Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
| Mercedes-Benz CLS-class | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
DaimlerChrysler (2004-07) Daimler AG (2007–present) |
| Production | 2004–present |
| Model years | 2005–present 2006–present (export markets) |
| Assembly |
Sindelfingen, Germany Toluca, Mexico (SKD) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size luxury car |
| Body style | 4-door fastback |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz E-Class |
| CLS-Class W219 | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2004–2010 |
| Model years | 2005–2010 2006–2011 (export markets) |
| Designer | Michael Fink (2001) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door fastback |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz W211 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Transmission | 5-speed automatic 7-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 112.4 in (2,855 mm) |
| Length | 2006-09: 193.0 in (4,902 mm) 2009–2011: 193.6 in (4,917 mm) 2009–2011 AMG: 193.5 in (4,915 mm) |
| Width | 73.7 in (1,872 mm) |
| Height | 2006-08: 54.7 in (1,389 mm) 2009–2011: 55.7 in (1,415 mm) 2009–2011 AMG: 55.9 in (1,420 mm) |
| CLS-Class W218 | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2010-present |
| Model years | 2011–present |
| Assembly |
Sindelfingen, Germany Toluca, Mexico (SKD) |
| Designer | Hubert Lee (2007) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door fastback, 5-door fastback estate |
| Layout | FR and F4 |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz W212 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.0L V6 3.5 V6 4.6L V8 Twin Turbo 5.5L V8 Twin Turbo 2.1L diesel I4 Twin Turbo 3.0L diesel V6 Turbo |
| Transmission | 7-speed automatic, 9-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 113.2 in (2,875 mm) |
| Length | 194.5 in (4,940 mm) AMG: 196.7 in (4,996 mm) Estate: 195.1 in (4,956 mm) |
| Width | 74.1 in (1,882 mm) |
| Height | 55.8 in (1,417 mm) AMG: 55.4 in (1,407 mm) |
| Curb weight | 1865 kg (CLS 250 CDI Estate) - 2005 kg (CLS 500 4MATIC Estate) |
The Mercedes-Benz CLS is a four-door mid-size luxury coupe originally launched in 2004 and based on the W211 E-Class and was internally designated as the W219. The second generation CLS-Class was introduced in September 2010 and production started in the beginning of 2011.
The CLS slots above the E-Class and below the S-Class.
The CLS marked Mercedes-Benz's return to the executive-size coupe market since the (W124) E-Class Coupe (a two-door sedan) went out of production in 1995. The (W210) E-Class did not spawn a coupe variant, as Mercedes-Benz chose instead to introduce a smaller coupe based on the compact C-Class, the CLK-Class. However, the CLK-Class was built with a lengthened C-Class wheelbase so it could be slotted as a mid-sized vehicle, and it also featured styling cues, engines, and similar pricing to the (W210) E-Class to give the impression that the (W124) E-Class Coupe had been directly replaced.
Marketed as a four-door coupe, the CLS was designed by the American automotive designer, Michael Fink in 2001 (born 1967), who styled the first CLK, the C-Sportcoupe, and is known as the stylist who penned the Maybach 57 and 62. According to a Mercedes-Benz press release, the CLS-class was produced to combine the "strong, emotive charisma" of a coupe with the "comfort and practicality" of a sedan. Save for its four-door design, the CLS's design tends towards a coupe, as its sleek roofline reduces the rear passenger room to a 2+2 arrangement, and it offers a smaller selection of engines tending towards high powered of the range, compared to contemporary sedans such as the E-Class.
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