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Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 caught playing in the rain

The car that authored the "four-door-coupe" terminology – and a great deal of Internet debate and dictionary definition checking – will introduce its second act toward the end of 2011. Unsurprisingly, the new model (which is expected to wear a 2011 designation), will look much like the current model. That's the way it goes with genre-defining things most of the time. Perhaps it is just our eyes, but in the spy shots it looks like the car's rump could be even more sleek, with the glasshouse landing even further toward the rear of ... Read more →

Spy Shots: Next-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS Jonathon Ramsey

The 2010 Mercedes-Benz CLS is undergoing testing, and as is true with so many segment-defining vehicles, there doesn't look to be much of a change going on up top. However, down below, in the area ...

Spy Shots: 2011 CLS Jonathon Ramsey

The coming CLS appears to offer more of the same: the current CLS is based on the E-Class platform; the next one is expected to be built atop S-Class underpinnings. Other than bigger body with a wider ...

Audi's version of the VW Passat CC, the A5 Sportback Chris Shunk

From the moment the first Mercedes-Benz CLS four-door "coupe" was introduced to the public, other German luxury automakers hit the drafting board. According to the German auto experts at AutoBild, ...

Leaked: facelift for Mercedes CLS Noah Joseph

We've been seeing camouflaged test mules of an updated Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class sedans driving around for some time now, but the German automaker apparently can't keep it under wraps anymore. On ...

Spy shots: Volkswagen Passat CC "coupe" 1 year ago on Autoblog

With the imminent arrival of the new coupe-shaped Volkswagen Passat at the Geneva Motor Show and the recently launched teaser site for the budget CLS competitor, it was only a matter of time before more detailed spy shots found their way onto the Web. The artic white mule was caught undergoing ...

Mercedes' plans for '08: It's gonna be a busy year! 1 year ago on Autoblog

2008 is going to be a hectic year for the engineers responsible for new product launches at Mercedes-Benz. The team in Stuttgart have one all-new, one redesigned and five refreshed models coming before this time next year. Mercedes will jump into the compact crossover segment for the first time with ...

One more 'Official' rendering for your perusal: Audi A7 2 years ago on Autoblog

CAR has been releasing what it's called "official sketches" from Audi execs privy to the future of the four-ringed automaker. This latest drawing shows what Ingolstadt plans to pit against the Mercedes CLS in the burgeoning sports sedan segment, likely to be dubbed the A7. Built off the next ...

Spy shots: BMW X6 mule caught with its hatch open 2 years ago on Autoblog

When BMW engineers took a much-needed break from the 128-degree weather in Death Valley, they were kind enough to unlatch the hatch of the new X6 for KPG's spies to shoot away. The pics reveal that the heavy plastic cladding on the rear end disguises more air than sheet metal, with the steep rake of ...

ber-CLS may be next from Maybach 2 years ago on Autoblog

Any way you look at it, Maybach has not been the success DaimlerChrysler had hoped for when it revived the old super-luxury badge a few years back. Industry sources – and by industry sources, we mean our magic 8-ball and cabinet of stuffed-animal advisors – all seem to agree that the ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes CLS, SL and SLK 2 years ago on Autoblog

Mercedes has some hot-selling models in the SL, SLK and CLS, but the German automaker isn't about to sit around twiddling its thumbs. Instead they're working on facelifts for all three, poised to hit the market around this time next year. The changes to the three models are expected to be mostly ...

Spy Shot: Mercedes CLS facelift 2 years ago on Autoblog

With Porsche's four-door coupe nearing production and Aston Martin readying the Rapide, it's easy to forget the one that started it all has been on the market since 2004. The shape of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class is still one of most striking on the market, but DCX evidently reckons that by the time ...

Alonso's new wheels: McLaren SLR 2 years ago on Autoblog

Now that's more like it. The best Renault could seem to offer their driving ace Fernando Alonso was a Renaultsport Megane after winning two back-to-back world championships. But now that the defending champ has switched over the McLaren-Mercedes, his patrons have awarded him more suitable wheels: ...

