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Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Overview
The CLS-Class was one of Mercedes-Benz's early uses of a mass-market
platform to build a unique, niche vehicle. Partially aimed at rumored
sporty sedans from Jaguar and Audi, partially a competitor to the BMW
6-Series, and something unique as well, the CLS was introduced as
"the world's first four-door coupe." Some purists objected that
a coupe was by definition a 2-door only affair, and others objected
that Rover had built a 4-door coupe in the 1970s. Irrespective of nomenclature, the
car was an attractive vehicle, using E-Class mechanicals as its base.
It arrived for the 2006 model year (three years after its E-Class
donor), and was immediately updated for 2007 with new engines. The
CLS-Class was a quick sales hit, creating a perceived luxury niche
of so-called 4-door coupes, and prompted the development of
such competitors as the Audi A7.
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