Mercedes-Benz Said to Have Approved CLC Small Shooting Brake Model

Mercedes-Benz Said to Have Approved CLC Small Shooting Brake Model

 Mercedes-Benz Said to Have Approved CLC Small Shooting Brake Model

 Mercedes-Benz Said to Have Approved CLC Small Shooting Brake Model

Mercedes-Benz Said to Have Approved CLC Small Shooting Brake Model

The new Mercedes-Benz CLC affordable stylish coupe. The new front end is bolder and sportier. It has the bigger grille and single-unit lamps compared to the current C-class saloon. The New Mercedes-Benz CLC rides a little better, goes a little harder, looks considerably better both inside and out.

Mercedes-Benz CLC has a specious, comfortable cabin for four. For the front seat dwellers there is ample shoulder and headroom but the seats lack a little in side bolstering.Standard equipment includes stability control, eight airbags, anti-lock brakes, 17-inch alloys, rear park assist, lowered sports suspension, dual zone air conditioning, cruise control, multi-function display, sports seats with manual adjustment, rain sensing wipers, fog lamps, bi-xenon head lamps, the direct steering system, paddle shift for the automatic and full fake leather upholstery.

Mercedes-Benz CLC has four petrol and two diesel engines to choose from. The entry-level 1.8-litre Kompressor comes in two power outputs – 143bhp (CLC 180K) and 184bhp (CLC 200K). The 2.1-litre diesel units are greener than before and still punchy. The 150bhp CLC 220 CDI gives a 0-62mph under ten seconds.

2012 Mercedes S class

2012 Mercedes S class 

 2012 Mercedes S class 

 2012 Mercedes S class 

2012 Mercedes S class 

The new 2012 S-Class will be offered in four different body styles in an attempt to appeal to a wider range of luxury car buyers: standard-wheelbase sedan (2012), extended-wheelbase sedan (2013), coupe (2013, replaces the CL), and four-seat convertible (2014).

The brand new S-Class will feature a new four-link front suspension designed to further decouple the steering, braking and damping forces. The Mercedes-Benz Active Body Control (ABC) system will be offered at an additional cost, but it can be combined with Magic Body Control (MBC) which employs cameras to scan the road at speeds up to 80 mph. MBC compensates for surface irregularities just milliseconds before the vehicle encounters them.

Mercedes-Benz’s new Magic Light Control (MLC) will add LED head lamps with free-flow light patterns that vary depending on the speed of the vehicle, weather conditions and steering angle. Under the hood, we’ll see an engine lineup ranging from a 200 hp 4-cylinder to a V-12 that’s been tested at 544 bhp.For Canada, we’ll get three flavours: the SLK 250, SLK 350 and of course the SLK55 AMG.

The SLK 250 will get a 1.8 litre 4 cylinder engine making 201 horses. The SLK 350 gets a 3.5 litre V6 making 302 horsepower. It was also get a 0-100 time of 5.4 seconds.

What I’m really interested in, though, is the SLK 55 AMG. This bad boy will get a normally aspirated 5.5 litre V8. This engine is expected to replace the 6.2 litre V8 found in many AMG models. As such, there are no horsepower ratings yet, but stay tuned.

2011 Marcedes

2011 Marcedes

 2011 Marcedes

 2011 Marcedes

2011 Marcedes

Mercedes is developing an all new platform upon which the new generation of A and B-Class and a number of totally new models will be built. A mid-size four-door coupe called BLS, and a new compact SUV, the BLK, are some of the upcoming products on this platform. Here;s an artist’s impression of the Mercedes BLK, which will challenge BMW X1 and the upcoming Audi Q3.

The BLK probably will be released in 2011 as a 2012 model, until then Mercedes has enough time to study strength and weakness points of the rivals and use them to its advantage. Mercedes already has a compact SUV called GLK, and BLK certainly won’t be much smaller than it, but the GLK is on the par with BMW X3 and Audi Q5, so Mercedes needs a new model to take on the new smaller crossovers such as the X1, which has also received a warm welcome in the market.

Transmission

Standard transmission is AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed dual-clutch semi-automatic transmission through a lightweight carbon fiber driveshaft in a transaxle arrangement. Selectable driving modes include "C" (Controlled Efficiency), "S" (Sport), "S+" (Sport plus) or "M" (Manual). A true manual transmission is not available.

Brakes

Standard brakes are 390 mm (15.35 in) (front) and 360 mm (14.17 in) (rear) cast iron disc brakes with 6-piston aluminium (front) and 4-piston (rear) calipers. Optional on the SLS AMG are carbon-ceramic disc brakes. 402 mm (15.83 in) discs with 6-piston aluminium calipers (front) and 360 mm (14.17 in) discs with 4-piston calipers (rear). These brakes provide increased stopping power with a 40% weight reduction compared to the standard brake system.