The exterior design is eye-catching, the interior is luxurious, the starting price is 576,800 yuan, and the Mercedes-Benz CLS is really auctioned
What is a "coupe"? As the name suggests, it is a combination of car + sports car design, and it can also be said that the sports car elements are integrated into the body design of the car, making the car look more sporty and luxurious. When the coupe concept was first born, its avant-garde design style coupled with good practicality received positive feedback from the market. However, at the beginning of the coupe on behalf of the "BMW X6" into the Chinese market, there was a "closed door soup", when the main domestic consumer group was mainly middle-aged groups, the thinking was conservative, and the honda song and poetry that appeared later was also tragically waterloo.
However, with the passage of time, the market has gradually transformed into a younger, thanks to changes in the consumption pattern, and the "spring" of coupes has arrived. Mercedes-Benz CLS as a member of the coupe model, into the eyes of the consumer group, not only the appearance of the eye-catching design, the interior luxury is not inferior, after the redesign of the cancellation of 1.5T + 48V light hybrid system, the starting price of 576,800 yuan, how about the product performance?
Styling pulls the wind
In terms of appearance, the 2022 Mercedes-Benz CLS is a new work after the remodeling, the appearance is still young and dynamic, the front face part is modified with smooth and delicate line elements, and the overall shape is angular and angular. At the same time, the front face of the new car adopts a rounded quadrilateral wide-mouth black mesh grille design, with the "L" led daytime running lights on both sides of the front of the car to create a strong visual impact. In addition, the new front surround also uses a wide-body double-layer design, which is shaped by a trapezoidal air intake to present a full sports atmosphere.
In terms of size, the length, width and height of Mercedes-Benz CLS are: 4988/1890/1424mm, wheelbase 2939mm, only the body width is not as good as the competitor Audi A7, body length and wheelbase are better than the Audi A7. In the side part, the Design Style of Mercedes-Benz CLS Coupe is fully displayed, and the lines extending backwards of the roof are smooth and gentle, with the slender body design, showing the unique fashion texture of the four-door coupe.
In the rear part, the coupe atmosphere of Mercedes-Benz CLS has been further sharpened, and the exquisite quadrilateral LED taillights are used to decorate the rear, the light strip is unique in shape and the details in the light cavity are rich, with the full and lustrous rear shape, which improves the recognition and fashion atmosphere of the rear. In addition, a playful ducktail shape was designed at the rear of the car, which contrasted with the bilateral double chrome exhaust design of the rear enveloping bottom to create a unique dynamic effect.
Luxurious interior
In terms of interior, Mercedes-Benz CLS still adopts a double 12.3-inch joint screen and "T" type wrap-around cockpit design, the center console line is smooth and full, and a large number of stitched leather materials and wood textured trim panels are applied to cover, plus some silver metal buttons and air outlet design, creating a luxurious interior atmosphere with a sense of technology. It is worth mentioning that the new car has added fine-grained smoke gray trim and brown open-hole walnut wood trim, and is equipped with the latest MBUX intelligent human-computer interaction system, which supports GPS navigation information display, Internet of Vehicles, Carlife and Carplay, OTA upgrade, voice recognition control system and other functions, and is equipped with Mercedes-Benz custom AutoNavi navigation that can bind AutoNavi mobile phone accounts, which improves the demand for driving convenience.
Excellent driving control
In terms of power, the biggest highlight of the new car is the cancellation of the 1.5T+48V light hybrid power system, the whole series is equipped with a 2.0T engine, but it can still be divided into three power systems such as low/high power 2.0T, 2.0T+48V light mix, corresponding to CLS260, CLS300, CLS350 models, the maximum power is 197/258/299 horsepower, all match the 9AT gearbox, and the official zero-hundred acceleration time is 8.7/6.4/6.2 seconds. The basic performance is solid enough, and the fuel economy performance is good, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of WLTC is 7.85/100km, 7.9/100km, and 8.1L/100km, respectively. In terms of chassis, Mercedes-Benz CLS adopts front and rear multi-link independent suspension structure, and applies front and rear drive force layout, and the top CLS350 4MATIC is also equipped with a full-time four-wheel drive system, which can provide an excellent driving experience.
epilogue
As a medium-sized and large-door coupe, the redesigned Mercedes-Benz CLS is mainly for the configuration and power upgrades, the new interior luxury color matching and customized version of AutoNavi navigation, catering to the Chinese people's car habits, and canceled the much-criticized 1.5T + 48V light hybrid power system, the whole series is equipped with 2.0T power, to meet the power needs of the young consumer market. After the redesign, the product strength of the current Mercedes-Benz CLS has been upgraded, or it will form a greater attraction for the target consumer group of the Audi A7.