Mercedes has unveiled the 2007 CL-Class, which goes on sale in fall 2006. Initially, the car will be offered as CL500 and CL600 variants. The luxury Coupé raises the bar in terms of vehicle safety with the PRE-SAFE brakes: the unique system automatically brakes the Coupé before an imminent rear-end collision. Furthermore, Mercedes innovations such as the Active Body Control (ABC) suspension system, the Intelligent Light System with five light-ing functions and PRE-SAFE anticipatory occupant protection all come as standard. Two powerful engines with 8 or 12 cylinders are available, delivering a notable increase in output and torque. Thanks to their exemplary smoothness they also live up to the Mercedes heritage of superb motoring refinement.

Interior: equipment for even the most discerning driver

Style finds its way into the interior too: the large side window aperture draws the eye to the stylish dashboard, exquisite wood trim and soft leather upholstery. In an instant you realise that everything in the interior of the new CL-Class is designed for comfort and relaxation. The atmosphere is reminiscent of an exclusive club: take a seat and enjoy. Five stylish colour combinations are available; automatic climate control, COMAND with car radio and CD/DVD player as well as a glass sunroof are all part of the standard specification, elements that come together to deliver a unique motoring and comfort experience.

In the top-of-the-line CL 600 the Exclusive PASSION leather appointments, specially selected poplar wood and an Alcantara roof liner with quilted seams provide the finishing touches to an exquisite first-class ambience, a look and feel also echoed in the seats with their designo styling, the chromed door sill panels and floor mats with leather edging. The standard specification also includes dynamic multicontour seats with massage function and seat ventilation, the hard-disc navigation system COMAND APS, the LOGIC7 surround sound system with DVD changer and the KEYLESS-GO access and drive authorisation system.

Compared with the outgoing model, the new Mercedes-Benz top-of-the-range coupé has grown slightly in every dimension. 5065 millimetres long, 1871 millimetres wide and 1418 millimetres high, the body is 75 millimetres longer, 14 millimetres wider and 20 millimetres higher than before, providing even more comfort and space on all four seats. The boot capacity has been increased by 40 litres to 490 litres (VDA measuring method).

Control system: fewer switches for more functions

A newly developed control system, which has already been successfully implemented in the S Class worldwide, refines driver-vehicle interaction even further. Above all, it provides convenient, rapid access to frequently used functions such as car radio, DVD player, car phone or navigation system. Depending on the driver’s own preference, these systems can be controlled using switches in the centre console, pressing a button on the multifunction steering wheel or using the COMAND controller on the centre console. This central control unit is linked to the large, pivoting COMAND colour display next to the instrument cluster, providing access to the user-friendly main and sub-menus that activate the various functions.

The standard-fit automatic climate control with four independently adjustable temperature zones is also integrated into the new control system. The driver and front passenger can select temperature, air distribution and other settings either using the COMAND controller and menu-based control, or by means of an attractively styled switch array beneath the air vents. The COMAND system allows other individual climate settings to be adjusted such as air distribution and the footwell temperature.

The newly developed integral seats in the CL-Class provide maximum individual seating comfort. “Integral�? means that all components of the seat-belt system are in-corporated directly into the seat; hence the seats form an important component in the occupant protection system. The standard specification already provides electric adjustment of the fore-aft setting, inclination of the seat and backrest, seat height, head restraint and length of the front seat cushions. Pneumatic lumbar supports allow the driver and front passenger to adjust the backrest contour to suit their build and consequently reduce the strain on the back muscles.

Optional extras include luxury seats with active ventilation (standard in the CL 600) that provide even more individual comfort, along with the further enhanced multi-contour seats with nine air cushions, and dynamic multicontour seats with massage function (standard in the CL 600).

The driver and front passenger seats with multicontour function have been awarded the AGR (“healthy back campaign�?) seal of approval.

