The Mercedes-Benz CLS

 The Mercedes-Benz CLS is an executive-size sedan originally launched in 2004 and based on the W211 E-Class and was internally designated as the W219. The second generation CLS-Class was introduced in September 2010 and production started in the beginning of 2011.

 The CLS marked Mercedes-Benz's return to the executive-size coupe market since the (W124) E-Class Coupe (a two-door sedan) went out of production in 1995. The (W210) E-Class did not spawn a coupe variant, as Mercedes-Benz choose instead to introduce a smaller coupe based on the compact C-Class, the CLK-Class.

However, the CLK-Class was built with a lengthened C-Class wheelbase so it could be slotted as a mid-sized vehicle, and it also featured styling cues, engines, and similar pricing to the (W210) E-Class to give the impression that the (W124) E-Class Coupe had been directly replaced. Marketed as a four-door coupe, the CLS was designed by the American automotive designer, Michael Fink (born 1967), who styled the first CLK, the C-Sportcoupe, and is known as the stylist who penned the Maybach 57 and 62. According to a Mercedes-Benz press release, the CLS-class was produced to combine the "strong, emotive charisma" of a coupe with the "comfort and practicality" of a saloon.

Save for its four-door design, the CLS's design tends towards a coupe, as its sleek roofline reduces the rear passenger room to a 2+2 arrangement, and it offers a smaller selection of engines tending towards high powered of the range, compared to contemporary sedans such as the E-Class.

Specifications

	Engine	Power	Torque	0–100 km/h (62 mph)	Top speed
CLS 320 CDI	3.0 L diesel V6	165 kW (224 hp DIN)	510 N·m (380 ft·lbf)	7.0 seconds	250 km/h (155 mph)
CLS 320 CDI	3.0 L diesel V6	165 kW (224 hp DIN)	540 N·m (380 ft·lbf)	6.7 seconds	250 km/h (155 mph)
CLS 350 CDI	3.0 L diesel V6	165 kW (224 hp DIN)	540 N·m (380 ft·lbf)	7.0 seconds	250 km/h (155 mph)
CLS 350	3.5 L M272 V6	200 kW (272  hp DIN)	350 N·m (258 ft·lbf)	7.0 seconds	250 km/h (155 mph)
CLS 350 CGI	3.5 L M272 V6	215 kW (292 hp DIN)	365 N·m (269 ft·lbf)	6.7 seconds	250 km/h (155 mph)
CLS 500 (2006)	5.0 L M113 V8	228 kW (306 hp DIN)	460 N·m (339 ft·lbf)	6.1 seconds	250 km/h (155 mph)
CLS 550 CLS 500 (2007-)	5.5 L M273 V8	281 kW (388 hp DIN)	530 N·m (391 ft·lbf)	5.1 seconds	250 km/h (155 mph)
CLS 55 AMG (2006)	Supercharged 5.4 L AMG M113 V8	350 kW (493 hp DIN)	715 N·m (516 ft·lbf)	4.6 seconds	250 km/h (155 mph)
CLS 63 AMG	6.2 L AMG M156 V8	378 kW (514 hp DIN)	630 N·m (465 ft·lbf)	4.5 seconds	250 km/h (155 mph)