The Mercedes CL63 and CL65 AMG models have been released, concluding Mercedes’ renewal of the range. The two AMG models take on many of the exterior updates seen on the standard Mercedes CL including new bumpers and modified grille, LED fog lights and restyled headlights. We also get larger air intakes, 20-inch wheels and, of course, an AMG exhaust system. The interior sports a new design steering wheel, AMG instruments, leather seats and other luxury finishes include chrome features.

The Mercedes CL63 AMG is equipped with a new 5.5-litre V8 twin turbo with 537 hp and 800 Nm of torque, matched to the AMG Speedshift automatic transmission. It takes 4.4 seconds to reach 100 km/hr and has a top speed of 250 km/hr. The AMG Performance package takes that speed to 300 km/hr and gives a power and torque boost to 570 hp and 900 Nm. According to Mercedes, the new 5.5-litre twin turbo reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 23 and 30 percent respectively, compared to the 6.2-litre aspirated engine.

The Mercedes CL65 AMG keeps its 6.0-litre V12 engine with 621 hp and 1,000 Nm of torque, hitting 100 km/hr in 4.2 seconds and having a top speed of 300 km/hr. It has a five-speed automatic gearbox in the place of the seven-speed one, to handle all that power and torque. Both the AMG Mercedes’ CL models have AMG Active Body Control suspension, Direct Steer system and Torque Vectoring brakes for powerful braking.

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The Mercedes CL gets a facelift this year with a few new styling updates and a brand new V8 engine. The updated design includes new bumpers, daytime drive lights, new shaped headlights with more light changes at the rear, and a different bonnet designed to give a more contoured look.

The new engine is a 4.6-litre V8 direct-injection unit with 429 hp and 700 Nm of torque. It replaces the older aspirated 5.5 V8 from the CL500. The CL600 is still available with its V12 engine with 510 hp and 830 Nm. The top of the range model is the CL65 AMG with a twin turbo, six-litre V12 unit with 1000 Nm of torque and 630 hp. It’s followed by the CL63 AMG with a new 5.5 V8 with 544 hp and 800 Nm. The AMG models have a multi-clutch transmission.

The new CL has a revised version of Mercedes’ seven-speed automatic gearbox and stop-start and brake energy recuperation systems. A CL500 all-wheel-drive model will be available in Europe. The interior has a few changes with new trims, colour combinations and a new multi-function steering wheel.

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The Mercedes S-Class Coupe is once again the subject of spy photos. Having restyled the Mercedes CL, the makers will rename the luxury coupe, fitting it to the new guidelines for naming its models: less distinction and more identity among the different types of bodies in the same category.

Like what happened during the handover between the CLK and the E-Class Coupe, we’ll be watching a similar occurrence in the higher class. The new S-Class Coupe will be presented in 2010 and will be differentiated from the CL by a series of small aesthetic updates that go hand in hand with the very recent facelift the car has had.

The new daytime LED headlights, the newly-designed fenders, the slightly more pronounced grill, the new rear-view mirrors with turn signal lights, and the squared tail pipes call to mind the other very similar vehicles of the S-Class. But it is the anterior headlights, with their new profile, that give this elegant coupe a new look.

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These videos show some close-ups of the Mercedes GL 350 BlueTEC version. The diesel SUV is the ecological effort for this segment from Mercedes, presented at the New York show in a slight restyling.

The BlueTEC version is based on the 320 CDI with the same V6 three-litre engine with 211 hp. The car is equipped with a special filter system, with DeNox system that reduces NOx values by 80 percent, reducing consumption to 9 l/100km.

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After having presented the Mercedes GL Class at the New York show, the company has released these shots of the facelift. It appears graceful and comfortable after the modifications, and less agressive compared to the previous generation.

The over-size dimension has apparently allowed for new engine options, including two new V6’s which are both diesel (at 224 hp, and 211 hp for the BlueTEC version), three V8’s with power ranging from 306 hp for the 450 CDI, and 388 hp for the 500 petrol. In addition, Mercedes has shaved eight percent off fuel consumption, conforming to Euro 5 norms.

Airmatic suspension will also increase the height of the car to 307 millimetres and the Offraod-Pro package gives added four wheel drive capability.

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The Mercedes GL Class restyling has been presented at the New York auto show, with no concern about becoming hybrid, being proud of the fact that it’s big and imposing. Only minute changes have been made, preserving the original style of this offroad.

Some changes have been made around the skirting for a touch of elegance, and the front has been modified in the headlights and grill. The engine range remains as is, with the V8 petrol in two versions of 4.7 and 5.5 litres, with 340 hp and 388 hp respectively. Two diesel engines also feature, at 224 and 306 hp.

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Mercedes-Benz is warming up for the 78th edition of the Geneva Motor Show: the brand is coming with a massive five world premieres: the all-new CLC, the facelifted CLS, SLK and SL, and the CL 500 4Matic, that features for the first time the extremely light all-wheel drive system on this model. You can find the complete press release after the jump.

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