Active Body Control: the perfect combination of dynamism and comfort

The standard specification in the new Mercedes Coupé features technological innovations that no other manufacturer can match anywhere in the world. First and foremost is the Active Body Control (ABC) suspension system, which in its latest, even more sophisticated guise delivers unprecedented handling dynamics while offering an equally appreciable improvement in ride comfort. Based on sensor signals and using specially designed hydraulic cylinders at the axles, ABC all but entirely eliminates the customary pitch and roll of the body that occur when moving off, cornering and braking. ABC responds with split-second speed to ensure the body damping is adjusted instantly to any situation. At speeds above 60 km/h, ABC lowers the body by up to ten millimetres to reduce drag and improve handling stability.

Intelligent Light System: five lighting functions to match driving and weather conditions

The Intelligent Light System, which makes driving even safer in the dark, is equally unique. Together with bi-xenon headlamps it forms part of the standard specification for the new CL-Class and provides five different lighting functions that are activated to match driving and weather conditions: the new country road mode illuminates the driver’s-side edge of the road more widely and brightly than the existing low-beam headlamps. Motorway mode, which comes on automatically when driving above 90 km/h, delivers a uniform cone of light that illuminates the entire road width. In the centre of this cone the driver is able to see around 50 metres further. The enhanced fog lamps are also new, which Mercedes-Benz uses to provide better orientation in adverse weather conditions. Active light function and cornering light function are also part of the standard-fit Intelligent Light System on the CL Class.

PRE-SAFE: automatic partial braking before an impending accident

Mercedes-Benz is the world’s first car brand to develop an anticipatory occupant protection system that recognises a potential accident situation in its early stages and takes anticipatory occupant protection measures: PRE-SAFE is standard-fit on the new CL-Class. During emergency braking or when skidding is imminent, the system moves the passenger seat into the most favourable position so that seat belts and airbags have maximum effect on impact. It also inflates air cushions in the dynamic multicontour seats (standard in the CL 600), which envelop and support the driver and front passenger. PRE-SAFE also closes the side windows and the sunroof in critical situations where high lateral dynamics are generated.

Mercedes-Benz has just made this multi-award-winning anticipatory protection system even better in the CL-Class with the newly developed PRE-SAFE brakes. They operate in tandem with Brake Assist PLUS (BAS PLUS), which warns the driver of an imminent rear-end collision with visual and audible signals and automatically calculates the required braking pressure to prevent an accident. This braking-power support is available as soon as the brake pedal is operated. If the driver does not react to the BAS PLUS warnings, the PRE-SAFE brakes trigger automatic partial braking where an accident is imminent and slow the CL Class down using around 40 percent of the total braking power.

The automatic partial braking provides the driver with another clear warning to act. If the driver then immediately applies the brakes, the maximum braking force is available and the accident can – depending on the situation – be averted at the last moment. If an accident is unavoidable, the PRE-SAFE brakes reduce the impact severity and, in turn, the risk of injury to the vehicle occupants.

As with Brake Assist PLUS, the new PRE-SAFE brakes also utilise state-of-the-art radar technology to scan the situation in front of the car and detect a potential accident. Two short-range radar sensors with a range of 30 metres and a scanning angle of 80° are located behind the front bumper fascia on the CL-Class. The additional long-range radar in the radiator grille has a range of 150 metres.

Mercedes-Benz also offers BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE brakes in conjunction with the optional DISTRONIC PLUS proximity cruise control.

Assistance systems: radar sensors make parking child’s play

The newly developed parking guidance system (optional extra) also works on the basis of radar technology: the sensors measure the length of a parking space when driving past and show on the cockpit display whether there is sufficient space to park. Once reverse gear is engaged, the display then includes a symbolic representation of the parking manoeuvre; guide lines show the required steering angle and indicate the path into the parking space.

Night view assist with infrared headlamps, reversing camera, voice control for car radio, DVD changer and navigation as well as tyre pressure monitoring system are other optional Mercedes assistance systems for increased handling safety and comfort.

