Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS

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Mercedes Benz
Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS
Vision CLS
Presentation year:	2003
Vehicle fair:	International Motor Show
Class :	Sports car
Body shape :	limousine
Engine:	Six cylinder engine
Production model:	Mercedes-Benz CLS

Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS is a concept vehicle from Mercedes-Benz that was presented in 2003 and later went into series production as the Mercedes-Benz CLS .

presentation

Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS was presented at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main in autumn 2003. The aim was to build a spacious so-called coupé with four doors. According to Mercedes-Benz, it is “a coupé and sedan at the same time”.

features

The vehicle was powered by a diesel engine with six cylinders and an output of 195 kilowatts (265 horsepower) with rear-wheel drive and a seven-speed automatic transmission .

Special features were the concept of a coupé with four doors and the associated body and the large amount of space available for coupés. The appearance of the front with active cornering lights and cornering lights was new . The beltline is high and emphasized by a distinctive shoulder line ; this gives you “the feeling of sitting securely in the vehicle”. The roof line is distinctive - it arches over the body and "dips gently into the rear area".

The interior is designed with bright and friendly colors; the design elements were increasingly made of natural leather and wood . Leather is used, among other things, for the surface of the dashboard and the cladding of the A-pillar , the car seats and the interior trim for car doors and doors. Oak wood is used for the wooden elements . The roof is largely made of glass, lets a lot of light into the interior and creates a "pleasant feeling of space".

The distance between the front and rear seats is 83 centimeters and is therefore on par with a sedan. The headroom in the rear is 92 centimeters; the trunk volume is 470 liters.

The vehicle includes front airbags, window and sidebags as well as belt tensioners and two-stage belt force limiters at all seats. Active cornering lights, cornering lights and the electro-hydraulic braking system are further technical features. The Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS accelerates from zero to 100 kilometers per hour in 6.4 seconds; the top speed is electronically limited to 250 kilometers per hour. The fuel consumption is 7.5 liters per 100 kilometers.

Serial production

Mercedes-Benz hit the future of the concept vehicle as a production vehicle after a vote by the public. They were enthusiastic about the car, so that the Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS went into series production: as the Mercedes-Benz CLS from 2004.

See also

• List of concept vehicles from Mercedes-Benz

Web links

Commons : Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Daimler AG : Arcade between two worlds: Vision CLS. Facts. In: media.daimler.com. Daimler AG, p. 3 , accessed on April 20, 2019 . 
• Auto Bild : Mercedes-Benz shows courage. There are enough coupés with a star. That is why Mercedes-Benz is showing the CLS according to the motto: There is no market niche, so we use it. In: autobild.de. Axel Springer SE , September 15, 2003, p. 2 , accessed on April 20, 2019 . 
• auto motor und sport : E-Class Coupé with four doors. From autumn 2004 Mercedes will be offering a four-door coupé based on the E-Class. The Vision CLS study is already showing what this means. Four-door coupés are - as the Mercedes Vision CLS and the Opel Insignia show - not only suitable for a motor show, they are almost ready for series production. In: auto-motor-und-sport.de. Motor Presse Stuttgart , September 9, 2003, p. 4 , accessed April 20, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Auto motor und sport : All studies from 2000 to 2004. 2003: Mercedes-Benz Vision CLS. In: auto-motor-und-sport.de. Motor Presse Stuttgart , p. 4 , accessed on April 24, 2019 .