German Car Zone

More power, same hot bod.

BY ERIK JOHNSON, May 2007

Man, we feel like we’re in junior high again. No, not because of our patchy, stalker-esque facial hair or the fact that we keep outgrowing our clothes. (Although nowadays, it seems we’re outgrowing them outwards instead of up.) We feel all of thirteen because we just got finished driving the Mercedes-Benz CLS550, and it just sort of does that to you. Jittery nerves, sweaty palms, dry mouth—we’re in love with that sultry sheetmetal, those curvy flanks, that rakish rear end. Smitten, we tell you.

Read more @ : Tested: 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 - Short Take Road Tests - Car and Driver May 2007

Just doesn't look right without the AMG kit.

In my opinion it looks great with AMG kit and without! But I would really love it, when it would be painted in black or grey (except for white)!

I never liked it with or with out the AMG kit... looks like a giant banana on wheels!

Love this paragraph:

If the 5.0-liter V-8 was a sweetheart, this 5.5 is full-fledged bombshell sent from heaven on a pillow made of pure awesome. With max torque on tap from 2800 rpm, there’s ample thrust whenever you want it, so giddy right-foot stomps make your head snap back like a jab to the face. The numbers back up the whiplash: The CLS550 we tested boogied to 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds and hit 100 mph in 11.6, figures 0.8 and 2.4 seconds quicker than the CLS500. (It’s a shame that folks who ponied up for the CLS500 are out the 80 horsepower, but at least they still have that hot, hot sheetmetal to keep them warm at night.)

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