The Mercedes-Benz CLS will end in August without a successor

Less than twenty years ago, it sparked the fashion for the “four-door coupe,” in fact the most elegant sedans with frameless windows. But he wouldn’t live to be in his twenties. We are talking about the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, whose life will end with the start of production of the new generation E-Class W214.

“As part of the strategic planning of our product portfolio, we have decided to end the life cycle of the CLS-Class on August 31, 2023 when the E-Class transitions to the W214 series,” the website quotes CD player American Band Spokesperson for Mercedes. Spokesperson for the Australian section of the website Carbert In a similar vein.

The CLS has always shared technology with the E-class, and the current model is based on the E-class of the W213 generation, which has been on sale since 2016. Not so long ago, the successor, designated W214, was introduced, which, unlike the current “ečka”, will only be available as a sedan. and station wagon.

The cabriolet and coupe body versions will be represented by the newly created CLE-class, which, however, is not supposed to have a four-door variant. According to the automaker, those interested in a more stylish “four-door” have the option of purchasing an electric EQE or EQS.

The S-Class coupe and cabriolet, the AMG GT convertible and the SLC-Class, which were called SLK before the 2015 rebranding, have already succumbed to the slimming of the Mercedes-Benz group. The C- and E-class coupes and cabriolets will be replaced by the aforementioned CLE-class, which, however, given the technical basis of the new C-class, will not offer engines larger than four cylinders.