Mercedes-Benz is busy testing the front-wheel-drive unsportingly-tall hatchback in Dubai and around the UAE, but they’ve also released teaser photos of the car that will debut in September at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. We also dug up a photo of the real car from the internet, likely caught during a photo-shoot.
Taking a cue from those F1- and WRC-themed vacation experiences, AMG has come out with its own “Emotion Tours” program, which is a tour designed to immerse enthusiasts in the AMG experience. Events include AMG factory visits, drives of AMG racers, such as the SLS AMG GT3 or simply experiencing guided drives of the Mercedes tuner’s products.
Lifestyle tours take attendees through Montreux while partaking in the famous Garden Party and Jazz Festival on lake Geneva, or swing on a golf tour where AMG enthusiasts can practice their skills on a 9-hole course in Munich. Motorsport-inclined fans have a choice of going to the DTM tour, where they will be guests in a DTM event. Those with money to burn will have the option to go for the Masters SLS AMG experience, which gets you extensive tutoring and track time in fully learning how to pilot an SLS AMG GT3 racer against other enthusiasts on the track.
For the next generation, there is no doubt that the actual shape will remain the same. That curvy roof and pillarless doors are parts of its unique character. But the car will have different detailing. Some say to keep it on trend as other Mercedes models, the 2011 CLS will look quit like the new E-class. CLS is literally an E-class underneath, and the new models might inherit some of its styling cues as well, like the shape of head and tail lights.
At the same time the most aerodynamic variant of these coupés achieves a new world best in terms of drag coefficient: with a Cd-figure of just 0.24, this model is the world’s most aerodynamically efficient series-production car.
The model programme includes two new 4-cylinder engines, which consume up to 17% less fuel whilst offering a significant increase in performance and torque.
The new E-Class Coupé’s standard-fit AGILITY CONTROL suspension adjusts automatically to the current driving situation. It combines driving enjoyment and excellent handling with maximum comfort.
The new E-Class Coupé will be in the showrooms of the European Mercedes-Benz dealerships and company-owned sales outlets at the beginning of May 2009.
The new Coupé offers all the technical innovations of the new E-Class series, features which customers expect to find in a sports-oriented luxury coupé. These include selective damper control, drowsiness detection, preventive occupant protection and an Active Bonnet.
As a feature specific to the Coupé, the Dynamic Driving package allows different suspension setups at the touch of a button.
Adaptive Main Beam Assist, road sign recognition and an automatic emergency braking system are other features with which the new series sets standards in this vehicle category.
The E-Class also takes on a pioneering role in the drive sector.
The new diesels and direct-injection petrol engines combine efficiency with an effortless power delivery.
The engine line-up includes two new four-cylinder models which deliver significantly more power and torque while consuming up to 17 percent less fuel.
The SLK also gets a front apron, the front spoiler lip RS which can be ordered in carbon fiber, Carlsson horse badge, new rear apron with a diffusor, a tail spoiler, and new sport mufflers that look and sound very nice.
Above is photo of 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML Class, aside from the evolved styling language, we learn that the ML also introduces a new engine lineup that will include a 2.1-liter turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine with a little over 200-horses. A hybrid version based on the same turbocharged diesel powerplant will follow next year.
