2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS 250 CDI review road test

The CLS isn’t a very common sight and that is ironic because this car’s main intention is to be seen. Based on the E-Class, the CLA is a handsome and flamboyantly large four door luxury car with a sloping roof. But you probably already knew that because the CLS has been around in this avatar for quite a while. However, thus far you could only have the CLS in one rather expensive 3.5-litre V6 petrol flavour. The car you see here gets a 2.1-litre diesel and thus a considerably lower price tag than the CLS 350 it replaces. It also gets a small facelift so let’s start with that.

Design and style

What a stunner this car is. The CLS with its long, low and swoopy silhouette always looked hot but the facelift has added a lot more poise to the stance. The new front bumper now has scooped side intakes (admittedly …

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