The new Mercedes CLS has been officially revealed in both its four-door Coupe as well as five-door shooting Brake develops ahead of its public debut at the Goodwood celebration of Speed, which takes location over the weekend of 28 June.
Both variations go on sale soon later on in July, ahead of arranged September deliveries, with costs starting from £46,500 for the CLS 220 BlueTec – rising by £1,580 for the equivalent shooting Brake.
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Following on from the most recent teaser shots as well as headlight expose of the CLS, Mercedes has released comprehensive pictures of the redesigned front end, confirming our suspicions that styling tweaks would be kept to a minimum. The long bonnet is brought over, however even more down the nose there’s a much more pronounced front bumper, gaping rounded air inlets similar to those on the new Mercedes C-Class, as well as a new diamond radiator grille with softer lines.
Customers will have a option of four engines, which include the new 168bhp 220 BlueTEC 2.1-litre four-cylinder diesel, in addition to a 3.5-litre turbocharged V6, capable of 328bhp as well as 480Nm of torque. For flagship CLS 63 AMG models, the 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine sees output increase to 577bhp, plus 800Nm.
Mercedes CLS 2015: 9G-TRONIC automatic
Also making its method into the variety is Mercedes’ newest nine-speed 9G-TRONIC automatic gearbox, although in the UK this will only appear in 350 BlueTEC variants. The 220 BlueTech as well as 400 will keep the present seven-speed transmission, nd the 63 AMG keeps its Speedshift MCT 7G-Tronic set-up.