Mercedes-Benz CL-Class AMG Sport Package officially announced
We brought you pics and details of the new 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class with the AMG Sport Package a couple of weeks ago courtesy of eMercedesBenz, and today Merc has made the car official with more details and new photos.
The AMG Sport Package will include only visual enhancements for the CL-Class like a new front bumper with larger air intakes and chrome-ringed fog lights, different side skirts and a rear end with a lower black insert and chrome trim. A CL-Class wearing the AMG Sport Package can also be ordered with attractive 19-inch, five-spoke AMG light-alloy wheels.
Set to go on sale this September and available to order immediately for both the eight-cylinder CL 500 and the V12 CL 600, the AMG Sport Package will cost 5,336 euros. The AMG light-alloy wheels are extra and cost 3,132 euro on the CL 500 and 1,972 euro on the CL 600, which includes the 16% VAT.
(More pics and full press release after the jump)
[Source: Mercedes-Benz via eMercedesBenz]
Exclusive dynamism for the new top coupé from Mercedes-Benz: Powerful AMG styling for the new CL-Class
Stuttgart, Jul 14, 2006
For the new CL-Class, the ultimate luxury coupé, Mercedes-AMG has now developed two AMG optional extras: a powerful AMG bodystyling package and expressive 19-inch AMG light-alloy wheels with mixed-width tyres. These distinctive AMG components are available for both engine versions.
The AMG bodystyling for the new Mercedes-Benz CL-Class comprises a front and rear apron and side skirts. The redesigned front bumper with enlarged air intakes and chrome-ringed circular fog lamps is lithe and athletic in appearance. Typical AMG styling, with two slanted struts and a smooth transition to the prominent wheel arches, gives a strong air of confidence and emphasises the sense of width.
The AMG side skirts carry the muscular lines seamlessly through to the AMG rear apron. The rear bumper with its black insert and chrome trim strip flanked by tailpipes on either side creates a dynamic and exclusive impression.
19-inch AMG light-alloy wheels combine superb looks with optimal handling
Also available for the new CL-Class, as an optimal complement to the AMG bodystyling, are 19-inch five-spoke AMG light-alloy wheels with embossed AMG lettering. The high-sheen rim flange and spokes are always eye-catching, whether the vehicle is standing still or on the move. The 8.5/9.5-inch-wide wheels carry 255/40 (front) and 275/40 (rear) tyres. The wide AMG wheels fill out the prominent wheel arches perfectly, giving the side view a sporty appearance.
AMG bodystyling and AMG light-alloy wheels available for both engine versions
Pre-orders are already being taken for the AMG bodystyling and AMG light-alloy wheels. The market launch date will be September 2006. The AMG components are available for both the eight-cylinder CL 500 and the V12 top-of-the-line CL 600 model. The ex-factory prices are EUR 5,336 for the AMG bodystyling package and EUR 3,132 (CL 500)/EUR 1,972 (CL 600) for the AMG light-alloy wheels (all figures include 16 % VAT).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
taipeileviathan 4:29PM (7/14/2006)
whether or not that car looks good in real life...
... that photographer deserves props. those pictures look like screenshots from a dream. a very, very sweet dream...
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WB233629 4:55PM (7/14/2006)
The front end is beginning to grow on me... however only with the very pricey AMG kit, not that it matters for a 110,000 coupe. However it looks like no one at MB paid any attention to the rear of the car. It looks like an Acura RL with a fatter end and only two doors. As much as people find imperfections with the 650i, I think the new CL will not find the huge number of buyers that the last generation CL did.
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KML 5:06PM (7/14/2006)
#2, that was exactly what I was thinking.
http://RLrear.notlong.com
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nastinupe 6:54PM (7/14/2006)
#2... you're wrong... The entire car looks like a 1997 Acura CL
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Dan 7:30PM (7/14/2006)
#4 From this angle, you're right about the similarities between the Acura CL and the Mercedes CL:
http://tinylink.com/?qFZRGVtdcT
But, obviously, this doesn't apply to the front end: the Mercedes remains a Mercedes :-)
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chemp 9:24PM (7/14/2006)
cool car;)
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James Schramko 11:27PM (7/14/2006)
That is one of the coolest cars for the market it is aimed at.
Very good photos, and the car in the flesh will look aggressive.
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Bryson 3:15PM (7/15/2006)
it's a great car.....I actually like the styling and in person I would imagine the car looks a lot more subtle and refined than in pictures, however can this car survive in a Bently continental GT world?
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D 10:42AM (8/28/2006)
great front end styling given the new european ped regs, side profile isn't bad, but the rear view is so wrong! note MB isn't exactly dying to give us head-on/near head-on rear shots. from the get go (w/non AMG pics), it made my skin crawl. couldn't figure out where, but felt like i had seen that puckered rounded rear-end look before, and then i saw it on the streets:
http://www.autobase.com/photos/large/02283259e.jpg
oh daimlerchrysler.
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UK-KID 9:51PM (7/15/2006)
LOL
(9) Spot on
I cannot understand the thinking behind this design, Granted it looks much more appealing with AMG kit on but it is starting from so far back in terms of beauty that i can see a facelift real soon, My business partner had a deposit on one and 5 weeks ago when he was sent the official brochure on the car he was so shocked he decided to sell his position and keep his CL55 (05).
Lets hope somebody will actually buy his position.
Interior is perfect but exterior is SUB-PAR, SL & even Current CL better lookers externally
Cmon, Given the price tag of £103,500 GBP approx for new CL 600 only a madman ( Or Footballer ) would buy one. Better to add £7K and get the Bentley GT or £2k and Get the DB9
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pat 12:24AM (7/16/2006)
the backend, if you notice, is very reminescent of the last generation of pontiac sunfires, though smoothed out. But this sort of thing is going to continue on in becoming more common since technology allows the manufacter to punch out great bodies easily vs. back when there was more human touch and know how put into each car.
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Chuck Smith 10:28PM (7/20/2006)
Fine ride. Sure, it's a Mercedes. Performance and luxury combined.
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Sean 7:10AM (11/09/2006)
The photos look great and I've found that Benz's usually look even better in the flesh.
Looking forward to seeing it close up.
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