Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG lights up its rotors at the 'Ring
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Each day we're inching closer to the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/cls-class">Mercedes-Benz CLS'</a> debut, so the Benz Boys are hard at work on the AMG variant of its swoopy four-door which should go on sale soon after the new C218-based CLS hits dealers early next year.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg/#2897123"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/04-2011-m-b-cls-ring-april-250op.jpg" alt="" /></a>The AMG version is expected to be packing <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/">Mercedes'</a> all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/2011-mercedes-benz-s63-gets-smaller-but-more-powerful-5-5-liter/">5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8</a>, putting out 544 horsepower and 586 pound-feet of torque in standard guise, and 571 hp and a axle-decimating 660 lb-ft of twist when kitted out in the in the optional higher-spec trim. Power will find its way to the ground through the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/e-class">E-Class'</a> seven-speed automatic, while beefed up brakes and suspension components round out the high-performance package.<br />
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These newest spy shots give us a glimpse of those biggie-sized, glowing rotors, along with an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sls+amg">SLS</a>-inspired fascia and LED daytime running lamps. The arching roofline doesn't appear to have changed much over the outgoing model, while the rear end gains a new set of taillamps and trapezoidal quad exhausts.<br />
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Expect the new CLS to bow at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/">Paris Motor Show</a> this fall, with the AMG variant - likely carrying the "6.3" designation - coming along quickly thereafter.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg/low/">Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/01-2011-m-b-cls-ring-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/02-2011-m-b-cls-ring-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/03-2011-m-b-cls-ring-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/04-2011-m-b-cls-ring-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/05-2011-m-b-cls-ring-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg-lights-up-its-rotors-at-th/">Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG lights up its rotors at the 'Ring</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:28:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg-lights-up-its-rotors-at-th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19441533/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/spy-shots-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-amg-lights-up-its-rotors-at-th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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