The all-new Mercedes-Benz coupe saloon is here, as the 2nd-gen CLS is revealed. Details and pictures.
Mercedes-Benz has revealed its all-new CLS. Its the second generation of the Three-Pointed Stars four-door coupe and (compared to the stereotypically mild overhaul of some premium German cars) it boasts a refreshingly new look.
It will debut at the 2010 Paris motor show, seven years after the CLS first graced the Mercedes range, but it enters a far more hostile market than the one it effectively invented in 2003. The CLS carved its own niche but its creation has since inspired the Volkswagen Passat CC, Audi A7 Sportback and BMW 5-series GT, while more practical saloons such as the Jaguar XF have aped its more sweeping, coupe-like window line.
Mercedes has yet to reveal firm technical details, but expect a mixture of six- and eight-cylinder engines (with diesel to outsell petrol) and a range topped by a hot AMG version, boasting the tuning arms new 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8. Its still likely to be badged the CLS63 AMG, though.
The design retains its predecessors proportions yet manages to look strikingly different to before, a sharper, more chiseled appearance reminiscent of the Mercedes SLS AMG supercar and one which is set to influence a lot of future Mercs.
[EVO]
Mercedes-Benz has revealed its all-new CLS. Its the second generation of the Three-Pointed Stars four-door coupe and (compared to the stereotypically mild overhaul of some premium German cars) it boasts a refreshingly new look.
It will debut at the 2010 Paris motor show, seven years after the CLS first graced the Mercedes range, but it enters a far more hostile market than the one it effectively invented in 2003. The CLS carved its own niche but its creation has since inspired the Volkswagen Passat CC, Audi A7 Sportback and BMW 5-series GT, while more practical saloons such as the Jaguar XF have aped its more sweeping, coupe-like window line.
Mercedes has yet to reveal firm technical details, but expect a mixture of six- and eight-cylinder engines (with diesel to outsell petrol) and a range topped by a hot AMG version, boasting the tuning arms new 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8. Its still likely to be badged the CLS63 AMG, though.
The design retains its predecessors proportions yet manages to look strikingly different to before, a sharper, more chiseled appearance reminiscent of the Mercedes SLS AMG supercar and one which is set to influence a lot of future Mercs.
[EVO]
