I am liking the shooting brake, and everyone's favorite the screen display is as weird as it can be.







From press release:
Thrilling dynamism and exemplary efficiency – those are the strengths of the five engines available in the new generation of the CLS-Class. All fulfil the Euro 6 standard. A new addition in this class is the CLS 220 BlueTEC with four-cylinder diesel engine featuring fourth-generation common rail direct injection, two-stage turbocharging and BlueTEC technology. It produces 125 kW (170 hp) and offers maximum torque of 400 Nm. 150 kW (204 hp) and torque of 500 Nm are on tap from the four-cylinder diesel unit in the CLS 250 BlueTEC. The V6 diesel unit in the CLS 350 BlueTEC exceeds these figures with 190 kW (258 hp) and torque of 620 Nm.

Equally new is the V6 petrol engine with turbocharging in the CLS 400 with a 3.5 litre displacement and biturbo drive. Thanks to its output potential and its phenomenal torque at low engine speeds it sets new standards in its segment. Compared to its predecessor with a naturally aspirated engine it produces 20 kW more with 245 kW (333 hp). Its torque increases by 110 Nm to 480 Nm and is available in the wide engine speed range of 1200 to 4000 rpm. The CLS 500 with 300 kW (408 hp) and up to 600 Nm of torque leads the field in the power output ratings.

Four instead of the previous two models will be available in future with permanent all-wheel drive. Newcomers include the CLS 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC and the CLS 400 4MATIC

Maximum performance and efficiency: the AMG 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine
410 kW (557 hp) to 430 kW (585 hp) and 720 to 800 newton metres – the AMG 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine ranks among the world's most efficient series-production eight-cylinder engines when it comes to peak output, torque and fuel consumption. The CLS 63 AMG with 410 kW (557 hp) and rear-wheel drive consumes 9.9 litres per 100 kilometres (NEDC combined) (231 grams CO2 per kilometre). The variant with 410 kW and performance-oriented AMG 4MATIC all-wheel drive and the S-Model with 430 kW (585 hp) and all-wheel drive come in only slightly above at 10.4 to 10.6 litres per 100 km (243 grams to 248 grams CO2/km). All CLS 63 AMG models already meet the second stage of the EU6 emissions standard.

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Finally the 9 speed is here!

 

9 speed is just crazy. My poor e55 is 5 speed.

 

The tech in the headlights is pretty cool, but I find the overall design of them a but less attractive than the original CLS LED headlights.

I also find the COMMAND screen looks like an after thought, and why does it have such a wide bezel ? They could have just as easily left the screen integrated into the dash and just made it bigger, or follow Audi and make it retract into the dash.

I do like that they are offering more interior color options as standard.

Overall I realize this update was intended to bring the CLS inline with the rest of the range but I find the current design much more appealing.

 

Agreed - there is nothing out there that looks like the current 2012-14 CLS when looked at from the front or when you see it closing in on you in your rear view mirror. The current LED designs make the 2012-14 look mean and aggressive. The new 2015 LED designs make the CLS look like its little brother, the CLA, from the front.


I am happy with the way my 2014 looks.


And yeah, that iPAD looking nav screen on the 2015 may be bigger than my current 7 incher but I prefer the integrated look rather than the free standing look - again just like a CLA.

 

front end doesn't look much different from E-Class...
personally, i like current CLS more...

 

I like the exterior updates but to me the new screen looks out of place and cheap.