Benz CL550

Okay, admittedly the graceful coupe is not aimed at plutocratic off-roaders, but the engineers on hand at its launch proudly recalled an instance while mountain testing when they encountered a team of fellow development engineers shaking down a proper off-roader. Upon hiking the AIRMATIC suspenders up to tippy-toe mode, their graceful and gorgeous coupe managed to tackle a trail that impressed the truckers.Changes to the car include substitution of the less expensive AIRMATIC suspension for Active Body Control (which is said to be incompatible with 4Matic). This helped trim the price sufficiently to make 4Matic standard on all CL550 models with no substantial price increase, and they’re throwing in heated and cooled front seats and keyless-go for free (a $1960 value!). The rest of the CL lineup sticks with rear-drive. The engine specs are:5.5L/382-hp/391-lb-ft DOHC 32-valve V-8, which equals allot of power.