{"id":229610,"date":"2020-02-06T14:15:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T12:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northernnatalcourier.co.za\/car\/news\/uncategorized\/mercedes-cls-diesel-one\/"},"modified":"2020-10-01T14:55:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T12:55:40","slug":"mercedes-cls-diesel-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/motoring\/2020\/02\/06\/mercedes-cls-diesel-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes CLS diesel the one to have"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The big diesel CLS that would look at home in an episode of Ray Donovan comes in at close to R1.3-million. This means that it will appeal to a very, very specific customer, someone who wants a coupe, but with four doors and a diesel engine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108626\" src=\"https:\/\/northernnatalcourier.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/02\/LRM_EXPORT_188498156334224_20190726_113151037.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>A unique proposition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CLS has always managed the tough balancing act of being a great luxury sedan, with the elegance of a coupe and the latest iteration is arguably the best of the breed. The CLS has a problem though, and that comes from its own stable, you see, the E350d exists, which granted, isn&#8217;t as powerful, but it will do 90% of what the CLS does, but with added rear occupant practicality and at around R250 000 less.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108623\" src=\"https:\/\/northernnatalcourier.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/02\/LRM_EXPORT_143362072392679_20190725_170624201.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Under the bonnet\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, there&#8217;s a 2.9-litre straight-six diesel with 250kW\/700Nm in this CLS, so the performance is effortless, while consumption is impressive, with my 500km+ stint resulting in a figure of 7.3-litres\/100km. This car is fantastic for open-road cruising with reasonable fuel consumption ensuring longs trips between fuel stops while the 700 N.m on offer makes for easy going, regardless of what needs to be overtaken.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108624\" src=\"https:\/\/northernnatalcourier.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/02\/LRM_EXPORT_143290713283836_20190725_170512842.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Appeal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being a CLS, this means that stylistically it sits somewhere between the E-Class and E-Class coupe, but with sharper, more aggressive front and rear design. This is a beautiful car both inside and out with the very latest onboard technology, including a fully digitised dashboard, a great emphasis on connectivity and a feeling that you\u2019re in something utterly premium.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108625\" src=\"https:\/\/northernnatalcourier.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/02\/LRM_EXPORT_143529464211404_20190725_170923385.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t help but think that despite its virtues, a big diesel sedan seems like the antithesis of where the automotive world is going. It&#8217;s safe to say that we won&#8217;t be seeing many of these on our roads. However, those who do take the plunge will be getting a great luxury sedan that stands out from the crowd in the best way possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='b528b529f16db4f6da2364427f930bc1'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After my experience with the sublime Mercedes-AMG CLS 53, the more subdued 400d arrived for evaluation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8257,"featured_media":229611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Sean Nurse","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Motoring","SubCategory":"Bikes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}