2006 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class:

The CL features an Active Body Control suspension system that minimizes body motions while cornering by using hydraulic springs to keep the car level.

-- Car and Driver

Step on the throttle and the big Benz gathers itself up on a wave of torque, seemingly accelerating just as fast from 30 to 90 as it does from zero to 60.

-- Edmunds.com

The Mercedes-Benz CL is a coupe with fluid, graceful lines and an aggressive stance that suggests an iron fist in a velvet glove.

-- New Car Test Drive

Despite the rakish styling, the CL maintains adequate rear headroom, in part because of the low rear seat bottoms.

-- New Car Test Drive

The CL features an Active Body Control suspension system that minimizes body motions while cornering by using hydraulic springs to keep the car level.

-- Car and Driver

The Mercedes-Benz CL is a coupe with fluid, graceful lines and an aggressive stance that suggests an iron fist in a velvet glove.

-- New Car Test Drive

Despite the rakish styling, the CL maintains adequate rear headroom, in part because of the low rear seat bottoms.

-- New Car Test Drive

Mercedes-Benz CL-Class Comparisons:

The CL500's competition theoretically includes the Jaguar XKR, the Porsche 911, the Aston Martin DB7, the Ferrari 456M, and perhaps the Bentley Continental.

-- Car and Driver

Best one-liner about the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class:

The Mercedes-Benz CL-Class features marvelous technology in an amazing package of leather, walnut and sleek sheetmetal.

-- New Car Test Drive