Mercedes-Benz GLK Replacement Will Come in “Coupe” Type, As well

As BMW does, Mercedes-Benz should do. And vice versa, of course. So, provided the fact that BMW is now selling its X3 SUV moreover in X4 “coupe” guise, it naturally follows that Mercedes-Benz will be introducing a fastback coupe version of its compact SUV, also.

When it goes in for its redesign, the Mercedes-Benz GLK will emerge not only with a new nameplate, GLC, but a new coupe companion. Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche announced the latter at the company’s recent annual meeting in Berlin, at which time the sketch above was released.

Daimler’s moves in the compact-crossover class adhere to those it produced in the mid-size class, where the former M-class has morphed into the new GLE and spawned a GLE coupe offshoot.

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Although the regular GLC is anticipated to be sleeker than today’s boxy GLK, Mercedes apparently believes that it can also create an even-swoopier version adequate to merit a “coupe” designation. We count on to see the common GLC debut this fall as the rear-drive GLC300 and the GLC300 4MATIC, with the GLC “coupe” to follow.

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Mercedes-Benz GLK Replacement Will Come in “Coupe” Type, As well

Scion Exec Says FR-S Convertible and Turbo Models Will not Come about

Soon after years of reports indicating one issue, then the other, just before swinging back to the 1st issue, neither a convertible nor a turbocharged variant of Scion’s FR-S sports automobile will see the light of day. In an interview with WardsAuto, Scion senior vice president Doug Murtha states unequivocally that the FR-S will remain a coupe with a naturally aspirated, Subaru-sourced flat-4.

On the topic of the madly yearned-for turbocharged engine selection, Murtha deadpanned: “That’s not something that’s coming.” Ouch. As for the droptop variant (rendered above), it seems no organization case could be produced that didn’t involve losing oodles of cash. According to WardsAuto, Murtha claims Scion “went down swinging” on that project.

In addition to chilling the hearts of enthusiasts everywhere like cold November rain, the news that Scion failed to convince parent company Toyota—which sells the FR-S as the GT86 globally—to invest additional in the FR-S signals that the model’s future could be in turmoil.

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Recent word is that the FR-S and its Subaru-badged sibling, the BRZ, might not see a second generation, a future that grown ever more real in the case of massively slowed sales of the cars. As WardsAuto points out, the turbo FR-S and the droptop have been intended to stanch the typical sales hemorrhaging every coupe experiences roughly 2 years into its life cycle. Guess how lengthy the FR-S has been on sale? Yep, and Murtha adds that sales are indeed cooling. The only feasible constructive from this news? Offers on spankin’-new Scibarus down the road.

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Scion Exec Says FR-S Convertible and Turbo Models Will not Come about

This Is What the World’s Come to: A Slayer-Modified—Yes, the Metal Band—Scion tC for SEMA

Metal icons Slayer are all about quick, loud, and violent. The gothic-macabre Slayer Scion tC that Toyota will bring to SEMA this year embodies at least 2 of these qualities, with a skull-festooned aesthetic and an interior crammed complete of with audio gear.

The black and red coupe has custom airbrushed skulls on either side and the Slayer eagle logo on the hood. Billet sword blade wheels with menacing spike center caps and ominous red lighting accents dial up the demonic aesthetic outdoors that is taken care of in the cabin by a skull shift knob and sword-hilt emergency brake handle. Custom seat inserts mimic the covering on a Marshall amp.

Don’t strategy on bringing any back-seat passengers, though—as if they’d want to be stuck in the back of a tC anyway—as the Pioneer audio system packs a wall of speakers behind the front seats, while the hatchback opens up to reveal 2 suspended stacks of Marshall amps. A slide-out tray in the back bumper reveals 2 guitar jacks. Yes, you can plug straight into this automobile and use it as a mobile stack although the trunk-mounted 32-inch screen shows what ever your cold, metal heart desires.

Oh, and it is going to rain blood in Vegas: Scion says unspecified Slayer members will be at SEMA to plug into and play by way of the tC.

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