Engines: eight and twelve-cylinder powerplants with noticeably more power

The new luxury Coupé is ready for any challenge on motorways and rural roads thanks to Mercedes’ most powerful engines to date. The eight-cylinder powerplant in the CL 500 delivers 285 kW/388 hp and generates a maximum torque of 530 Newton metres from 2800 rpm. As such the newly developed engine outperforms the existing V8 unit by 26 percent in terms of output and 15 percent when it comes to torque. Equipped with four-valve technology, variably adjustable shifting camshafts, a two-stage intake module and tumble flaps in the intake ducts, the new V8 is among the most advanced, powerful engines in its displacement class. The CL 500 accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in just 5.4 seconds (previous model: 6.3 seconds).

An ultra-modern biturbo twelve-cylinder engine under the bonnet of the new CL 600 generates its impressive power. Mercedes engineers have enhanced numerous de-tails of the power unit and, compared to the predecessor model, have increased out-put by 12 kW/17 hp to 380 kW/517 hp. The maximum torque, already on tap from 1900 rpm, has been improved further by 30 Newton metres to 830 Newton metres and remains constant up to 3500 rpm. The new CL 600 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.6 seconds (previous model: 4.8 seconds). And despite the significant per-formance boost the V12 engine consumes 0.4 litres less fuel than the previous CL 600 per 100 kilometres.

Mercedes-Benz has combined the standard-fit automatic transmission with the new DIRECT SELECT gearshift: the driver can select the transmission settings “P�?, “N�?, “R�? and “D�? by nudging a lever on the steering column. Operating commands are transmitted electronically by wire.

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06/22, 9:12 AM

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E M

It looks really, really big, and kinda frumpy & lumpy…especially with those Mercury Topaz hubcaps…err wheels. I am not sure why the new S class has been so successful with the same weird styling. I think I like the 7 series better now!

06/22, 9:22 AM

Atomicbri

uh oh….I was liking this car disguised, however in the flesh I am not too sure now…. The side on profile is nice, the front? Those lights are a little odd and remind me of an Audi for some reason…. BUT THOSE REAR LIGHTS!! It looks like those of the just put to pasture Pontiac Sunfire….Its not working for me….I was hoping they would put in those little colored poeces like on the new S-Class which I like a lot…. this however….hmmmm I am not feeling it now….

06/22, 9:28 AM

scion

LOVE the Scion tc headlights! So much character!

Why do we wait so long for such crap designs?

06/22, 9:30 AM

A non E Moose

Is it just me, or is MB starting to style after Lexus? Look at the headlights, they look so familiar. I get a GS or the upcoming LS from them, NOT MB. I am starting to think that MB styles cars after Lexus releases images, instead of the other way around like it used to be!
This car does nothing for me. MB is starting to lose its appeal.

06/22, 9:35 AM

scion bob

The aurora rear half really complements the scion tc headlights!

06/22, 9:37 AM

SCION! That’s what the front lights look like! Thanks posters!!! I couldn’t quite put my finger on it but yo all are right,… Mercedes, what have you done, and road are you going down?

06/22, 9:41 AM

Evan

ugh… the rear looks like an Acura RL. The prior CL was a classic design that beamed with stylem this is an abomination.

06/22, 9:46 AM

JD

It does look like a Sunfire from the back. Yikes.

06/22, 9:51 AM

matt

This car just proves that Mercedes these days are being too over-rated.

06/22, 9:52 AM

1c3d0g

#8 is spot on. Hmm…interesting…I can recongnize bits and pieces of many cars in this particular model…

06/22, 9:53 AM

Jon

WTF? Seriously what is up with car companies? The current CL was perfect, but this thing is just horrible. Yes, I’ll reserve my final comments for when I see it in real life, but my preliminary opinion isn’t too inspiring.

The front grill has an odd shape to it, it’s too raked down and looks like a caricature of the classic Mercedes ‘sports’ grill design. The front lights are a disaster, so are the rear lights. I could care less about the wheels since wheels can be easily replaced; they are the least of the cars problems.

Jon.

06/22, 10:12 AM

The Stig

I barfed.

06/22, 10:14 AM

Zan

*SIGH*

Disapointing. The wheels are horrid, but atleast that can easily be changed. I am not a fan of this design at all. Did someone go out and find all the things I dont like about other cars and include them on this car? I think so.

