Eagerly Awaited New Mercedes Coupe
The automakers are just going to take the wraps off Mercedes` new coup?© - and here are the? photos which prove? this.
So? you can see the new CLK? which is said to be the much-anticipated rival for BMW`s 3-Series Coup?© and Audi`s A5. The photos were made outside the firm`s Stuttgart base, and they vividly show that the car uses underpinnings from the all-new C-Class.
It will get some changes by the moment of going on sale in 2009. The? vehicle is intending to debut a sleeker, chunkier and wider look, which will replace the? present? auto low-nose, high-tail stance. The headlights of CLK are narrower that of C-Class. At the photo you can also notice a jutting bonnet.
another difference from the previous model is the size -it is bigger, therefore it has more room while its high-quality dash features Mercedes` COMAND control system. Readers know that the CKL concept was launched in 2003, and since that time it has been criticized for its lower driving qualities compared with the BMW. But everything has changed as the new car will use the same adaptive damping as the C-Class. So the motorist can choose between Comfort and Sport settings for the suspension.
The steering and body control were also improved, and the CLK should match the 3-Series for involvement. The vehicle is equipped with six-speed manual or automatic gearboxes, through which the power is supplied to the rear wheels. At the same time the engines come from the C-Class line-up. Petrol choices kick off with an entry-level CLK 180K model, and there will be CLK 200, 220 and 320 CDI diesels, too. The car itself will appear in early 2009.
The starting price is expected to be around $ 48 300. Six month later a fabric roof Convertible will follow. At the Top of? the line-up in 2010 will be a new CLK63 AMG,? equipped with a storming 474bhp 6.2-litre V8 engine.
[VIA: autoexpress.com]
Written by autoguru on November 20th, 2007 with
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