Following the sell-out success of the SLK 350 designo Edition roadster, Mercedes-Benz has announced the arrival of the latest limited-edition model to be offered with its unique designo enhancements: the Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 designo Edition. Now available in Mercedes-Benz showrooms, these beautifully appointed CLS-Class coupés come equipped with superbly crafted and unique features from Mercedes-Benz’s designo customisation facility in Germany, taking the stunning coupé design of the CLS to a new level.

These limited-number designo enhanced cars are made unique by the addition of special paint finishes, interior timber trims, upholsteries and roof linings not available from the standard Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class catalogue. Customers can select from a choice of four different combinations of these special designo elements, listed below:

• designo Mocha Black metallic paint with designo Sand single-tone leather, designo Dark Umber Maple wood trim and designo Alcantara roof liner in Anthracite
• designo Graphite metallic paint with designo Porcelain single-tone leather, designo Dark Umber Maple wood trim and designo Alcantara roof liner in Anthracite
• designo Mystic Red metallic paint with designo Marron single-tone leather, designo Natural Oak Grain matt wood trim and designo Alcantara roof liner in Alpaca Grey
• designo Diamond White metallic paint with designo Cortecchia single-tone leather, designo Piano Lacquer wood trim and designo Alcantara roof liner in Alpaca Grey

Nothing has been overlooked in this exclusive special edition package. In addition to the designo appointment combinations mentioned above, the 200 kW/350 Nm CLS 350 designo Edition also features the designo wood/leather shift lever and designo wood/leather steering wheel matched to the chosen interior timber trim. The result is a magnificent example of the breathtaking CLS-Class.

On top of the generous standard specification of the CLS 350, this unique model also includes 18-inch five-spoke light alloy wheels, automatically folding exterior mirrors, heated front seats, KEYLESS-GO automatic locking/unlocking and drive authorisation, glass electric sunroof with tilt and slide functions, Harman/Kardon LOGIC7® surround sound system and Dynamic Multi-contour front seats which incorporate active side bolstering, backrest comfort adjustments and the unique massage function.

Standard equipment in this impressive model includes the 7G-TRONIC seven-speed automatic transmission, the world’s first seven-speed automatic transmission, along with PARKTRONIC parking assistance system, rain-sensing windscreen wipers, speed-sensitive power steering, electric front seats with memory settings, COMAND multimedia system with satellite navigation, bi-xenon headlamps with active light function, THERMOTRONIC multi-zone climate control, UHI mobile phone pre-installation system and, of course, hallmark Mercedes-Benz safety, which includes eight airbags, Brake Assist, ABS, PRE-SAFE anticipatory occupant protection system, NECK-PRO active head restraints for front seats, Electronic Stability Programme ESP and SPEEDTRONIC variable speed limiter/cruise control.

For a premium of $15,000, the CLS 350 designo Edition contains over $28,000 of additional equipment over the standard model, representing impressive value.

Mercedes-Benz designo appointments

Mercedes-Benz’s designo customisation facility is situated at the Mercedes-AMG factory located on the outskirts of Stuttgart in South-Western Germany. This highly-specialised department is responsible for the personal tailoring of Mercedes-Benz cars.

This is achieved by offering customers a wide array of stunning exterior paint finishes and beautifully soft aniline leather upholsteries from which to choose, along with precision-fitted interior timber and stone trims, Alcantara roof linings and other unique design elements, such as instrument clusters upholstered in soft nappa leather and combined timber/leather steering wheels and shift levers matched to the car’s

designo

In addition to special limited-number designo Edition models, such as the SLK 350 and CLS 350 designo Editions, Australian customers are able to select specific designo features and appointments for the following models from the Mercedes-Benz range:

• M-Class SUV
• E-Class saloon and estate
• CLK-Class coupé and cabriolet
• SLK-Class roadster
• S-Class saloon
• SL-Class roadster
• CL-Class coupe