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First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG

Sometimes, Less Means More Of Everything Sometimes, luxury isn't about having more – it's about having less, albeit artfully architected. Just ask BMW, which lops off a heaping helping of headroom and cargo space to turn its well-conceived X5 into the costlier, less utile X6. Admittedly, the X6 isn't particularly artful, but its rival, the Land Rover Range Rover Sport is. Both vehicles are more indulgent – and more costly – despite offering reduced lebensraum and less exotic mechanicals. Perhaps the originator and best practitioner of this less-is-more movement is ... Read More

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    Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake is the one we want
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    With every new set of spy shots, we become increasingly more excited for the launch of the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake (or is that Break?). This tapered wagon version of the shapely CLS is certainly a looker, even in pre-production, camo-clad protype form, and after giving its shockingly quick sedan counterpart high marks for its driving dynamics, we ...

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    Detroit: Mercedes-Benz brings the matte in from the cold
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    Some things are at the fringe because they belong there. The tastes are too peculiar, the style too strange for the masses. But once in a while something emerges from the fringe into the mainstream because it deserves to be, because people learn to like it. Like matte paint finishes. Long the purview of aftermarket tuners rejecting the glitz of the ...

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    Official: Mercedes-Benz officially prices CLS from $71,000*
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    With such a broad (and ever-expanding) range of products, Mercedes-Benz is always bound to be introducing something new at any given moment. And in this case, the German automaker has officially confirmed pricing for its new CLS. Joining the Three-Pointed Star is the swoopy new 2012 CLS. Mercedes will offer the second-generation four-door coupe as both ...

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    Boca Raton Concours scores 'first' sales: Ferrari FF, Benz SLS Roadster, Audi R8 GT, etc. *UPDATE
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    Are you a mega-wealthy car enthusiast that's always eager to be first in line when it comes to supercars? Here's a tip for you: Buy a plane ticket (or fuel up the jet) and head on down to Florida for the Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance. Now in its fifth year, this upper-crust car show has been gaining momentum in the concours community, in part by ...

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    First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG
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    Sometimes, Less Means More Of Everything 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG – Click above for high-res image gallery Sometimes, luxury isn't about having more – it's about having less, albeit artfully architected. Just ask BMW, which lops off a heaping helping of headroom and cargo space to turn its well-conceived X5 into the costlier, less utile ...

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    Mercedes-Benz considering CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake, diesel AMGs a long way off
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    In the span of two weeks, Mercedes-Benz announced two new CLS-based production models: the recently revealed CLS63 AMG and plans to produce a wagon version inspired by the CLS "Shooting Brake" Concept shown at the Beijing Motor Show. Now we've learned that another CLS variant could combine the two. The CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake would adapt all the ...

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    LA 2010: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG
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    On the eve of the LA Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off the 2012 CLS63 AMG, the bi-turbo V8 version of its thoroughly restyled and utterly delectable sedan. AMG's new baby – the M157 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 – is finding a home in nearly every new Mercedes product, and when fitted to the CLS63 the blown mill is good for ...

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    2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG coming to LA Auto Show
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    Not long after Mercedes-Benz took the wraps off of the shapely new CLS-Class at this year's Paris Motor Show, sources within the automaker have told Autoblog that the AMG-fettled CLS will bow at next month's Los Angeles Auto Show. Much like the revised S63 and CL63, expect the 2012 CLS63 AMG to use the automaker's new twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8, churning ...

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