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Mercedes-Benz CLS Grand Edition: Exclusive style, concentrated elegance and exciting lines.

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Stuttgart, Jan 02, 2009

The new CLS Grand Edition special-edition model sees Mercedes-Benz introducing a new highlight to the segment for four-door premium coupés. A matt designo paint finish lends spectacular definition to the lines of the coupé and makes the CLS Grand Edition really catch the eye. This exclusive style is echoed in the interior with high-grade designo leather and high-quality equipment details. All of which makes the multi-design-award-winning Mercedes-Benz Coupé unmistakable.

Coupés are truly special cars. Not least the Mercedes Coupés, which have always epitomised automotive elegance, exclusivity and refinement at the very highest level. With the CLS, Mercedes-Benz paved the way for four-door coupés. The trend-setting model from Stuttgartinspires coupé enthusiasts with its exciting and muscular styling.

Even more pronounced lines through new paint
The new Mercedes-Benz CLSGrand Edition catches the eye straight away. A unique "designo magno platinum" matt paint finish brings the lines and contours of the premium Coupé fully to the fore and emphasises its multi-award-winning design. As well as being an eye-catching feature, the matt paint finish is highly scratch- and dirt-resistant. In keeping with the avant-garde paintwork, the radiator grille louvres are also painted in "designo magno platinum".
The Grand Edition customers can select from a choice of metallic paint finishes: obsidian black, iridium silver, carneol red or flint grey.

The additional exterior equipment for the CLSGrand Edition includes:

• Bi-xenon headlamps with dark headlamp casings, active light function and cornering light function in the fog lamps, headlamp cleaning system, and dynamic headlamp range adjustment
• Exclusive, high-sheen AMG18-inch 5-spoke light-alloy wheels with pockets painted in titanium grey, shod with 245/40 R 18 (front) and 275/35 R 18 (rear) tyres
• A "Grand Edition" insignia on the front wings

designo interior displaying sporty, elegant touches
The no-nonsense elegance continues inside the car. Here a perfectly matched
designo interior and a roof lining in anthracite Alcantara, together with the standard-fit tilting/sliding glass roof, define the sporty, elegant style. Special touches are provided by the designo leather upholstery in "marron" – with the option of substituting this shade for sand, black, mystic red, porcelain or chablis.

The trim elements in high-quality laurel wood can be ordered with either a matt or a high-gloss finish. The same material is used for the selector lever and the wood/leather steering wheel. Sport pedals in brushed stainless steel with rubber studs underline the sporting credentials of the CLSGrand Edition.

The extensive range of equipment includes the sophisticated COMAND APSMultimedia control and display system, comfort telephony, PARKTRONIC and “Grand Edition” velour floor mats.

Pioneering engine technology in the CLS 350 CGI
There are four engine variants available for the CLSGrand Edition, including the V6 unit for the entry-level CLS280 model and, perhaps most impressively of all, the CGIdirect-injection power plant for the CLS350 CGImodel, offering high output and low fuel consumption. This V6 engine with piezoelectric direct injection and spray-guided combustion develops 215 kW/292 hp and consumes just 9.1 litres of premium unleaded petrol per 100 kilometres (NEDC combined).

The Mercedes-Benz CLSGrand Edition can be ordered from January 2, 2009. Prices start at 67,294.50 Euros incl. VAT (CLS280 Grand Edition). The deliveries to customers start in March 2009.

Source: Daimler AG

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That interior is to die for.

Indeed! One of the best interiors on sale today!

Really nice.


M

so the CLS ends in a (Grand) BANG?

Don'y think so but I do find it odd that MB comes out with this version now.

it's a long shot but let's given the following facts
a)the CLS is built on the W211 platform
b)the W211 platform chief model, the E class, is being retired in favor of a new model
c)this leaves the CLS as the only model built off a legacy platform

we can assume the following
1)CLS is not selling enough to cover the costs of running it by itself
2)mercedes discontinues the current CLS along the E, to save money
3)a gap of about a year separates the last produced CLS with the new gen, filled by an increased production of Final MY

Not really odd at all IMO. The next CLS is twinned with the new E so right after the new E comes the CLS. My prediction would be the Franfurt auto show this fall. CLS has one more model year left (2010) in the U.S. after the E.


M

A truely great car made even better.That paint work must be stunning in real life.
Wow and the interior is just magnifecent i really made a big mistake selling my cls well maybe i saved on losing a lot off money becuase mounths after i sold mine the market started dropping a lot.I think this year i will sell my c220cdi and buy a used bargain cls500 now that teh fuel has dropped a lot i can go for power again and a cls wow i love the car.

The new cls when it comes out has a hard act to follow i hope mb can make another stunner both int and exterior......

It is gorgeous!! Love this Edition!!

Wow, sweet looking edition. The interior is awesome, and those small exterior differences look damn good! Love the blacked out headlights!

I think Vabboud is right. This is the Grand Finale of the first generation CLS class, just before (roughly a year I guess) they introduce the new platform...

That looks really good. Love the paintwork. I have a feeling that matt paintwork may be something we see more of in 2009.

Nice...Beautiful and rich looking interior. Best shade of dark grey I have seen and the wood is beautiful. Thanks for posting! Love the paint color too and the front lights look super sharp.

Very nice, and definitely better than the original, i just feel tha Merc, could have made something more special to finish the C219....Maybe even a Halo Special Project, cough...type Black maybe....just a few dozen units maybe.....

It looks better but Im waiting for the next generation because current CLS isnt my cup of tea.

Car and Driver is saying the U.S. market will get the car in April.




2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 Grand Edition


Great if accurate.


M

Gorgeous car,there's a black CLS55 AMG i see everyday on my way to wrok and everytime i must stop and stare at it

The UK Grand Edition will be the CLS350 CDI, will not only have a lot of nice features and special options available, but the 350CDI engine gets quite a power boost to 272hp, 590nm (435lb-ft).

Mercedes-Benz UK - CLS-Class Coupé - CLS Grand Edition

Don't really believe that the 350 CDI will get more power then the standard 224 hp. Probably it is a fault at the website - if not…it would be mind-blowing!

I think it's not a fault ..

because on site they're talking about 48 hp power upgrade ))

great news

I hope every model get this update or new V6 soon

Holy!! You're right!!!

They just create my dream car!!

I´ve sarch on the internet and have seen reports dated on June 2009 talking about this new 350 CDI in the UK.

All points to September 2010 presentation. Just in time for the Paris auto show (2010 is an even year so it's Paris not Frankfurt this time ).

Chicago 2010: Mercedes CLS Grand Edition Gets Matte-Platinum Paint



Mercedes didn’t hold a press conference at the Chicago Auto Show, so it obviously had nothing of interest, right? Wrong. Besides the fact that there’s a new SLS exotic to drool over, Mercedes was showing off a limited CLS Grand Edition model.

Painted in matte-gray, or what Mercedes calls Desigo matte-platinum, this CLS550 is just the latest matte-finished car from Mercedes, which has also offered the IWC SL in matte white and the Night Edition in (what else) matte-black.

Other than the paint, there’s not much else different about this CLS. It gets the same AMG styling accessories and AMG wheels as all CLS550 models and this particular version had a particularly nice sunset red leather. Under the hood is a familiar powerplant too, the 5.5-liter V8 with 382-hp.

The special edition CLS550 Grand Edition is likely to be a collectors item, debuting during the last model year of the original CLS model – a revolutionary product from the typically conservative German automaker. Mercedes is set to show the second-generation CLS later this year.

Chicago 2010: Mercedes CLS Grand Edition Gets Matte-Platinum Paint : Auto News