{"id":22449,"date":"2017-12-17T10:52:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T10:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/?p=22449"},"modified":"2017-12-17T10:56:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T10:56:44","slug":"new-mercedes-cls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/new-mercedes-cls\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is The New Mercedes CLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you were wondering, the Mercedes CLS-Class kick-started the whole saloon-coupe thing. The original wowed us with its sleek lines that, at the time, were reserved for AED 500,000-plus supercars. And, underneath the skin, there was a sensible, four-door saloon good for transporting four adults (and their luggage) in supreme comfort.<\/p>\n<p>The next CLS was even better. But, by the time that came out, other brands had responded with their own super-saloon-coupe things. We had the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe, and the Audi A7 (both of which are great cars). Even the likes of Volkswagen have gotten in on the action \u2013 the super-sleek new Arteon is certainly going for the same kind of vibe.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there\u2019s a new Mercedes CLS. But with every other carmaker making a saloon-coupe, this one had better be pretty special.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll start with the looks and, well, the Internet\u2019s reaction has been mixed. The thing is, this is meant to show off Mercedes\u2019 new exterior design language \u2013 it\u2019s meant to be new and a little unfamiliar. We reckon that, after a couple of years, and with a few other new Mercs sporting similar lines, the new CLS will look pretty handsome.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, look at that shark-like front end, the pointy nose and the aggressive stance. The new CLS may not be <em>pretty<\/em> per se, but it\u2019s certainly striking. And that sense carries through to the low roofline and frameless windows.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, it\u2019s pure S-Class. That means funky nightclub lighting, a pair of massive screens, and much leather. No surprise, really, given the CLS-Class is based on the same chassis as the E-Class, and the new E-Class was sort of designed to be a baby S-Class.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, the CLS-Class has always been more of a driver\u2019s car than the E-Class on which it\u2019s based. At launch, the engine you can have is the one in the CLS 450, which comes with a 3.0-litre straight six. It generates 362 bhp and 368 lb ft of torque, which is plenty to be getting on with \u2013 you\u2019ll be doing 0-100 km\/h in 4.8 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all we\u2019ll get in this region for the moment. But don\u2019t worry, a CLS AMG is on the way.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think, MotorGeeks? Is this a worthy successor?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22452 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/03-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-2560x1440-1280x720-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Mercedes CLS-Class\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/03-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-2560x1440-1280x720-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/03-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-2560x1440-1280x720-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/03-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-2560x1440-1280x720-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/03-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-2560x1440-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22454 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/04-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-3400x1440-1024x434.jpg\" alt=\"Mercedes CLS Class\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/04-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-3400x1440-1024x434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/04-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-3400x1440-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/04-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-3400x1440-768x325.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22455 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/01-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-3400x1440-1024x434.jpg\" alt=\"Mercedes CLS Class\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/01-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-3400x1440-1024x434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/01-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-3400x1440-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/01-mercedes-benz-vehicles-2018-cls-edition-1-c-257-designo-selenite-grey-magno-3400x1440-768x325.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22456 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_75-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mercedes CLS Class\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_75-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_75-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_75-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_75.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22457 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_77-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mercedes CLS Class\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_77-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_77-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_77-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2017\/12\/mercedes_cls_2018_77.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you were wondering, the Mercedes CLS-Class kick-started the whole saloon-coupe thing. The original wowed us with its sleek lines that, at the time, were reserved for AED 500,000-plus supercars. And, underneath the skin, there was a sensible, four-door saloon good for transporting four adults (and their luggage) in supreme comfort. The next CLS&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2633],"tags":[2664,2757,2759,2758,2762,2725,2595,2749,2756,2576,2538,2761,2760,2559,2560],"class_list":["post-22449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-cars","tag-abu-dhabi","tag-cls","tag-cls-450","tag-cls-class","tag-cool-cars","tag-coupe","tag-dubai","tag-mercedes","tag-mercedes-benz","tag-new","tag-new-cars","tag-niche","tag-saloon","tag-uae","tag-united-arab-emirates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}