The Goodwood Festival of Speed is underway, and
Mercedes-Benz has taken the opportunity of being in front of some of the world's preeminent gearheads and car-lovers to unveil the 2011 CL-Class. The flagship coupe offers a brawny V-8, reduced emissions, and an updated look, and it's coming to America this fall. To add to the fun, they've surprised us and kept the CL name, rather than changing to S-Class Coupe as we'd expected.
In the interior, too,
Mercedes-Benz developers and designers perfected the
CL-Class, paying careful attention to detail. A total of four different kinds of fine
wood open up the possibilities for perfectly matched material and color concepts:
a choice of light or dark high-gloss burl walnut, black ash and high-gloss brown
poplar on the CL600. Important to note: in accordance with Mercedes-Benz’
corporate philosophy of sustainability, the CL-Class uses only European wood
from renewable forestry sources. Most of the wood components are hand-made
and matched individually for color and grain by experienced craftsmen.
Mercedes Benz CL-Class Picture
Mercedes Benz CL-Class Front view
Mercedes Benz CL-Class back view
Mercedes Benz CL-Class Side view
Mercedes Benz CL-Class Front
Mercedes Benz CL-Class Interior
Powered by a 429-horsepower twin-turbo V-8 engine in CL550 4MATIC trim, the new car cuts fuel use by 10-15 percent, according to
Mercedes, while at the same time reducing CO2 emissions by up to 23 percent over the naturally-aspirated 6.3-liter engine it replaces. The jump comes largely from the use of their new BlueDIRECT direct injection system. Acceleration is brisk, cutting to 60 mph in just 4.9 seconds--half a second quicker than its predecessor.
The CL600, the flagship model, gets its motivation from a 510-horsepower twin-turbo V-12, delivering 612 pound-feet of torque. The CL600 shaves 0.4 seconds off the CL550's time, hitting 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds.
Mercedes Benz CL-Class Inside
The Drive-dynamic multicontour seats and the rear seats are upholstered with
particularly supple leather, decorated with a special V12 fluting pattern, as is the
Alcantara roof liner. Among other things, the upper and lower sections of the
dashboard, the door center panels, rear shelf and ruffled pockets on driver and
front passenger backrest are covered in this high-quality leather. Apart from the
roof liner, the interior trim of the A, B and C pillars is also clothed in Alcantara
leather.
Luxury head restraints at front and rear bearing the V12 emblem also
enhance interior comfort. The V12 symbol on the backrests makes reference to
the exclusive character of the vehicle. On entry, the a V12 emblem is displayed in
the instrument cluster. Trim elements in fine high-gloss brown poplar wood,
chrome-plated door sills and trunk sill, together with the standard ambient
lighting, round off the serene character of the
Mercedes-Benz CL600.
designo and designo Selection: individual and exclusive.
Police in the good city of Fengchenggang in Guangxi Province re-badged their Mercedes-Benz ML350 into a Honda CR-V. There is a lot of criticism in China lately about local governments who waste taxpayers money. Police in Fengchanggang so made some changes to their 900.000 yuan ML350, a Honda CR-V only costs 200.000 yuan.
