mercedes-benz cl-class

Mercedes-Benz Reveals Updated CL-Class Coupe

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.

Source

Tags: mercedes, mercedes cl, mercedes cl-class, mercedes cl500, mercedes cl500 4matic, mercedes cl550, mercedes cl550 4matic, mercedes cl600, mercedes-benz cl, mercedes-benz cl-class, mercedes-benz cl500, mercedes-benz cl500 4matic, mercedes-benz cl550, mercedes-benz cl550 4matic, mercedes-benz cl600

California Dreamin': Mercedes-Benz CL Convertible

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

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.

Source

Tags: convertible, convertible conversion, ConvertibleConversion, mercedes, mercedes cl, mercedes cl cabrio, mercedes cl convertible, mercedes cl-class convertible, mercedes-benz, mercedes-benz cl convertible, mercedes-benz cl-class, mercedes-benz cl-class cabrio, Mercedes-benzCl-class, Mercedes-benzCl-classCabrio, Mercedes-benzClConvertible, MercedesCl, MercedesCl-classConvertible, MercedesClCabrio, MercedesClConvertible, newport, newport california, newport convertible, newport convertible engineering, NewportCalifornia, NewportConvertible, NewportConvertibleEngineering