The pillarless, gas-cap-holding, socket bulb using, double-door-hinged C215 is totally different in the easiest way.
Regardless of most trendy automobiles pretending to be modern and distinctive, they’re all a bit cookie-cutter. However the C215? That was a bit bonkers. The C215, particularly when paired with AMG, was the right mixture of Mercedes innovation, exterior the field pondering, and brute AMG energy.
The CL itself carried over lots of options from its predecessor, the C140. However all of these options have been turned to 11. Glass continues to be double pane, however now twin motion. Each home windows transfer a brief quantity from their shaped seal to permit the door to open freely. And the door isn’t even regular. As a result of the door itself is longer than a Sensible automobile (or at the least it looks like it), it’s double hinged. So you’ll be able to open it vast, but it surely give a door ding to the automobile parked 5 spots over.
Lively experience management, energetic cruise management, pre-safe brake system are all current on this automobile, years earlier than these sorts of issues turned choices on different automobiles. In spite of everything, the S-class is the vessel that debuts know-how lengthy earlier than they’re frequent place.
Beginning up that M113K engine might be executed one among two methods. Key in ignition as normal, or with a starter button. Earlier than Mercedes had their push button positioned the place you’d suppose the ignition could be, their push button was on high of the gear shift. It was the primary type of keyless-go. However should you forgot, and put the important thing within the ignition, the button received’t begin the automobile. Within the video, they suppose the button isn’t functioning.
However in fact, the large factor was this automobile’s use of AMG’s most legendary engine. Simply shy of 500 horsepower is on faucet. Nearly 20 years on, and the 2024 equal – GT 63 AMG coupe – makes lower than 100 horsepower extra. So realistically, you’re getting virtually a wholly trendy automobile… from 2006. Certain should you get the GT63 S you bump to 630 horsepower, however everyone knows the M113K is able to that quantity with relative ease. So actually the C215 is exclusive as a result of it could stand as one among Mercedes peak designs.
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