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Mercedes CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG Break Photographic Cover

We now have first looks at the two 2011 Mercedes CL models that we've really been waiting to see: the CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG. With the front end of the standard model firmed up, there isn't the massive visual difference there used to be between that one and the AMG versions. The CL63, riding on 19-inch wheels, gets the necessary aggression added to the lower front dam, losing its chrome accent and getting mesh instead. Sharper side and rear skirts maintain the anger, but out back AMG's trademark twin oval pipes have been replaced with squoval-like tips shaped to fit the cutout. Under the hood is said to be a 5.5-liter, twin-turbo V8 with 544 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque – a full 26 ponies more than the outgoing 6.2-liter.

The CL65 gets 20-inch wheels and puts some of that chrome back, applying a strip to the center of the front air dam and rear diffuser so you can tell it apart from the CL63. Or, more specifically, so people can tell your boss' CL car from yours. It keeps the joined oval pipes we've seen on 65-series AMG cars for a few years now. Under its hood resides the 6.0-liter, twin-turbo V12 biturbo giving a stout 630 hp and 737 lb-ft. Those are the kinds of numbers to make you want to throw your hands in the air and wave them like you just don't care – but in a classy, CL way, you know...

Gallery: Mercedes CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG

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Mercedes-Benz Reveals Updated CL-Class Coupe

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Not many marques play at the upper end of the luxury coupe market, but alongside the likes of the Bentley Continental GT and Ferrari 612 Scaglietti sits this, the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class. Essentially a two-door version of the top-of-the-line S-Class sedan, the CL has been revealed for 2011 bearing a number of significant updates.

The bodywork has been revised for the new model, but the real harbinger is what lies underhood. Introduced first in the CL is the new twin-turbocharged 4.7-liter V8 that displaces nearly a liter less than the engine it replaces yet produces nearly 50 horsepower more. The result is 429 horses and 516 lb-ft of torque, capable of propelling the CL550 4Matic (available exclusively with all-wheel drive) to 60 in 4.9 seconds. The even more powerful CL600 packs a twin-turbo, 5.5-liter V12 with 510 horsepower and 612 lb-ft of torque for a 4.5-second sprint to 60.

Several new safety systems – including Active Lane Keeping Assist, Active Blind Spot Assist, Adaptive High Beam Assist and Night View Assist – are part of the revised package as well, along with a new COMAND info-tainment system with USB and SD card input and a 7.2 GB hard drive.

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California Dreamin': Mercedes-Benz CL Convertible

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If the environmental activists are right, the planet should be getting warmer every year, so if the world's really going to hell in a proverbial handbasket, you might as well enjoy the weather behind the wheel of a convertible. But while there are plenty of delectable cabrios and roadsters on the market already, some want something a little different. Fortunately there are skilled chop-shops that can lop the roof off just about any car and replace it with a folding canvas top. One of the most experienced is California's Newport Convertible Engineering, whose portfolio includes such recent and varied conversions as a Hummer H2 sport-utility, Toyota Prius hybrid, Cadillac CTS sedan and the Mercedes CL coupe you see here. Benz has been talking about bringing back the CL cabriolet for some time, but evidently one customer was tired of waiting. The conversion job costs about $10,000, but considering that this donor vehicle cost six figures already, that seems like just a drop in the bucket.

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Birth of an Icon: Mercedes-Benz Releases Special-Edition CL550

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Some logos are a dime a dozen, but some stand the test of time. Mercedes-Benz' iconic three-pointed star definitely falls in the latter category, standing out as one of the most highly recognized emblems in the world, inside or outside the automotive industry. As well it should be: it's been around for a hundred years. Back in 1909, Daimler registered the patent on the logo, and a few weeks later in the same year, Benz did the same with theirs. A century later, Mercedes-Benz is celebrating the only way it knows how: with an even more exclusive edition of one of its most high-end luxury coupes.

The "100 Years of Mercedes-Benz Edition" is a special package that can be ordered, in limited quantities, on the V8-powered CL coupe. Sold overseas as the CL500, in North America it's labeled the CL550 and comes standard with the company's proprietary 4Matic all-wheel-drive system. Special touches for the special edition include a custom interior featuring tan leather with contrasting dark grey touches, from the top-stitching to the carpeting and headliner. The exterior is painted a special dark grey as well, and comes with unique five-spoke 20-inch wheels and a new ground-effects aerodynamics package. Pricing hasn't been announced for the United States, but in its home market, Mercedes is charging a substantial €17,850 ($23k) premium for the special edition, on top of the €132 base price.

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