In line with the announcement from Mercedes-Benz about the 2014 E63 AMG, Mercedes also announced that it is carrying over the same powertrain improvements to its svelte four-door coupe, the CLS63 AMG.
The most significant of these changes is the addition of 4Matic all-wheel drive. While 557 horsepower is nothing to scoff at, Mercedes’ introduction of the S-Model variants means that even more factory power is available from the twin turbo 5.5-liter V8. As with the E-Class S-trim models, ordering an S-Model CLS63 AMG with give you a car with power boosted to 585 horsepower.
700hp. Let that sink in for a second. For comparison, the average, run-of-the-mill CLS 500 makes 400hp. Even when AMG gets their hands on it, they only see fit to tune it to a “measly” 520hp. RENNtech takes the already blisteringly fast AMG model, decides that it’s not fast enough, throws in bigger turbos and […] More »
Mercedes-Benz has just officially unveiled its highly touted CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake estate model, following a shrouded display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed to open up July. The CLS 63 AMG’s previous incarnation in 2006 used a 6.3-Liter V8, but the engine in the 2013 model is a 5.5-Liter twin-turbo variant that AMG
Mercedes’ CLS shooting brake has finally shed the last vestiges of spy cladding for a big, fat photo shoot today. Admittedly, not much has changed since the car was revealed to be a thing at last year’s Beijing auto show. That’s not a bad thing if you’re into the sexy-station wagon look. Which we most […] More »
Stylish is good, but bad-ass is better. At least, that sounds like the approach German Special Customs took when building their kit for the CLS 63 AMG. The regular CLS is like… A finely tailored suit. It’s elegant and handsome with creases in all the right places. GSC tears the sleeves off, spikes it’s hair, […] More »
Work at Mercedes-Benz on the forthcoming CLS wagon is progressing nicely, if these spy shots from MotorTrend are anything to go by. Either they’re running out of camouflage to cover that bodacious backside, or they’re nearly ready to release the car to the masses. Which is great, because the car looks as good as the […] More »
Seen testing recently at the Nurburgring is the estate version of the groundbreaking CLS design that represented a fresh wave of thinking for Mercedes-Benz. Although it has been called a shooting brake, it strictly is not in the traditional form of the body style that was representative of the shape some decades back. At any
