The new Mercedes Benz is a new sports car that unveiled 28^th January 2008. Mercedes Benz has released a teaser visual of the new Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class coupe that shows quite clearly the front design of the car. The baseline model is the Mercedes-Benz CLC200K, putting out 184 horsepower from its supercharged 1.8 liter. When Mercedes-Benz first registered the CLC trademark back in May 2006, some speculated it could be a convertible version of the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class. Now it is clear that the CLC is more like a C-Class coupe instead. DaimlerChrysler filed for the CLC-class trademark in the USA back in May 2006 and recently this month it has been published for opposition. The CLC-class trademark was registered for both class 012 – Automobiles and their structural parts and class 028 – Toy model vehicles. Mercedes-Benz has officially revealed the new Mercedes Benz CL-class luxury coupe.

The CL-class is a two-door coupe based on the Mercedes Benz S-class, and you know the world is starting to get ridiculous when I have to specifically say a coupe is two-door in order not to confuse it with “four-door coupes” like the Mercedes Benz CLS. The Mercedes Benz CL-class is essentially the Mercedes Benz S-class’ technical twin, being based on the same platform and even sharing similar design cues. The Mercedes Benz CL-class is Mercedes Benz’s largest coupe, and it comes with two engines. The CL500 comes with a normally aspirated 5.5 liter V8 making 388hp at 6,000rpm and 530Nm of torque between 2,800-4,800rpm. This is mated to a Mercedes Benz 7G-Tronic transmission, which features 7 forward gears (two of them are overdrive) and a one reverse gear. For the CL500, 0-100km/h takes 5.4 seconds and its’ top speed is 250km/h.

The top of the range CL600 has a slightly larger 5.5 liter V12 (5513cc as compared to the V8’s 5461cc), but as it is twin-turbocharged, it makes 517hp at 5,000rpm and an amazing 830Nm of torque from as low as 1,900rpm to 3,500rpm. The V12 twin turbo only has a 5-speed auto instead of the 7-speed in the V8. 0-100km/h acceleration for the V12 is 4.6 seconds, and its top speed is an electronically limited 250km/h as well. The monster coupe is heavy, with its kerbed weight including 75kg for driver and luggage standing at a massive 1995kg for the V8 and 2185kg for the V12. Unsurprising considering its size – it’s slightly over 5 meters long. The Mercedes Benz CL class has a fuel tank capacity of 90 liters, which would cost you RM172.80 to refill according to the current RM1.92 for RON97 fuel rates. Expect Bra bus to do a whacked out monster-engine super coupe version of the CL-class soon, as it did with the E-class and the CLS-class. Mercedes Benz also has a CL55 AMG with a 5.5 liter 493hp supercharged V8 up its sleeves, as well as a CL65 AMG with a 6.0 liter twin-turbo V12 making 604hp.