Mercedes registers CLC-Class name 2 years ago on Autoblog

Despite the spy shots we see now and then, carmakers often manage to keep a tight lid on some of the projects they're working on, only giving us the occasional glimpse. Their cover is at least partially blown at times when they file for a trademark on a name. Once they've filed, the name is ...

Mercedes Benz CLR 600 concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

What you see here are renderings of what project designer and automotive illustrator Mark Hsieh feels the future of Mercedes-Benz might hold. The ideas are drawn on a future model from MB called the CLR 600 sporting a 600-bhp version of the 5.6 liter V8. Hsieh has decided that this vehicle will be ...

VIDEO: Record breaking Brabus Rocket 3 years ago on Autoblog

Back in June, we told you about the Brabus Rocket and the tuner's goal of creating the world's fastest sedan. Then, earlier this week, we reported that the Rocket beat it's own record while hooning around the Nardo test track. Since mere words can't do such a vehicle justice, we've procured a few ...

Spy Shots: BMW X6 3 years ago on Autoblog

BMW is rumored to be in the process of developing a pseudo-crossover built on the X5's underpinnings, but until now it was only gossip and conjecture. KGP Photography maintains that this mule is such a vehicle, judging by the steeply raked windscreen, higher beltline and camo-clad rear end. Where a ...

BMW's CLS-fighter for 2009 3 years ago on Autoblog

The four-door coupe is a trend that only seems to be growing. Mercedes, of course, was the first (and remains the only) company to get one on the market with the CLS. Volkswagen and Audi are working on their own. Porsche's upcoming Panamera will take a similar approach. Aston Martin showed us its ...

Circle the wagons: Mercedes-Benz CLS/E-Class wagon hybrid 3 years ago on Autoblog

No, not that kind of hybrid. This Mercedes-Benz CLS/E-Class hybrid is the type that's created when two things that normally don't go together are united. In this case, the front end of a CLS has been grafted onto an E-Class wagon. The nose job has done been done very well, however, as the car has ...

Just for Japan: Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 AMG Sports Edition 3 years ago on Autoblog

In Japan, where limited-edition special models seemingly outnumber the "regular" versions of the cars they're based on, Mercedes has just announced the availability of the CLS 350 AMG Sports Edition. No power upgrades here, this one's a pure appearance / trim package in the vein of the "Key to the ...

AMG offers new performance packages for CLS, SLK, and SL 3 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge Who does AMG think it is? BRABUS? Mercedes' in-house tuning arm is upping the ante on three of its delectable, monstrously-powered passenger cars by offering optional performance packages that further enhance their dynamics. The lucky recipients of the AMG Performance ...

Refining the in-car iMac 3 years ago on Autoblog

We've seen our fair share of vehicles whose obsessive diligent owners have chosen to integrate their favorite OS into their whips. While most of us are content to bring our iPods along for the journey, what happens when you put a professional on the job? Mattes Interieurtechnik specializes in only ...

ASMA-DESIGN Gladiator II M-Class 3 years ago on Autoblog

Though it looks like the angry older brother of a PT Cruiser, the Gladiator II from ASMA-DESIGN takes that same in-your-face attitude we’ve seen on the company’s CLS and S-Class kits and grafts it on the Mercedes-Benz M-Class sport utility. Though the grille is still a bit ostentatious ...

Audi A7 coupe in the works 3 years ago on Autoblog

You've heard about the skads of new cars coming out of Audi in the near future... the A2 shooting brake (MINI, here we come!), Q5 SUV, A3 and A5 verts, the Roadjet, and not to mention the next TT. Now Audi lovers can look forward to the brand's answer to the Mercedes CLS -- the Audi A7 coupe. The ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes Benz CL Coupe 3 years ago on Autoblog

Normally its tough to come up with much verbage about an upcoming Mercedes Benz redesign as the German company’s vehicles tend to err on the conservative side when it comes to styling. The sexy CLS changed all that for us and it’s clear from these new spy shots that the firm’s ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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