Mercedes CLS: upper class, certainly with bodyguard
The Mercedes CLS, tested by ChroniquesDuVasteMonde employee Simone Rickert, proves to be a real eye-catcher.
Nice, such a Vespa escort. Suddenly they are there, first three, then six Italian-sunburned Italians, craning their necks for me. Or maybe after the car with which I travel in Florence? Anyway, the design of the new Mercedes CLS is strikingly beautiful and so timelessly elegant that every minute Sophia Loren could drive into the luxury hotel Four Seasons with this four-door coupé. , ,
Simply upper class, but I feel safe accordingly, because as a kind of bodyguard various assistance systems are on board. In front of my enthralling entourage, for example, my "Blind Spot Assistant" warns me with a fierce flash in the side mirror. And as I overtake a group of cyclists in the Florentine hills - thanks to electro-magnetic power steering (EPS) pure curve surprises - my "Lane Keeping Assistant" announces itself as a precautionary measure: It makes the steering wheel vibrate very slightly because I'm driving over a solid line. He never knows. , ,
Another technical servant would automatically adjust the headlight in the Mercedes CLS at dusk, and should I ever get tired despite all the euphoria, a flashing cup of coffee would be on display. I would only have to cook it myself - and all assistants cost extra.
At the finish of our test drive, on the village square of Barberino di Mugello, the assembled signori rave about something of "bella figura" and wait for the photo crew to become active. Two Carabinieri are crazy about gesticulating, they want to have a say too. Did I park wrong? Or do you want to get in the picture? Only the Mercedes CLS stays calm and shines in the sun.
INFO: The Mercedes CLS (4.94 m long, 2.08 m wide, 1.41 m high) is to have as petrol or diesel engine (204- 408 hp). It can be up to 250 km / h and consumes - depending on the engine - from 5.1 l / 100 km (CO2: 134 g / km). Base price: from 59 857 euros.