06/22, 10:41 AM

Anonymous

Buy an XLR if you want a real luxury coupe. No Nazi crap in America thank you very much!

06/22, 10:46 AM

mike

I don’t know, I am going to break the mold and say I like this car a lot. Right from the start I was pulled in. About the TC lights. I can see that, but your stretching it, the Lexus head lights… umm, no. Have you actually looked at a Lexus lately? I think Mercedes has finally started to design their cars more aggressively. Taking a page out of BMW’s design philosophy.

06/22, 10:47 AM

ok… number 15. Your a freaking idiot.

06/22, 10:48 AM

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Buy an XLR if you want a real car

06/22, 10:58 AM

mark p

personally i dont like the front grill/headlight combinations, the shutline between the bonnet & the grill has been over-exaggerated and im not sure why. saying that though every single picture of the new S-Class makes it look absolutely awful but on the road its completely different, so will have to wait and see!

06/22, 11:26 AM

Dav

aside from the grill, i actually like the car. the current CL looks like an old person’s car. just my opinion.

06/22, 11:28 AM

mindas

front and back dont look good, side is ok. It probably looks different in front of you, but in pictures I dont like it.

06/22, 11:32 AM

DaveO

front good, back crap.

06/22, 11:45 AM

mossy

side, pretty nice, front nice, rear looks like **** however

06/22, 12:01 PM

Wickedated

Really, I must agree… the XLR is a better looking coupe. This thing is a little vulgar in my opinion, the current CL is muscular with smooth lines, this new version is an oddity at best. Maybe the AMG treatment will solve some of the issues… we’ll see.

06/22, 12:29 PM

stuart

to number 15 any one would half a brain cell wouldn’t buy american let alone over a Mercedes

06/22, 12:33 PM

Mercedes Benz has nothing on the General. If you were smart, you would ignore this pile of crap and head to your nearest General Motors Center to buy one of our superior offerings

06/22, 12:50 PM

Thing2

the front’s fugly, the rest of the car is okay

06/22, 12:51 PM

actually no, take that back. The rear looks like a Nissan Ultima…

06/22, 12:56 PM

Kyle

Beautiful, it’s incredible, all you people saying it’s ugly, give it some time, you’ll love it after a while. I’m impressed the view from the side is great. Mark my words, a classic is born.

06/22, 12:57 PM

Stop pushing the damn XLR! It’s a completely different type of car than the CL! The XLR competes with the SL, not the CL! You can’t fit 4 adults in an XLR.

God damn it, I HATE trolls.

06/22, 12:58 PM

E

Looks nice, I don’t like the rims, though. Would be nice to see it in black, silver, or that gunmetal gray color.

06/22, 1:18 PM

XLR’s look as though they are designed by a man with “nothing but a ruler”. plus jon is right, it “competes” with the SL MERC (yes merc, not benz, as benz sounds snobby and stupid at the same time). Mercs just have a certain refined look that the XLR doesnt, as do some BMW’s and most new Audi’s. the XLR, along with all other Caddy’s, is just a waste of a lot of money if you also happen to be in the market for a foreign “equivalent” (which you will be if you’re considering a cadilac). sorry for the long post, but Anonymous needs to get it through his greasy head that GM just isnt good anymore, and that they can’t compete with imports from the mother land(my mother land)

P.S.-who’s genius idea was it to put 303 bhp on the ground(well not quite) at the front wheels using a V8?

06/22, 1:19 PM

Dean

Some of the lines of the car remind me of the Lincoln Mark (insert whatever Roman numeral applies) when viewed from the side. Not horrible, but not great.

06/22, 1:20 PM

Scott

Many are very fast to judge cars like this one that pioneer the future of styling (BMW) and people you must understand that the Automobile industry is not static and must and will keep changing. Every time a new car with new and different styling comes out everyone is hasty to rip it to shreds, but over time we often come to realize that some car companies are simply ahead of the game compared to the blander brands that keep pumping out the same thing for years. See GM for this, people were “satisfied” for years so nothing changed, and when GM work up they were 2+ decades behind the offerings from Germany and Japan! I don’t see why I bother typing this since people will never change, THIS CAR IS BEAUTIFUL.

