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Opon close inspection I`ll have to agree. I also like these wheels better than the pre-f/l version.

However, I believe it`s time for the CLSAMG to get a more aggressive package. This is looking rather tame compared to the rest of the new AMG line.

The CLS is the elegant one. Won't have big bumpers, foglights and air intakes everywhere. It always be different from the other models, and it's perfect like that. A too aggressive kit would not suit this marvel.

They've grown on me somewhat, but I too prefer the older ones.

I agree but none of the AMG models have the big spoliers except the CLK63 Black-Series. On top of that I don`t believe the CLS is anymore elegant than the SL. Thing is the CLS63 AMG needs to look a bit more distinctive than the sport package CLS550.

Updated: Mercedes CLS production stays in Germany

Updated: An official spokesman for Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that production of the CLS will remain at the current plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. This is in contrast to earlier comments from Mercedes COO Rainer Schmueckle, who said outsourcing of the CLS was in fact being considered.

Original: There was a time when buying an expensive luxury car meant you were paying for the knowledge your car was designed and built to a standard beyond that of cars manufactured by mainstream makes. Today, however, the people who designed and engineered a particular model aren’t always the same people putting it together. In other words, the badge on the front of the car doesn’t always guarantee the company behind the badge is the same company responsible for building it.
A number of carmakers are outsourcing production to smaller companies that either specialize in particular models (such as Karmann and convertibles) or simply to build them cheaper (such as Finnish company Valmet, who builds the Porsche Boxster and Cayman). Mercedes is now considering outsourcing production of the CLS to either Karmann or Magna Steyr in the future.
Speaking with Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, Mercedes COO Rainer Schmueckle revealed officials were considering the option but were worried that quality may not be up to scratch. Schmueckle said a decision would be made within the next six months.
This would be a major deal for a company like Karmann, which has been forced to lay-off hundreds of staff recently due to dwindling contracts with other carmakers and increased competition from newly emerging markets such as China and India. In fact, we could soon see the day when premium badges like BMW and Mercedes starting exporting vehicles from cheap labor centers like India for sale in global markets.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/industry/mercedes-benz-considers-outsourcing-cls-production/

The MB German homepage has now been updated with all the details of the f/l. Follow the link below:

Mercedes-Benz Deutschland - CLS-Klasse - CLS-Klasse Coupé

This includes pricelist and configurator.