Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 4-Door Coupé (C218) · CLS
C218
Four-door coupé that created its own segment.
- Production
- 2011–2018
- Body
- Coupé
- Chassis
- C218
Four doors, coupé lines, and a name that invented a category — the C218 CLS was Mercedes-Benz's answer to buyers who wanted the drama of a two-door with the practicality of a saloon, and it created an entire segment in the process.
Mercedes-Benz introduced the first-generation CLS on the C218 chassis in 2004, sharing the W211 E-Class platform but wearing a low, frameless four-door body with a plunging roofline that influenced automotive design for a decade. V6 and V8 engines powered a car that prioritised style over rear headroom; the CLS 55 AMG and CLS 63 AMG proved the format could deliver genuine supercar pace. Inside, the four-seat layout and high-quality materials positioned the CLS above the E-Class in the hierarchy.
Produced from 2004 to 2010, the C218 CLS established the four-door coupé as a permanent Mercedes-Benz body style and spawned imitators from virtually every premium manufacturer that followed.
Every model.
9 model designations across 2011–2018 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the C218.
| Modello | Model year | Telaio | Motore | Cambio | Totale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLS 300 | 2012–2018 | 218 | 276 | — | |
| CLS 350 | 2011–2014 | 218 | 276 | — | |
| CLS 450 4MATIC | 2015–2018 | 218 | 276 | — | |
| CLS 550 4MATIC | 2012–2014 | 218 | 278 | — | |
| CLS 550 4MATIC | 2015–2018 | 218 | 278 | — | |
| CLS 63 AMG | 2011–2013 | 218 | 157 | — | |
| CLS 63 AMG | 2014–2018 | 218 | 157 | — | |
| CLS 63 AMG 4MATIC | 2014–2018 | 218 | 157 | — | |
| CLS 63 AMG S 4MATIC | 2014–2018 | 218 | 157 | — |
