Mercedes-Benz new CLS makes its public debut

The Goodwood Festival of Speed saw some of the rarest Mercedes-Benz models ever created being unleashed as well as the global public debut of the latest addition to the current range – the new generation CLS-Class. One of the highlights of Goodwood Festival of Speed was the arrival of the new generation CLS-Class – featuring a fresh new look, new technologies, new engines and, for the first time, a nine-speed gearbox.

A parade made up of the new generation CLS-Class took to the Goodwood Hill to give the estimated 50,000 people attending, a glimpse of the new car. Their further upgraded interior boasts lots of new handcrafted details, combining contemporary luxury with passionate sportiness. They also bring these new technical innovations to the road. The futuristic multibeam LED headlamps open up new dimensions in lighting systems. Now, the CLS also gets the 9G-TRONIC 9-speed automatic transmission and new generation engines. The AMG variants CLS 63 AMG Coupe developing up to 585bhp and the new Mercedes connect me online services are also included on all models.

The camera-based Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus provides the information for the illumination. If it detects illuminated oncoming vehicles or vehicles ahead, it drives each of the individual 24 LEDs in a matrix light source electronically so that individual areas of the road are specifically masked in accordance with the particular situation. In addition to the camera on the windscreen, this new lighting system uses four control units per vehicle, which calculate the ideal light pattern 100 times per second and control all 24 high-performance LEDs in each precision LED module quickly and individually. Each LED is dimmable in 255 stages. A camera on the windscreen supplies the system with the information it needs about the constantly changing traffic situation and is also used by other assistance functions. Four control units per vehicle calculate the ideal light pattern 100 times per second and activate all 24 high-performance LEDs in lamp module individually.

Mercedes-Benz founded the four-door coupe segment ten years ago with the CLS and it is also the first vehicle to offer dynamic LED High Performance headlamps as an option. Both models now come as standard with all-LED headlamps in a new design. Alternatively both vehicle models are available as an option with the new multibeam LED headlamps as designed and developed by Mercedes-Benz. Since the multibeam LED technology combines the very best of today's lighting technologies and can optimally adjust the light distribution instantly and automatically to virtually any traffic situation.