As 2018 Mercedes CLS is decided to get revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the spied images of the Porsche Panamera competitor Mercedes CLA is available online.
The latest Mercedes CLS takes sharper designing like E-class cars and is longer, taller and wider than the current CLS model, which measures 4,940mm in length, 1,420mm in height, and 1,880mm in width. The wheelbase of the Mercedes CLS is longer comparing the outgoing model by 61mm at 4,988mm.
Michael Kelz, CLS Project Leader mentioned in a statement that the new model’ s drag coefficient stands at 0.27. To minimize the weight factor, some outer component such as wheel arches, bonnet, and boot lid are constructed from aluminum and the doors are made up of steel like the E-class variant.
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The frameless door design like the previous with rubber sealing enclosing the windows will render better aerodynamics compared to the previous model.
The interior is updated version of the E-class dashboard which will certainly help in component sourcing, production costs, and brand lower cost development. The dashboard gets the Widescreen Cockpit along with two 12.3-inch screen displays for the infotainment system and instrument cluster.
Other additives include the turbine-like AC vents, the multifunction steering wheel, temperature dependent blue or red glowing vent, a three-across bench, center seat positioning, and enhanced Boot space.
The Mercedes CLS is possibly powered by a range of four and six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, which will be mated to a nine-speed automatic gearbox as standard. Lower-spec models will get rear-wheel-driven and higher spec ones will take 4Matic four-wheel drive system. The entry-level CLS 350 takes the new M264 petrol engine producing 300hp of power and 400Nm of torque whereas the CLS 450 takes Mercedes-Benz’s new M256 turbocharged and electronically supercharged 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine which produces 367hp of power and 500Nm of torque.
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The top variant, the CLS 53 is powered by an AMG-tuned version of the M256 engine which produces 435hp of power and 600Nm of torque. The lineup comprises the CLS 300d with a turbocharged, 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine developing 231hp of power and 450Nm of torque, the CLS 350d with a 2.9-litre inline six-cylinder producing 286hp of power and 600Nm of torque and the CLS 400d with the identical engine to produce 340hp of power and 700Nm of torque.
To avoid intersection with the lately unveiled AMG GT four-door, Mercedes will take a new CLS 53 with the CLS 450’s petrol engine mated to electric motors instead of the CLS 63 with a V8 engine, but the information is not confirmed by the company yet.
The German car manufacturer will take the fresh model Mercedes CLS into India in sometime between 2018