据德国媒体报道,奔驰将于6月23日发布CLS改款车,随后将于9月中旬上市。不要期望这款车会有大幅变化，虽然戴姆勒CEO蔡澈称这是“新一代车型”，但整个CLS家族将只会有小幅改款。当第二代CLS于2010年发布时，该车当时成为奔驰首款提供动态自适应LED前大灯的车型，随后这项技术扩展至去年发布的新一代S级上，这项称为Active Multibeam主动式多光束LED前大灯技术未来也将配备在CLS系列上。新车外观上的变化仅限于保险杠和侧裙的细微改款以及前大灯/尾灯组造型的略微变化以及前格栅的稍作改动。虽然现行版的车厢内配备了内置显示屏，但改款车将采用更具争议性的类似ipad独立式显示屏，在奔驰已经发布的A级和B级车中已经采用了这一配置。另一项改进是对COMAND Online系统的升级，新车采用了NTG 5.0版本。新车动力系统将与老款车共享，但美规车型将首次提供九速自动变速箱，奔驰在去年发布的E350 BlueTec改款车型上首次提供了该变速箱。

 

Mercedes-Benz CLS facelift to be unveiled on June 23, on sale mid-September

German media is reporting Mercedes-Benz will unveil the facelifted CLS range on June 23, prior to a mid-September market release.

 

Don't expect any drastic changes as the updates will be modest across the entire CLS range even though Daimler CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche said it will be a "new generation." When the second-gen CLS came out in 2010 it was the first Mercedes-Benz to be offered with dynamic adaptive LED headlamps and the technology was taken further last year with the new S-Class that comes with Active Multibeam ILS LED technology which will also find its way inside the facelifted CLS range.

 

Exterior changes will be limited to mildly modified bumpers and side skirts, along slightly revised headlights/taillights graphics and some subtle changes to the front grille. While the current version comes with a built-in display, the facelifted CLS will adopt a rather controversial free-standing iPad-like screen also seen in the A- and B-Class range. Another modification will consist of an update to the COMAND Online system with NTG 5.0 version.

 

Engine lineup will be carried over but it should be noted the facelifted CLS is going to be the first U.S.-spec Mercedes-Benz model to be offered with a nine-speed automatic gearbox that made its debut last year in the facelifted E350 BlueTec.