2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS Coupe

Mercedes-Benz has officially released the facelifted four-door coupe, the CLS. Since its launch in 2004, CLS has proven to be a sales success for Mercedes. The 2009 CLS has subtle changes like new grille with two bars instead of four, the sideview mirrors are 32% larger and feature integrated turn signals that look like arrows while blinking, the new rear LED taillights. This exterior enhancements have soften the look of the car's exterior abit.
   For the 2009 model year, the CLS line will include the CLS550, powered by a DOHC four-valve-per-cylinder V8 engine that produces 382-horsepower and 391 pound-feet of torque, and the high-performance CLS63 AMG, fitted with a AMG-designed 6.2-liter V8 that produces 507 hp and 465 lb.-ft. of torque.
   The Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG is powered by one of the most powerful naturally aspirated production V8s ever, also the first engine developed entirely by AMG. Built almost completely from a high-strength silicon-aluminum alloy, the 6.3-liter features four valves per cylinder, double overhead camshafts with variable valve timing, bucket tappets (rather than rocker arms), an 11.3-to 1 compression ratio and a variable intake manifold.
AMG engineers designed the 6.3-liter engine block with an especially rigid bedplate with cast-in steel reinforcements at the main bearing, and a sturdy closed-deck layout beside the cylinder heads. A first for a production engine, the cylinder bores feature a twin-wire-arc-sprayed (TWAS) coating, a new process that results in impressively low friction and running surfaces that are twice as hard as conventional cast-iron cylinders. Sharing no parts with Mercedes-Benz V8 engines, the 6.3 AMG engine revs freely to over 7,000 rpm, yet already produces nearly 90 percent of its peak torque at only 2,000 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the rear wheels of the CLS63 AMG via a seven-speed AMG Speedshift automatic transmission that can be shifted manually by either a conventional lever or Formula-1 style shift paddles on the AMG sport steering wheel. AMG Speedshift electronic control provides 35% faster gear shifts, and to give performance-minded drivers total control of shifting, the manual mode of AMG Speedshift doesn’t make any automatic upshifts or downshifts – even at max engine speed or full load.The CLS63 AMG can be ordered with the optional performance package that allows a 186-mph top speed instead of the usual 155-mph speed limiter. Other features in the package include AMG Airmatic sport suspension, 19-inch alloy wheels, larger front discs (15.4- inch diameter), a limited-slip differential and a leather and Alcantara-wrapped AMG sport steering wheel.  more...

au astia de la Mercedes (mai nou) o manie sa strice volanele masinilor facute de ei:

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Edited by romaximusro, 04 February 2008 - 13:43.

complet de acord.au folosit acelasi "stil" am vazut si noul SL si la CLC.not cool

Edited by Mate90, 04 February 2008 - 13:41.