Mercedes Benz MB C215 CL-Class

The Mercedes Benz MB C215 is a luxury coupe sold under the name CL-Class. The C215 is based on the platform of the S-Class sedan W220, but has its own body design. The same engines were installed, but only the powerful gasoline engines.

Standard on the Mercedes coupe C215 came based on a steel suspension Active suspension Active Body Control (ABC) are used. The C215 was thus the first car from German production, which was equipped with an active chassis. This technology is only available in the Mercedes S and SL Class, except the CL. On the basis of sensor signals and with the help of special hydraulic cylinders on the axles, ABC compensates for rolling and pitching movements of the body almost completely during roll-off, cornering and braking (roll stabilization). Technically, a complete compensation would be possible, but is not applied in terms of driver habits.

Standard equipment of the coupe were::

• Brake Assist BAS
• Bi-Xenon headlamp with cleaning system
• Parktronic (parking aid)
• Multifunctional steering wheel
• Five-speed automatic with tip-shifting
• Cruise control with the variable speed control Speedtronic
• Automatic climate control with activated carbon filter
• electrically adjustable leather seats with memory

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