Mercedes-Benz recently debuted the 2019 CLS at the LA Auto Show a few weeks ago. It now plans on making an AMG version, but it won’t be a CLS 63.
Instead, Mercedes is going with the CLS 53 so as not to step on the toes of the upcoming, four-door Mercedes-AMG GT sedan. Like the rest of the lineup, the new CLS 53 will still be a four-door, but with coupe styling and based on the E-Class’ platform.
The CLS 53 will have a more powerful version of the new turbocharged, 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine, but it will be coupled with a 48-volt electrical system and EQ Boost electric motor. The upcoming, coupe-styled Mercedes-AMG GT4 will fill the role of the CLS 63, powered by AMG’s boosted 4.0L V8.
Power output for the CLS 53 hasn’t been disclosed yet, but Mercedes-AMG head Tobias Moers hints it will “for sure be in the 400s,” according to Automotive News.
The Mercedes-AMG CLS 53 is slated to debut at the 2018 Detroit auto show next month.
