New Mercedes-Benz CLS 55 AMG

[rino]

http://www.fastdrive.org/img/cls_2.jpg
This unique four-door coupé is driven by the powerful and refined AMG V8 supercharged engine, which generates an output of 350 kW/476 hp and 700 Newton metres of torque from a displacement of 5.5 litres. This gives the car truly top-notch performance: the CLS 55 AMG accelerates from nought to 100 km/h in just 4.7 seconds and has an electronically limited maximum speed of 250 km/h. The CLS 55 AMG boasts AMG sports suspension, a high-performance AMG braking system plus AMG bodystyling and will be making its market debut in January 2005.


As with the other AMG high-performance cars, the engine power is transferred to the wheels via the AMG SPEEDSHIFT five-speed automatic transmission. This allows the driver to choose between fully automatic or manual gear changes, the latter being possible by using either the selector lever or the gearshift buttons on the ergonomic AMG sports steering wheel. The powerplant is superbly complemented by the AMG sports suspension and by the AMG high-performance braking system. The CLS 55 AMG features AIRMATIC DC semi-active air suspension with an adaptive damping system; this suspension set-up has been specially modified for AMG by giving it tauter tuning. Large, internally ventilated and perforated brake discs make for impressive deceleration and high fading resistance
source www.fastdrive.org
directlink http://www.fastdrive.org/news.php?extend.115

[TT]

Some high-res if somebody wants them, click for bigger

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[PATo355]

Hmmmm ... i dont see the point of that car ... is between the E and S class right ?

But i think its truly gorgeous , look at the second pic , the windows shape ... so high , like a 4 door coupe , its very very nice

[5.7 V10]

Thx! I personally love this car, looks great to me!

[yg60m]

Yes, i like it too and was waiting for this engine :twisted:

[BADMIHAI]

I think it looks like shit..or worse. The styling direction Mercedes has taken is not to my liking. :fist:

[TopGearNL]

I like it very much, it is between a E-Class and a S-Class mercedes, it doesn't have that cheap Honda look from the E-Class or that bit of ugly from the S-Class, no its perfect I think :)

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Its absolutely stunning, eat your hart out BMW :lol: :wink:

[jorge]

I got the impression that the car is gonna look much better in the flesh.

[SFDMALEX]

To me it looks like Bangles work. I like it, but its more BMW then Mercedes.

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Check out the interior(not AMG version)

Its got this retro look with all the wood :D




http://www.autoweek.nl/images/480/5888.jpg


To give you the difference with BMW



http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4149/asd4.jpg

[SPEEDKILLAR]

To me it looks like Bangles work. I like it, but its more BMW then Mercedes.
I was thinking exactly the same thing! They must have hired bangles twin brother!

No way, it doesn't have the same style, this looks good, while the other is ugly.

[rachaderua]

it´s a very big fuck for some german car manufacturers , because they do many cars with 400 phs or more and put in them a speed limiter.....

but indeed this one is amazing..i guess it would go up to 320 km/h on a very good and plane straight...and the 1/4 mile under 12.0 seconds :D because the traction control and stability management, as many other controls available, steal a little of time in the dragstrip...if there was no assist controls and a very good driver, the time could be downcreased. :D

[Sir_GT]

I actually like Bangle's design philosophy, and being a fan of that, I'm very very pleased with the design direction Mercedes took with this car. It looks fantastic.

Honestly, I'm tired of hearing people say: "it doesn't look like a <insert manufacturer's brand here> automobile." Fuck that. It's about time the designers finally started really pushing the design curve. If architects and engineers are doing it with homes, buildings, and infrastructure, which incidentally, is starting to represent the theme of modern design, why prevent the car manufacturers from following suit?

Mercedes did well design-wise with this car, and I hope it sells bloody well. BMW took the risk, and all the German marques are following in their footsteps. I hope the designs look become more radical as time goes by, because it will encourage the other companies to become more imaginative and innovative. Those two things will keep the car industry interesting, and will inject some new life into it.

I mean come on, aren't you guys tired of seing "four doors, big engine, automatic transmission with rear-wheel drive and limited slip diff, spacious interior" over and over again? The car industry has been doing that since the end of WWII, it's about time we really started pushing the envelope. The "radical" designs you guys are seeing today are the baby steps of that movement, so instead of acting like sterile old men with pipes, try to be a little bit more open minded.

*end of rant*

[v0od0o]

Check out the interior(not AMG version)
To give you the difference with BMW
It's a little bit unfair to compare a media pic to a non-professional pic taken in less than ideal lighting conditions and stuff, you can compare yours to this
http://img47.exs.cx/img47/3466/M5_Interior.jpg

And please I know you're mad about MB and I like BMW more so it's useless to start an argument about who is better than who, it's a matter of personal taste and let's leave it at that :P

[stracing]

This mercedes is the ugliest mercedes ever. SL still rules

[Sir_GT]

This mercedes is the ugliest mercedes ever. SL still rules

errr...


It looks like a 4 door SL... same aggressive snout, same body flares, same wedge shape, same side line, and same raised tail...

[fabro_s]

This Merc is amazing!!!, the looks are simply awsome, and the interior far better than the BMW :!:

[stracing]

This mercedes is the ugliest mercedes ever. SL still rules

errr...


It looks like a 4 door SL... same aggressive snout, same body flares, same wedge shape, same side line, and same raised tail...

SL is my favorite mercedes and this one, not my style or taste or whatever.

[ahmedgiyab]

VERY VERY nice!!!!! :D

Amazing strategy..... :D

[Schwalbe]

I really like the design of this new Merc. This is very well successful ! :wink: