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Mercedes Benz CLK Coupe production comes to an end

 
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The CLK will remain on sale until the arrival of the new E-Class Coupe later this year

The CLK will remain on sale until the arrival of the new E-Class Coupe later this year

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The Mercedes Benz CLK is something of an enigma - built around the old C-Class platform, styled like the E-Class, and priced in between the two, the car sits in its own unique segment and has no direct competition from its rivals. Its sales history has been a strong success, especially in the United States, but the car is set to meet its demise with the arrival of a new E-Class Coupe later this year and an E-Class Cabrio in 2010.

In order to make way for the new two-door E-Class range, Mercedes has ended production of the current CLK. The cars, however, will still be on sale until the arrival of the new E-Class Coupe later this year. As for the CLK Cabrio, a Mercedes spokesman confirmed to MotorAuthority that production will last until late June and current stock should suffice until the drop-top is replaced by the E-Class Cabrio sometime next year.

Sadly, this means that the high-performance CLK AMG Black Series, which is based on the CLK Coupe, is also no longer in production. Mercedes is yet to reveal if a new version based on the upcoming E-Class Coupe will be produced but given the interest in the current CLK Black Series we can easily envisage AMG engineers forging a new one.

The CLK Coupe, currently in its second generation, was introduced in 2003 and was produced at Mercedes’ plant in Bremen, Germany.



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Comments (3)

  1. ma_drobert avatar drobert Posted: 1/28/2009 7:16am PST

    Nice car. Though, only people who will miss it will be the 50-somethings, and all orthodontists...
     
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  2. ma_Romulus avatar Romulus Posted: 1/28/2009 7:36am PST

    This car is enigma?? It is styled like previous C class, on which it is based, and has nothing with new C class or old E class. Too angry to continue comment ...
     
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  3. ma_Countach avatar Countach Posted: 1/28/2009 10:04am PST

    I felt its the worse design ever for this range!
     
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