Next Mercedes CLS Previews its Fancy High-Tech Interior

The next Mercedes-Benz CLS will feature a similar dual display found in the E- and S-Class models.

Following up on the first teaser image showing off the front end found on the new CLS, Mercedeshas released another image previewing the interior. The front dash will feature a high-resolution dual display and it appears the CLS will get sportier air conditioning vents, similar in style to what was found in the GLC Coupe Concept. There’s also familiar carbon fiber trim contrasted by red accents.

SEE ALSO: Mercedes-Benz CLS Teases its Front End Ahead of Debut

The next-generation CLS is more closely related to the E-Class than the S-Class and will ride on the same MRA platform currently underpinning both models. Reports say the standard model will be powered by a new 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six engine. There will be an AMG CLS53 model also using an inline-six engine, but performance will be boosted by a high-powered electric motor. Unfortunately those hoping for a range-topping AMG CLS63 will be disappointed to hear there won’t be a direct replacement for this generation.

Expect more details to be released in the next few weeks, ahead of the car’s debut at the end of the month.

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VW Exec on Mercedes X-Class: ‘Very Difficult to Disguise a Nissan’

Volkswagen’s management has proven itself to be excellent at a few things. They can run a hell of a company, they’re good at (ahem) crisis management, and they’re rapidly earning their entry to the Player Haters Ball.

A few weeks ago we heard Matthias Müller drop the mic on Tesla (boy, did that turn out to be prescient) and now VW’s Australian head of communications, Paul Pottinger, had a few choice words for Mercedes’ “new” pickup truck, the X-Class.

“It’s very difficult to disguise a Nissan Navara,” Pottinger told Motoring after seeing the X-Class for the first time. “If I was a buyer I might be surprised [with the quality]. When a Mercedes-Benz owner opens the door and sees Nissan hinges, the game might be up.”

SEE ALSO: BMW Says the Mercedes-Benz X-Class is Appalling

The question of German quality in pickups is anything but academic in Australia, where VW’s own pickup, the Amarok sells rather well.

The X-Class, rather than being designed, built, or even really touched by Mercedes, will be built at Renault’s Cordoba, Argentina plant as of 2019.

We wait with bated breath for the next corporate burn VW has to offer.

Source : http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2017/11/vw-exec-on-mercedes-x-class-very-difficult-to-disguise-a-nissan-.html