fastest-growing new car in the history of Mercedes-Benz. It took only 30 months from design to production, and the factory seems eager to put this beautiful new car into production and face the world.