Mercedes-Benz CLS Class News
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We've spied the next version of Mercedes-Benz's hottest four-door coupe several times already, but today the wait is over to see beneath the camo to the real thing. Mercedes-AMG has unveiled the 2012 CLS63 AMG live at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Despite hanging onto the "63" nomenclature like the rest of the updated AMG lineup, the 2012 CLS63 AMG gets the same 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 as its brethren. With the optional AMG Performance package, the sleek four-door coupe churns out a CTS-V-like 550 horsepower. Like its AMG stablemates, the 2012 CLS63 AMG should make production early in 2011...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMGBurbling turbo V-8 power, a sleek four-door coupe profile, and now, AMG badges. That's what's on deck this week for the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show in the form of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, which is making its world debut. The 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 promises 518 horsepower and 516...
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Mercedes-Benz To Produce Shooting Break ConceptJust as the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe was previewed with the ConceptFASCINATION shooting brake at the Paris Motor Show back in 2008, so too was the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS four-door coupe, which was previewed as a shooting brake at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. But the long-tailed model is no...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS Suffers First CrashThe covers were just pulled off the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS at its world debut last week at the 2010 Paris Auto Show but already we have photos of the first crashed example. The crash took place at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany where engineers are running the car through its final phases of...
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2010 Paris Auto Show: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS Live PhotosBefore its world premiere this week at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, the world knew the details on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class sedan. Now, the demimonde of auto journalists and Parisians know how well the CLS translates into reality, as it's on display on the auto show floor. In adopting some of...
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2010 Paris Auto Show CoverageConcept cars, green cars, electric cars--new cars. It's all coming to the 2010 Paris Auto Show at the end of this month, and High Gear Media is gearing up to bring you wall-to-wall Paris coverage starting...now. The show opens tomorrow to the media, but we've already previewed some of the dozens of...
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Three weeks ago Mercedes-Benz unveiled the 2012 CLS-Class ahead of its public debut at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, and today, we have a fresh new gallery of photos that show the car off in a much better light. Literally, the lighting is way better. Rather than the spotlight-in-a-cave shots loosed in August, we get images of the 2012 CLS cruising sunlit highways and parked in multi-million-dollar driveways. They not only show off the new curves and character lines in a more readily understood real-world setting, but also give us a better idea of the light and space in the cabin. With a more...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class PreviewIts official world premiere won't come until the 2010 Paris Auto Show, but we have the first official images and details on the upcoming 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class for you fresh from under its midnight embargo. Though the timing is certainly inconvenient, the 2012 CLS-Class is anything but. As...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMGThe 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS will be positioned further upmarket than the current model to make way for a smaller four-door coupe.
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Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLSThe 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS will be launched late next year.
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First-Generation Mercedes-Benz CLS Production EndsThe Mercedes-Benz CLS ignited the four-door coupe market when it was first introduced back in 2004, and since then we’ve seen several other luxury rivals attempt to emulate the design with cars like the 2010 Porsche Panamera, and recently revealed 2010 Aston Martin Rapide and Audi A7. Now, after...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG Sport PackageThe newest spy photos reveal the AMG treatment on a standard CLS.
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Prototypes for Mercedes’ next-generation CLS has been spotted, revealing a few subtle clues about the new model.
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Report: Mercedes-Benz To Build CLS-Based WagonThe second-gen CLS will get a wagon version similar to the Concept Fascination.
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Mercedes unveils CLS Grand Edition fashion carThe four-door coupe segment is rapidly growing, but the modern progenitor of the niche, Mercedes-Benz's CLS, is still powering along. Today the company released an all-new special edition of the CLS dubbed the Grand Edition. Mercedes' obsession with tying cars to fashion finds another outlet in the...
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Preview: Mercedes Benz Shooting Brake based on next-gen CLSThe Mercedes Benz CLS ignited the four-door coupe market when it was introduced back in 2004, and since then we’ve seen several other luxury rivals attempt to emulate the design with cars like the Porsche Panamera, Audi A7 and Aston Martin Rapide all under development. For the...
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