06/22, 1:23 PM

JAPAN1

It turned out to be a very hott car.Cant really tell all the lines that it will have but, I am sure that in person it is to die for….I get mine in sept/oct. Can’t wait!!!

06/22, 1:39 PM

You can see the styling is largely derived from the two current M-B style icons, the CLS, and the S class. What did you all expect? Thats how car companies work. The styling of a brands flagship model usually trickles down into the styling of the brands lesser cars.

Its nice to see that you guys still hate every car design thats displayed here! Have fun hating everything! I’m sure it will bring you lots of joy.

06/22, 1:46 PM

Scott, right there with you. I’ve pretty much quit posting on this site because all anyone does here is say how ****ty everything is. Doesn’t matter if its a Ford or a Ferrari, people always complain. Isn’t it interesting how all these “car enthusiasts” seem to hate everything about all of these cars?

06/22, 1:48 PM

Left Lane News

Usually the most negative people speak up first. If you want the tone to change, you just need to post your opinions more too.

06/22, 1:50 PM

actually Anonymous, i don’t. i said that i liked the car, although often enough they are ugly. and you haven’t stopped posting at all! you’re pushing GM like your name is Rick Wagoner…if this is the right Anonymous, which i would have to assume. news flash bud-GM ISN’T GOOD ANYMORE!

06/22, 1:57 PM

ss

i like the profile but i have never been a fan of MB styling in genral. its also hard to car about a car that a company does not have enough passion to name…alphabet soup does not count.

Auto.Observer

i like it, the design really comes together nicely, though it doesn’t really strike me as a mercedes-type style

No no no. This isn’t that anonymous. I just didn’t feel like typing in a name. But yeah, that guy is a jackass. It is mildly amusing though.

Left Lane News, God bless your little heart, I know. It just seems so futile. People would just rip any positive comment apart with these ridiculous comebacks that had nothing to do with the posts… I just got sick of it. But for you, and for you alone, I shall soon try again. I just needed a little break.

06/22, 2:01 PM

sorry then. didnt mean to offend you. back on subject…ha

06/22, 2:02 PM

haha its cool man.

06/22, 2:11 PM

Akia

I agree with Kyle (#32). Just wait until you see this thing drive by you while you’re sitting in the turning lane…I think it’s awesome. A bunch of ppl keep talking abuot how it looks like this or that. But I don’t care, I doubt you’ll think “Buick” or “Scion” when it drives by…but if you do, you’ll think “very very expensive Buick/Scion”

06/22, 2:28 PM

andr

Looks sweet. I love it.

ERIK

very jag/bentley-like. i’d buy it for sure if i could afford it. CL65 baby!

06/22, 2:29 PM

brad

Anyone who hates on this car is an idiot. It looks amazing. It will look stunning in person, i can tell you that. Benzs always do. Some of the spy shots give you a good idea of how it will look on the road. A lot of prescenece.

06/22, 2:47 PM

JAPAN

you asswipe dimwits!!! I got a CL500 and I’m only 24!!!

06/22, 3:06 PM

first off, enough with the asswipe dimwits, whoever you are. secondly, the mercs in the last decade or so have been very beautiful, albeit a tad austere and, well, German, but this looks like it has a soul. more human-like if i may. i love the lines, and with a different grille, this car would be a perfect 10.

06/22, 3:43 PM

Cole

I like the face on it a lot better than the SL, which it really resembles especially from the side. The tail lights don’t look that great (yes, like an Acua RL). However i like it better than the CLS or SL. It’d be nice in red, or black.

06/22, 4:25 PM

‘Japan’ if you really had a CL, why would you flaunt it on the web, and on LLN? Dude, haven’t you heard? On the Internet, everyone’s rich!

06/22, 5:05 PM

Ryan

I like the front of the car.. but the old rear of the CL was so much smoother.

06/22, 5:34 PM

USA

Hey, JAPAN…I just ordered an F430 and I’m only 35.

