What Mercedes-Benz says

Citing its long history in the luxury coupe segment, company officials boast that "large Mercedes coupes have been synonymous with style and exclusivity in the automotive industry for decades. They set the standard in terms of design and equipment, combining exemplary safety with an outstanding level of comfort and assured handling. In short, Mercedes coupes are extraordinary dream cars – automobile classics."

"The new CL-Class is another Mercedes-Benz masterpiece. Just as the luxury coupe points the way to the future with its innovative technology, the design has also set the mould for a new Mercedes style. Its hallmark is the interaction between distinctive tightly drawn lines with large, unruffled surfaces. This design idiom lends the coupe its own particular expressive power, emphasizing the calm and power of its powerful, self-confident nature."

Sounds to us like the marketing fellas stayed up a wee bit too long to write this stuff, but by the looks of the new CL-Class, as well as its features and power, it seems that they and the rest of the Mercedes-Benz crowd have a right to be proud.

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