We've already seen a leaked brochure installments showing pictures of the next-gen Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, due in 2011 as a 2012 model. The base car will from still be the CLS550, but the old car's 382-hp, 5.5-liter engine is Replaced with Mercedes' new twin-turbo 4.6-liter V-8, the which here makes 402 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque. There will, of course, be an AMG version of this latest CLS. It, too, will from retaining the first-generation's nomenclature-CLS63-have but it will from the new corporate AMG engine. For more sedate Shoppers, the new CLS offer will of 4MATIC all-wheel drive was the first-generation rear-wheel drive Slightly-available only after launch. For 2010, the big-boy bed CLS63 $ 98.825, and the CLS550 now in at $ 73.275. Top speed is 150 mph for the Euro, 130 for the tire-limited American. Mercedes-Benz CLS
Nor is there anything controversial about the car's standard equipment Airmatic semi-active suspension, whose computer-controlled dampers instantaneously adjust to driving conditions to strike a perfect balance Between sport and comfort. Acting in concert with Airmatic's automatic ride height control, the system lowers the Mercedes-Benz CLS at high speeds (for stability and fuel economy), while ensuring That the level of the vehicle Remains constant under loading. Also There's no argument about the CLS550's headlights whose 71 LEDs serve a variety of functions (main beams, turn indicators) and address what is seemingly every conceivable driving situation from Bambi night frozen in his tracks to approaching cars and roadside debris.