Who’s the asswipe dimwit now?

06/22, 5:57 PM

BMW4LIFE

I be this car will look much better with an AMG package and in a different color. The S-Class does. I fell like this car is very BMW-ish. Everyone is copying them with the heavy side creases. Honestly, this car is begging for some bigger rims, tinted windows, and the AMG package. Mercedes makes all the cars without the AMG much uglier on purpose so that more people buy it, therefore allowing Mercedes to make more cash.

06/22, 6:31 PM

i hate it when people say that Mercedes-Benz is copying BMW. sure the new s-class boot lid was a bit bangle-esque, but i see no connection with any BMW design techniques, current or previous. i was told by a friend of mine who sells used Bimmers that the new S-Class interior is an “exact” copy of the 7. i see no similarities. beside that, i-Drive is ruining BMW’s, whereas COMAND is much easier to use; trust me i know.

06/22, 7:10 PM

it looks more sporty than the last one but something must be done with the rear. the rear lights dont flow with the rest of the car.

06/22, 8:15 PM

i agree entirely. very olds aurora/ acura RL.

06/22, 8:19 PM

i’ve put my finger on it. it reminds me most as a new version of the oldest E-Class, back in the 1980’s when it was a coupe. more curvatious look to it. now i really like it. my father had one when i was growing up and i always loved it’s look.

06/22, 8:35 PM

BMW850

Hey Japan, I navigate a space shuttle, and I’m only 27…what’s the thing u drive again? grow up

06/22, 10:16 PM

KEITH B Mathews

It appears that someone is running out of design ideas. If this was an American car, it would get bashed BIG time, but because iit is a Mercedes, it is the best ever. NEWSFLASH: It has no originality and at best, it is dull- looking and even goofy- looking. At the rate the Americans are going, I will probably be losing my CLK500 for a new Caddy CTS! It just looks better!

06/22, 10:25 PM

manny

i was tired of the old cl styling… now i want it back…

06/22, 10:30 PM

A CTS? Keith, why not downgrade further? You could always go for a… um…

Geely?

06/23, 4:38 AM

Manster

UGLY!!!! Jeez, they better leave that cocaine alone in the design studios….

Oh well, some people will buy it simply for the Mercedes name…no matter how watered down that name may be today…

06/23, 6:58 AM

.: Tosta Mista :.

It seems that the headlights were stolen from the BMW 6-series.

06/23, 9:21 AM

Does being a ‘car enthusiast’ mean that I have to like every car design?

06/23, 10:11 AM

Veda

MB’s latest design seem to cater more to the more mature age group with side lines that reminds me of the Jag S Type. BMW and MB are beginning to really cater to different market segments.

06/23, 1:48 PM

2007/2008 Mercedes CL-Class at jason leung

[...] The upcoming MB CL Class looks seriously PIMP. Forget the CLS: At least with this CL I probably won’t bang my head on the roof frame every time I get in or out of it. [...]

06/25, 3:46 AM

MM

I really like this design, I cant understand how anyone wouldnt. The shape is really sleek and modern, and the taillights have a nice shape. It may be slightly derivative but it still looks good. The old CL looked way too old, even when it came out. Im glad Mercedes has decided to inject some life into their styling.

06/25, 6:33 AM

joey

are you folks looking at the same car i’m looking at???? the 2k7 is absolutely gorgeous. If Halle berry had four wheels she’d be a Cl. get your eyes checked. Haters

06/25, 9:19 AM

ms

i swear, i feel embarrased just looking at it, imagine driving it!! its obvious that its has LOST it’s sportiness. When we compare the 4th pic with the recent CL, it’s clear that they have lost that “SPORTY FIN” in the rear end + WHATS UP WITH THE V6, CL350 :”( what ever happened to uniquiness?!?!. the headlights are a complete disgrace. but hopes are high on what it looks like from the inside

06/26, 10:06 AM

CTS stands for Crappy, Trashy, ****ty (styling)… Ok car but the origami (lack of) style is just… just… blech!

