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Mercedes-Benz has officially ended production of its popular CLK Coupe. First launched in the U.S. market in 1997, the CLK was a mish-mash of E-Class styling on the C-Class’s platform, with a price tag slotting between both model lines.
Although the CLK’s name won’t live on, the spirit of the two-door will. Mercedes-Benz is planning on replacing the CLK-Class with a new E-Class coupe later this year. The current CLK will remain on sale until the E-Class coupe rolls into Mercedes dealerships.
Mercedes-Benz will be showing off this concept model at the 2008 Paris Auto Show. Called the ConceptFASCINATION or whatever, it offers a clear preview of the upcoming 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
While the overall shape is just a random design exercise, the front end will appear almost unchanged on the 2010 sedan, except for the grille which will be replaced by a traditional slatted design with a hood ornament. This big-badged grille will, however, still appear in a new E-Class coupe model that will replace the CLK nameplate. Or maybe they will just call it the ELK.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class was recently launched in the European market and tuned Brabus has already put together a tuning program for the new Mercedes-Benz sedan.
Besides all the body modifications (which we’re going to skip over and let you read about in the press release after the jump), Brabus is offering a 462-hp upgrade for the 382-hp 6.1L V8 Mercedes-Benz E550. That allows for 0 to 62 mph sprint in just 4.7 seconds with a top speed of 191 mph.
Along with a number of interior upgrades Brabus is also offering 20-inch light-alloy wheels for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. All components are backed by Brabus’s three-year/62,000 miles warranty.
For some drivers, it’s not enough to arrive in a 600-horsepower luxury sedan, they’ve got to make sure that everyone knows it’s a 600-horsepower luxury sedan. For these buyers, the facelifted 2010 Mercedes S63 AMG and S65 AMG are good news. As the flagship sedan has gotten updated for the new year, so has the high-performance version. Details have been leaked by Mercedes’ German online configuration website, which has images of the S63 AMG and S65 AMG ahead of the car’s official Shanghai Auto Show reveal.
The new S-Class AMG models are more distinguished from the standard S-Class, with a larger front air intake below the bumper. The round foglights have been replaced by strips of LED lighting. There are LED taillights as well. The S63 AMG and S65 AMG get individual grilles to distinguish them–though, if you’re good, you’ll be able to tell them apart by the size of the quad exhaust outlets.
Power remains impressive, with the S63 AMG’s 6.2 liter V8 putting out 518 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. AMG’s seven-speed automatic transmission is used. The S65 AMG is the “Big Daddy” of the Mercedes sedan family, with a twin-turbo 6.0 V12 that’s got 604 horses on tap. The S65’s 738 lb-ft. torque rating requires a five-speed automatic to handle the torque, and offers more grunt than the competition from BMW. Mercedes’ ESP stability control does its best to keep these super-sedans docile, though sometimes it’s a losing battle.
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2009 Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series PictureAs Mercedes-Benz continues to simplify its extended line-up, the new facelifted CL-Class Coupe has been spied winter testing in northern Scandinavia.
Much like the previous CLK-Class Coupe which was absorbed into the E-Class range, the new generation CL-Class will take on the S-Class Coupe moniker when it is released.
Despite its new name, as these images reveal the new model will retain the overall appearance of the current CL-Class Coupe rather than adopting the S-Class face.
New features will include LED daytime running lights and possibly LED tail lamps as well, along with a subtly modified front bumper.
The potent AMG version will naturally take on a more aggressive appearance, promising more power and less consumption from a selection of new engines.
This will be achieved through revised engine management calibrations as well as by reducing the weight of the car with greater use of composite materials.
Here we have our clearest look yet of an almost completely undisguised example of the new generation Mercedes-Benz CLK Coupe.
The new CLK Coupe and Cabriolet is larger and more focussed than its predecessor, closely resembling the new E-Class range rather than the C-Class from which it has been derived.
Current rumours suggest the new generation model will be called the E-Class Coupe rather than the CLK in order to simplifying the current Mercedes-Benz line-up.
The new model has undergone significant refinement to the chassis over the standard C-Class range in order to meet the performance expectations of coupe drivers.
It will however share its engine line-up with the C-Class range, including a flagship V8-powered CLK 500 and obligatory AMG variant.
The CLK Coupe is expected to arrive in showrooms by early 2009 with the Cabriolet model to make its debut a few months later.
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