The Mercedes engineers have developed a new generation of infotainment units for the Mercedes CLC. Bringing luxury-class cutting-edge technology to the Sports Coupe as of September 2008. Three units are available, offering a superb combination of color display, twin tuner, speed-sensitive volume control and Bluetooth mobile phone interface. An iPod, USB stick or other external audio devices can now also be connected to the infotainment system. A new universal media interface (optional extra) links these devices to the on-board electronics and the Sports Coupe’s control system, allowing the iPod tracks to be displayed in the instrument cluster and on the color screen in the centre console. Tracks can then be selected conveniently using the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel.

The Mercedes Benz was opened many version of car: Mercedes-Benz, Inside Line, C-Class etc. It’s not completely defunct in that its architecture has been carried over for the new car, meaning the CLC does not share underpinnings with the new-generation C-Class. At first glance, it’s clear that Mercedes is trying to leave the past behind, looks-wise. Sure, the coupe profile is carried over, but the sharp-looking face of the new C-Class finds its way onto the CLC’s front end.

The Mercedes Sports Coup has managed to do both: more than two thirds of buyers of the predecessor to the CLC were very satisfied with their car and remained loyal to the brand.

The Sports Coup’s design, technology and equipment meet the discerning requirements of young drivers looking for an athletic car that gives an involving drive, while at the same time delivering the hallmark Mercedes quality standards in terms of safety, comfort, environmental compatibility and functionality.

In combination with the sports package, the driver can use gearshift paddles on the steering wheel to select the gears of the automatic transmission manually and make optimum use of the engines high power reserves when the driving situation calls for it. Inside information from Mercedes-Benz points that the Stuttgart manufacturer is preparing a convertible version of their sports flagship, the CL-Class. It was previously known that the CL-Class was design with a reinforced chassis that would allow the production of a convertible on the same platform with only minor adjustments.

The competition is very select, only a few such cars being available, like the Bentley Continental GTC or the new Rolls Royce convertible. It is a study which revives the tradition of large luxury convertibles. Not having to work to a design brief or production specifications left the designers free to get on with the job of developing the worlds most comfortable and elegant convertible. As a four-door convertible, it belongs in a luxury genre that has almost disappeared from our roads. Like the luxury convertibles of years gone by, this showpiece from Stuttgart features the maximum in elegance, lifestyle sophistication and exclusiveness.