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2004-2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS (W129) nominated by @JASON_ROCKS1998
Body Style: 4-door sedan
Engine: 3.0L V6 (Petrol & Turbo Diesel), 3.5L V6, 5.0L V8, 5.4L SC AMG V8, 5.5L V8, 6.2L AMG V8
Power: 224 hp (3.0L Diesel V6), 231 hp (3.0L V6), 272 hp (3.5L V6), 306 hp (5.0L V8), 388 hp (5.5L V8), 476 hp (5.4L SC AMG V8), 514 hp (6.2L AMG V8)
Torque: 380 ft-lbs (3.0L Diesel V6), 221 ft-lbs (3.0L V6), 269 ft-lbs (3.5L V6), 339 ft-lbs (5.0L V8), 391 ft-lbs (5.5L V8), 516 ft-lbs (5.4L SC AMG V8), 465 ft-lbs (6.2L AMG V8)
Weight: 1660 kg (CLS 350), 1760 kg (CLS 550), 1845 kg (CLS 55 AMG) & 1830 kg (CLS 63 AMG)
Transmission: 5 or 7-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front-engine, rear wheel drive
Body Style: 4-door sedan
Engine: 3.0L V6 (Petrol & Turbo Diesel), 3.5L V6, 5.0L V8, 5.4L SC AMG V8, 5.5L V8, 6.2L AMG V8
Power: 224 hp (3.0L Diesel V6), 231 hp (3.0L V6), 272 hp (3.5L V6), 306 hp (5.0L V8), 388 hp (5.5L V8), 476 hp (5.4L SC AMG V8), 514 hp (6.2L AMG V8)
Torque: 380 ft-lbs (3.0L Diesel V6), 221 ft-lbs (3.0L V6), 269 ft-lbs (3.5L V6), 339 ft-lbs (5.0L V8), 391 ft-lbs (5.5L V8), 516 ft-lbs (5.4L SC AMG V8), 465 ft-lbs (6.2L AMG V8)
Weight: 1660 kg (CLS 350), 1760 kg (CLS 550), 1845 kg (CLS 55 AMG) & 1830 kg (CLS 63 AMG)
Transmission: 5 or 7-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front-engine, rear wheel drive
Built by Mercedes to slot in between the E Class and the S Class as an executive coupe, built on the W211 E-Class platform, after the E-Class coupe went out of production in 1995. Mercedes say the CLS was designed to offer the "strong, emotive charisma" of a coupe with the "comfort and practicality" of an executive sedan. The CLS' design, aside from having 4 doors, tends towards a coupe, with a sleek roofline reducing the rear passenger room to a 2+2 arrangement, and with a smaller selection of engines catered towards the high power range compared to the large choice of engines in the E-Class.
The production CLS500 was unveiled at the 2004 New York International Auto Show and European models went on sale that year while the United States would have to wait until 2005, and the CLS500 and 55 AMG were the initial offerings. Mercedes phased out the 5.0 and 5.5 V8's in the CLS500 and CLS55 with 5.5 and 6.2 V8's respectively in 2006. This resulted in the cars changing their names to the CLS550 and CLS63 AMG in the states while some markets kept the CLS500 badging.
The 2012 CLS550 had a base price of $72,175 in 2011 with the CLS63 AMG starting at $96,775 for the base model with F1 gearbox and 19" rims. The AMG models were normal CLS' tuned by AMG, featuring bigger, more powerful, engines with early models having a V8 and later models utilizing a 6.2 V12. Features exclusive to the AMG include sports seats, 18" alloy wheels with wider tyres (in UK markets), 19" 5-Spoke alloy wheels (Standard in the US, optional for all other markets), large air intakes and quad chromed oval exhausts.
Available in 4 engine variants, the CLS Grand Edition came with designo magno platinum matte paint, radiator grill louvres, choice of 4 metallic body colours (obsidian black, iridium silver, carneol red or flint grey), bi-xenon headlights, active light function, AMG alloy wheels, "Grand Edition" insignia's, marron interior and many other unique features.
Mercedes put all of it's latest safety features into the CLS including front & side airbags, "smart sensor" system for seatbelts and airbags that can react to accident severity, "Pre-safe" system to predict collisions and, when the system is activiated, tightens seatbelts, adjusts front seats to crash position and closes the sunroof in order to minimise injuries.
More than 170,000 W129 CLS' were sold when production ended in 2011 (2012 in export markets), with 60,000 of total sales coming from the United States alone.
The production CLS500 was unveiled at the 2004 New York International Auto Show and European models went on sale that year while the United States would have to wait until 2005, and the CLS500 and 55 AMG were the initial offerings. Mercedes phased out the 5.0 and 5.5 V8's in the CLS500 and CLS55 with 5.5 and 6.2 V8's respectively in 2006. This resulted in the cars changing their names to the CLS550 and CLS63 AMG in the states while some markets kept the CLS500 badging.
The 2012 CLS550 had a base price of $72,175 in 2011 with the CLS63 AMG starting at $96,775 for the base model with F1 gearbox and 19" rims. The AMG models were normal CLS' tuned by AMG, featuring bigger, more powerful, engines with early models having a V8 and later models utilizing a 6.2 V12. Features exclusive to the AMG include sports seats, 18" alloy wheels with wider tyres (in UK markets), 19" 5-Spoke alloy wheels (Standard in the US, optional for all other markets), large air intakes and quad chromed oval exhausts.
Available in 4 engine variants, the CLS Grand Edition came with designo magno platinum matte paint, radiator grill louvres, choice of 4 metallic body colours (obsidian black, iridium silver, carneol red or flint grey), bi-xenon headlights, active light function, AMG alloy wheels, "Grand Edition" insignia's, marron interior and many other unique features.
Mercedes put all of it's latest safety features into the CLS including front & side airbags, "smart sensor" system for seatbelts and airbags that can react to accident severity, "Pre-safe" system to predict collisions and, when the system is activiated, tightens seatbelts, adjusts front seats to crash position and closes the sunroof in order to minimise injuries.
More than 170,000 W129 CLS' were sold when production ended in 2011 (2012 in export markets), with 60,000 of total sales coming from the United States alone.
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