The 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class has been offered in the market with a
refreshing style inside out in order to bring it to the equal footing to that
of the rest of the Mercedes family. N entry level CLS400 has debuted as well with
a new nine-speed transmission for the rear drive and a set of safety features
for the users in every sense and manner.
What 2015 Mercedes-Benz
CLS-Class is all about?
The aim of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class is to blend the elegant
style of the coupe with four doors convenience. The sloping rear lines of the
roof cut down on the headroom of the rear seats. The style of the vehicle is
appreciating in every manner unless adults make use of the rear seats.
With the beginning of New Year, the company announced its base model
2015 CLS400 to debut with a price range that makes people to access it easily.
The vehicle is known to produce 329 horsepower with its V6 turbocharged engine.
This is more than just adequate for the drivers particularly as there is always
inclination of people towards the efficient and less powerful CLS-Class with V8
powered CLS550 engine. For the 2015, the car has been offered with a nine-speed
transmission that has the capability to offer improved and increased fuel
economy without causing any difference to the performance of the car. But keep
it in mind that it is available on the rear drive model only.
This class has also undergone the processing with knife for a subtle
tuck and nip. The headlights and the grilles of the vehicle have been
redesigned to be more in line with Mercedes other models. The interior of the
vehicle has also been given updated features with infotainment screen and other
features like autonomous braking in order to control the collision prevention
system.
The CLS-Class was first introduced nine years back and this four door
coupe has gone under sophisticated changes over the years. The car has several
direct rivals of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class. 2015 Audi A7, RS7 and S7
which are performance variants, and also competition includes the 2015 BMW 6
Series Gran Coupe, the 2015 Jaguar XF and sportier M6 Gran coupe. There are
other alternatives like all electric Tesla Model S and 2015 Porsche Panamera.
All of these vehicles mentioned above are great to be used offering all levels
of performance but then again 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class has features that
enable it to distinguish itself from its rivals in every prospect.
Safety features offered by the
2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class:
Safety features is something that buyers of the cars never compromise
over. All the latest models in today’s automotive industry are offered with
latest safety features. Same goes true for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class. The
2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class is equipped with several standard features such as:
- antilock brakes
- traction and stability control
- a driver drowsiness monitor
- front-seat side and pelvic airbags
- full-length side curtain airbags
- knee airbags for front passengers
- a frontal collision warning system with autonomous braking
- the basic mbrace telematics system along with the smartphone integration
- Web-based apps including remote controls
- driver monitoring and emergency services
Optional safety features offered by the 2015-Mercedes Benz CLS-Class
are as follows:
·
rear-seat side airbags
·
front and rear collision mitigation systems
·
blind-spot and lane-departure warnings with
active steering intervention
·
frontal cross-traffic collision warnings with
autonomous braking
·
automatic high beams
·
front and rear parking sensors
·
a rearview camera
·
a surround-view camera
All these features show how much company engineers have been
considerate towards safety features offered by the 2015 Mercedes-Benz
CLS-Class.
Performance and power train of
the 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class:
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class is equipped with 3.0-liter
turbocharged V6 offering 329 horsepower with 354-pound feet of torque. A 7
speed automatic is the only transmission that is available in this vehicle. The
estimated fuel economy values offered by 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class are 24
miles per gallon combined i.e. 20 miles per gallon within the city and 30 miles
per gallon on the highway. Similarly these values for the 4Matic are 22 miles
per gallon i.e. 20 miles per gallon in the city and 28 miles per gallon on the
highway.
Under the hood 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class is a turbocharged
407-liter V8 offering 443 lb ft of torque and 402 horsepower. A new nine speed
automatic is offered as standard on rear wheel drives.
Driving impression of the 2015
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class:
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class has been embodied with everything
that is expected of the luxury top level German sedans. The car offers impressive
handling coupled with high quality ride. The steering is praise worthy with
attractive handling.
In nutshell, the 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class offers everything that
users expect of it.
