Thursday, September 18, 2008

Mercedes Unveils 2010 CLS Class


Mercedes has released the next generation of their highly popular CLS - Class. The model will be on sale for the 2010 model year. In this car class of four door coupes their will soon be alot of competition from the Porsche Panamera, The VW Passat CC, Audi A7 and bmw will be launching a similar car. The question is will the CLS be able to hold its crown as king?

The engines get redone from the previous generation to:
CLS350, 3.5-liter direct-injection V-6, 292 hp; power output increases to 306 hp in 2012
CLS550, 5.5-liter V-8, 388 hp; superseded by 435-hp direct-injection twin-turbo V-8 in 2012
CLS55 AMG, 5.5-liter twin-turbo direct-injection V-8, 570 hp; available from mid-2011 onward
CLS320 CDI, 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6, 224 hp; replaced in 2011 by 313-hp CLS350 CDI

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