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Leaked: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS
Aug 17th
The 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS is scheduled to debut at the Paris Motor Show in October, but several photos of the car’s interior and exterior have already leaked. The second-generation model, codenamed C218, has a tough act to follow– its swoopy predecessor single-handedly created the market for “four-door coupes.” The new car inherits much of its styling from the Concept Shooting Brake, including a prominent grille, aggressively styled front bumper, daytime LED running lights, and a long hood.
The new CLS sports two gasoline engine options– the the CLS 350 CGI with a new direct-injected 3.5L V6 putting out 301 HP and 272 lb-ft of torque and the CLS 550 CGI, with a new 4.6L twin-turbo V8 delivering 429 HP and 516 lb-ft of torque. The company’s 4Matic four-wheel-drive system will likely be available on the 550 CGI. Mercedes will offer two diesel options (outside America), the CLS 350 CDI with a 3.0L V6 producing 248 HP and the CLS 250 CDI with an inline-4 putting out 201 HP.
AMG will join the party with the 2011 CLS63 AMG, sporting the tuner’s new 5.5L twin-turbo V8 putting out 544 HP and 590 lb-ft of torque. An optional Performance Pack will be available, boosting power to about 570 HP and 663 lb-ft of torque.
Full photo gallery after the jump. No word on pricing yet.
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Spied: 2011 Mercedes C-Class Coupe
Jul 10th
Mercedes looks to be putting the final touches on a new coupe version of its C-Class sedan. The company recently discontinued the CLC, a version of the last-generation C-Class hatchback facelifted to look like the current C-Class, and is only now making a proper coupe from the current sedan.
Interestingly, the E-Class Coupe actually rides on the C-Class platform (despite styling cues, features, and engines from the E sedan), so it looks like Mercedes shortened the C Coupe a bit to differentiate it. Pricing is unconfirmed, but we suspect it’ll be set slightly higher than the C sedan. Cabriolet and AMG variants are also on the way.
More photos after the break.
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Daimler Selling Long-Held Stake in India’s Tata Motors
Mar 9th
Daimler is selling its fifty-year-old stake in India’s Tata Motors, Bloomberg reports. The two companies are increasingly in competition around the world. Daimler is looking to expand in the Indian commercial vehicles market, having taken over a former joint venture with the Hero Group. The firm plans to invest nearly $1 billion in India and has started work on a new factory in Chennai that will begin producing trucks in 2012. At the same time, Tata Motors is expanding into larger trucks, hoping to challenge Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz commercial truck division. Tata also now owns Jaguar and Land Rover, which compete with the Mercedes-Benz passenger car unit.
Tata's new World Truck series is aimed squarely at the Mercedes-Benz commercial truck line
Daimler’s 5.3% stake in Tata Motors will sell for up to $428 million, according to Citigroup, which is handling the sale. The transaction should give Daimler some financial liquidity, which European automakers have been seeking after government auto sector incentives in Europe ended some months ago.
The partnership between the Germany luxury car maker and India’s largest truck and bus maker began in 1954, when Tata began to assemble medium-duty Mercedes-Benz trucks in India, and 15 years later, Tata began to sell Mercedes trucks under its own brand. From 1994 to 2001, the two firms also had a partnership to build Mercedes passenger cars in India.
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