06/26, 10:13 AM

ms, you’re silly. If you knew anything you’d know this is a general article, and -350s are common, very common worldwide in the CLS, S and even SL classes. “Lost its sportiness” Um, the CL is a GT, and this car looks way more athletic than the pervious version to my eye. I think this thread is about dead. Cool rhyme.

06/26, 10:33 AM

it looks like a 2 door cls.

06/26, 10:46 AM

Jolly Angelina

I’m hot for this car. I bet JAPAN is sick that he is still waiting for his old style CL550. Well he is only 24 after all. All that depreciation and you aven’t even taken delivery yet Lol lol lol.

06/26, 10:51 AM

Little Jimmy Osmond

Wood steering wheel is tres tacky but the rest of the car is awesome. I want it!!!!!! And in white too it’s gonna look hot cruising Melrose in this thing.

06/26, 1:25 PM

the interior is like so crazy. i love it

06/26, 1:44 PM

Bottom right corner you have a black one which looks beautiful shame bout the alloys

06/26, 1:45 PM

joey, i agree this car is very nice, like pamela anderson. Now she’s hot.

06/26, 4:42 PM

It all depends on where you look at it from. The front of it looks rubbish, but from the front/side view, it looks great. The wood and the leather on the seats on the inside are less contempory. Overall, a good all-rounder.

06/26, 6:08 PM

Darnell Chavis

I dont like it. A far cry from the current CL. Maybe everyone sees something I dont. Looks like a Lexus now.

06/26, 6:25 PM

Schrecki

Best car ever! Nice design, interior ist excellent!

06/27, 12:25 AM

Sanu

nice……
but i am waiting for the bad ass AMG63….

06/27, 4:29 AM

El Conde

This car is a master piece…! It has an undisputed Charisma and Grace… not discounting anything from its Elegant Sporty character…!
I don’t know why people pick on headlights and grill and single details… after all it is not a new invention… all cars have four black rubber tyres too…!

06/27, 8:35 AM

55lat CL at effigy: emerging life v.2.6

[...] Mercedes potwierdził przyjęcie planu produkcji modelu CL 2007/2008, który moim skromnym zdaniem jest drugim najpiękniejszym projektem samochodu tego roku (po Astonie Martinie DB-S rzecz jasna ) [...]

06/27, 2:36 PM

Maybe white was the wrong color to initially reveal this car in, but it still looks like a cross-over, not a luxury sport sedan.

06/28, 9:45 AM

John

The last model CL design was perfect and I don’t just feel this way because it’s hard for me to stomach a new design or concept. I loved the old CL as soon as it came out in 2000, the very first time I saw it. This new CL design, althoug a nice car, just doesn’t give me that same chilling feeling. I don’t blame MB. They had reached true perfection with the old cl model….they just had no where else to go.

06/28, 11:27 AM

frank

I work near Mercedes NA in Montvale NJ usa and saw this car on the road slightly discised this morning It looks pretty good. I always thought the sedan would look good as a coupe.

06/30, 12:23 AM

Sani Erbilgin

I have tears in my eyes.Thats the ugliest car Mercedes has ever built. What is going on with Mercedes??????????? I can’t believe it. Its like a joke !!!!!!!!!!!

06/30, 1:01 PM

Josh Dango

Its not attractive but that would not stop me from buying one if i had the money

07/02, 12:36 AM

Vincent

Well, no matter how ugly or fugly the car looks people are still going to buy it. I mean I live in Newport Beach and they don’t buy on the design or quality, they buy on the name because Porsche > Mercedes-Benz > BMW > Audi > Lexus in their eyes. There are not that many car enthusiast when you live the in wealthy areas of the world. Oh and, if anything they leave out any domestic cars because they hate domestic anything in Newport Beach.

07/03, 1:32 PM

Louis

The 2006 model and body style was so unique to MB.
MB is in a class of its own. The new design of the CL isnt quite what I thought it was going to be, I am trying to keep an open mind but to be honest with you I didnt grab me and make me fall in love with it. The rims can be replaced but the front headlights….no no no….the rear Tail lights no no no…
Mercedes Benz I wish you would have asked us all first to comment!

