Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Mercedes CLS 250 CDI, E 400 cabriolet will launch soon
Mercedes has announced that it will launch a facelift for the CLS, but only in diesel guise. The CLS is essentially a stylish, four-door coupe version of the E-class and will be sold here as a CBU, slotting in between the E and the S-class.
The new CLS 250 CDI is expected to come with the same diesel motor that powers the Mercedes E 250 CDI and the ML 250 CDI in India. This motor is a 2143cc unit good for 201bhp and 50.98kgm. The updated CLS gets minor styling tweaks and a grille similar to the A-class. The pre-facelift version was only available with a petrol motor and wasn’t as popular as the first-generation car which came with both petrol and diesel engines. Another reason for the popularity of the first-gen CLS in India was the fact that back then, its German rivals, BMW and Audi did not have a direct competitor, whereas the second-gen CLS is aimed squarely at the Audi A7 and BMW 6-series Gran Coupe.
The Mercedes E 400 Cabriolet’s 3.0-litre, six-cylinder (V6) turbo-petrol motor produces 328bhp and a good 48.9kgm of torque that’s routed via a nine-speed automatic gearbox. The E 400 cabriolet will, according to Mercedes, do a 0-100kph stint in just 5.3 seconds. The predecessor of the E-class convertible, the E 350 was sold with a naturally-aspirated petrol motor and was based on the pre-facelift E-class.
It comes with a fully-electric soft-top that can be opened or closed at speeds up to 40kph and will be packed with features including Mercedes’ latest COMAND interface.
The new CLS 250 CDI is expected to come with the same diesel motor that powers the Mercedes E 250 CDI and the ML 250 CDI in India. This motor is a 2143cc unit good for 201bhp and 50.98kgm. The updated CLS gets minor styling tweaks and a grille similar to the A-class. The pre-facelift version was only available with a petrol motor and wasn’t as popular as the first-generation car which came with both petrol and diesel engines. Another reason for the popularity of the first-gen CLS in India was the fact that back then, its German rivals, BMW and Audi did not have a direct competitor, whereas the second-gen CLS is aimed squarely at the Audi A7 and BMW 6-series Gran Coupe.
The Mercedes E 400 Cabriolet’s 3.0-litre, six-cylinder (V6) turbo-petrol motor produces 328bhp and a good 48.9kgm of torque that’s routed via a nine-speed automatic gearbox. The E 400 cabriolet will, according to Mercedes, do a 0-100kph stint in just 5.3 seconds. The predecessor of the E-class convertible, the E 350 was sold with a naturally-aspirated petrol motor and was based on the pre-facelift E-class.
It comes with a fully-electric soft-top that can be opened or closed at speeds up to 40kph and will be packed with features including Mercedes’ latest COMAND interface.
