CL-Class
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Montag, 19.Juli 2010In October 1951, Daimler-Benz launched the Mercedes-Benz 300 S at the Paris Motor Show – one month before production of the 300 Saloon (W 186) began. The company thus had two top-of-the-range models in its portfolio.
The 300 S was positioned as a particular representative car with a sporty touch – meeting the highest demands [...]
Review: The C 216 series (from 2006)
Montag, 12.Juli 2010In the fall of 2006 Mercedes-Benz brought the large Coupé of the C 216 series. The two-door model combined peerless exclusivity and charismatic design with the sort of cutting-edge technology that no other manufacturer worldwide can match.
The luxury Coupé raised the bar in terms of vehicle safety with the PRE-SAFE® brakes: the unique system [...]
Compact, mid-sized or luxury class – Coupés in every class
Sonntag, 11.Juli 2010After the Second World War the coupé became a permanent feature in particular of the Mercedes-Benz mid-series, as well as of its premium-class models. The forerunners of the CL-Class include vehicles such as the 300 S coupé (W 188, 1952 to 1955) and the coupés of the 180 and 128 “three-box body” series, whose self-supporting [...]
Technical highlights of the CL-Class and its predecessor series
Freitag, 9.Juli 2010Technical highlights of the CL-Class and its predecessor series
300 S Coupé, 300 Sc Coupé, W 188 series (1952 to 1958)
Single-joint swing axle with low pivot point (300 Sc)
Direct gasoline injection (300 Sc)
220 Coupé, W 187 series (1953 to 1955)
Newly designed six-cylinder engine with overhead camshaft
Safety wedge-pin door lock to prevent the doors from bursting open
Heater [...]
History: the CL-Class from Mercedes-Benz and its predecessors
Mittwoch, 7.Juli 2010The real story of the CL-Class and its direct predecessors goes back to the 1950s. For completeness’ sake, the list is headed by a car which, as a special version of the representational 300 Saloon, did not belong to this group of CL-Class forbears in the narrowest sense.
Nevertheless, the 300 S Coupé and 300 [...]
The CL-Class from Mercedes-Benz
Dienstag, 6.Juli 2010A coupé conveys clear-cut messages. Its owner buys one because of its styling and beauty, appreciates its flowing silhouette – and, in a way, dresses in it for each journey as if putting on particularly elegant attire.
The fact that a powerful engine is usually also available is regarded with favour – coupé owners after [...]
The new 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
Samstag, 3.Juli 2010With stylish, eye-catching design, exclusive appointments and cutting-edge technology, the extensively updated 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class underscores its flagship position in the world of refined automobiles. Powered by a new 429-hp V8 biturbo engine which achieves a 10-15% improvement in fuel economy and 23% improvement in CO2 emissions, the CL500 4MATIC opens a new dimension of [...]
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