07/09, 4:07 PM

NashKhan

Gosh! Was my dream car(1999-2006 model). Shame that the CL now looks like Hyundai Azera,Ford Taurus,AcuraRL from most angles…That too with such Lousy Alloys wheels designs from the 80’s era perhaps older… Who cares about the engines while paying a fortune on such cars..isn’t it more about CL..ass….& that’s exactly missing in this CL im afraid.. Won’t even give a 2nd look on road!

07/10, 11:01 AM

Shahed

Goddamit… you guys are gnuises … Anytime Mercedess introduces a new model I think what the hell are they gonna add to this one … and the next time again they shock everybody … godddamit its beatiful … it owns the essence of a Mercedess . . . I`ll buy a new CL65 AMG ASAP …

07/13, 12:23 PM

Franck Ekoue aka Kponton Melkior

Hello.

I am very impress…Actually, i just one to buy the CL 600…as a bank owner in Canada, i will probably buy 2 or 3 personally before the ned of the line…Gorgeous.

Mercedes, nous a pas sortie, une voiture ordinaire, mais un veritable chef d’ oeuvre…Serieusement, j’ adore l’originalité, et la manier dont l’ enveloppe a été poussé au max, pour le design…

Genial….

Le Prince Franck Ekoue aka Kponton Melkior.

07/21, 12:36 PM

mevlana (TURKEY)

‘MERCEDES’TEN IYISINI ANCAK ”ALLAH” YAPAR…

07/23, 8:37 PM

Ben K

Wow!.. they changed it way to much.. the current CL looks way better. This looks like the CLS but in a 2 door, and those are damn weird looking too. I thought when my lease was up I would get a new one.. Damn, maybe I’ll just keep mine.

Cheers,
Ben

07/26, 11:49 PM

Yos

WTF….!? This heap of S&*t is actually a Mercedes? Hmmm…… Looks like a Extremely Luxurious Toyota Vios or Scion for that matter. Looking at those headlights, makes you wonder, what has been up at the Mercedes Designrooms lately….. ? They gone blind or something ?

08/02, 10:17 PM

CL600 price quote? I have a CL500 2004 for trade with less than 20,000 miles.

08/02, 11:36 PM

mfratt

I love the new s and the new e, and I always have loved the old cl, but this one I just dont know… looks like a combination of the 6 series (which im not too fond of) and a scion. I was looking to sell my ML500 for an 04/05 CL500, at least this will drop the prices on those.

08/03, 11:17 AM

Phil

When Mercedes comes out with a new design, people have to remember that this design is supposed to last at least 7 to 10 years. Ther cars are never appealing right away but when every other caremaker starts copying off there designs then youll have a change of heart. its not the other way around. No other caremaker has the lines ard the close attention to detail that a merc has. It probably took some 5 years for merc to come out with the final layout of the new cl.

08/14, 8:33 AM

Rah

I have a CL 500 01 and I love it. The styling is impeccable. But I’m having a hard time grasping the style of the new CL. It doesn’t look sporty luxury; just luxury and a little old fashion around the wheel well(sp) area. I’m not really feeling the design but the interior looks awesome.

Synopsis: I would take the Old big body style and the 2000’s CL’s over this anyday…

08/24, 6:53 AM

ALİ R.S.

new cl series mercedes incredible,design is ok ı like it

09/04, 2:50 PM

JGREEN

New CL….Very nice design. Need to see one in the showroom to be sure. Not happy with my 01 S 500. hopefully the kinks have been worked out.

09/06, 2:34 AM

Emerald

As a Mercedes owner, I am very disappointed. The front end is like an ugly bmw/lexus/scion etc…the rear end is like a maserati. Very disappointed to say the least. I was truly awaiting something spectacular; didn’t happen. Even when it was disguised, it was horrid. Hopefully, it looks much different live. It’s time to fire the CL designers. At least they’ve got the S-class right. And lets not talk about the horrendous looking R-class. Too much complete, radical changes.

11/21, 6:10 AM

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