Overview & Reviews

For 2009, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class receives a mild exterior styling refresh, including an updated twin-bar grille, restyled wheels, trapezoidal exhaust tips and reshaped LED taillights. Also joining the party are larger heated mirrors with integrated turn signals, a sportier steering wheel (flat-bottomed in the CLS63 AMG) and a revised COMAND interface.

• Sensual and fluid styling, prodigious V8 power, supple ride, athletic handling.

• Taller passengers in the rear seats may feel cramped, slightly revised COMAND controls are still a bit fussy.

User Reviews:

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  Awesome - 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
  By amayer - March 7 - 3:20 am

  This vehicle not only looks great, but drives as good as it looks as well! I never expected this car to drive so well. For a sports car, it drives better than any other car in its category.

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  Slick-looking luxury, fun and safety - 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
  By Charles Sutnick - December 9 - 5:50 pm

  My 2009 CLS550 is a step down from my 2007 S550. But not by much. Same engine, same transmission, same COMAND system functions, same Harmon- Kardon logic 7 sound system (2 fewer speakers than the S550). Superb performance which you can customize six different ways" choice of Sport or Comfort transmission shifting, coupled with Comfort, Sport 1, or Sport 2 suspension and body control. You can also downshift the 7-speed transmission using the gear shift knob if you want. Navigation improvements for 09 include gasoline brand logos instead of the old pump logo. The iPod interface is now standard, The LED rear turn signals are eye catching. Rear headroom stinks.

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  Best looking car on the road and more - 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
  By go-n-fly - July 6 - 12:53 am

  Such a great looking car. Can only imagine what the CLS63 must be like. Somehow Im getting 22-24 MPG on the highway. Both good and bad, it feels like a luxury car and not a sportscar.

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  Fun to drive sports sedan - 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
  By lion_king - October 9 - 7:10 am

  Before I chose my 2009 CLS-550 with AMG package, I test drove a 2009 Jaguar XF. XF is a nice looking car but the 1st minute I got into CLS-550, I knew that this is the one. CLS-550 has superior interior design, very comfort ride (both locally and on highway), its eyes-catching exterior makes CLS-550 no comparison in its class. Fun to drive.

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  Perfect! - 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
  By twistercell - January 29 - 3:42 pm

  What a great car! Avg of 3.8 sec for 0-60. Most other drives dont expect a car of this size to be so fast. Great look, great drive. Gas milage seems to be around 16-19 for average driving. Breaks are awesome! But expect to pay to replace them, not cheap. Your head hurts if you slam on the breaks.... it stops that quickly!

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  Update: True Exotic Mercedes Benz AMG - 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
  By D. Waters - December 3 - 7:00 am

  As an update, the fuel economy has averaged now around 19 mpg, which has now fully satisfied me. Also, the multi-contour air pressured seats are so comfortable that I no longer feel a need for automatic message seats. We decided to personally test the acceleration time for our car, and it ended up around 0 - 60 mph in 3.8 seconds, which is pretty close to what the dealer said it was.

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  The True Exotic Mercedes Benz AMG - 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
  By D. Waters - October 3 - 1:03 am

  We bought a CLS 63 AMG Mystic White Designo Performance Plus, and my goodness what a car! We were originally going to get a Bentley Continental Flying Spur, but we chose to get this car. That was the best choice we ever made when it comes to a car. The interior of the CLS 63 AMG designo is far superior to the Bentley. I love the performance of this car! This car has around 568 horsepower, more than the standard CLS 63 AMG. I love the exclusitivity! There are only 3 in California and 1 in Utah. The acceleration is around 3.9 seconds to go 0-60 mph. This car gets so much attention, too! All in all, this car is an exotic