2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS Class XLT 4X4 Sport

Dreamrides is pleased to present this CLS 55 AMG for fall. Motor Trend had this to say about the 2006 AMG:, , , If the exterior shape of the new CLS is more than a bit extroverted, the interior is markedly discreet. Peek through the slitlike side glass, and you'll see a well-coiffed four-place sitting room that's more Modena than Stuttgart., , The same supercharged and intercooled 5.4-liter V-8 that powers the E55 pumps iron in the CLS. Pop the hood, and there's some neat machinery to look at. Forget other luxury cars that bury the hardware under a stylized plastic cover; the CLS55's supercharger housing and cast-aluminum twin plenums are there for gearheads to see and appreciate. Compared with the none-too-pokey CLS500, the CLS55 enjoys a 55-percent boost in output from 302 to 469 horsepower. Torque also takes a sizeable 52-percent leap, from 339 to 516 pound-feet. No whirring supercharger vanes. No whistle as you tip into the throttle. Just a brassy jazz quartet broadcasting from the four-pipe chrome-tipped exhaust. By our estimates, the AMG motor trims about a second and a half off the CLS500's 0-to-60 time, blowing right past the Jaguar XJR and joining company with the likes of the Bentley Continental and Audi RS6, , We just say it is a very powerful and elegant sedan. Mercedes got this one right.