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Mercedes-Benz CLE

Mercedes-Benz CLE

The Mercedes-Benz CLE arrived in 2023 as a new two-door coupe and cabriolet. It replaced both the C-Class Coupe and E-Class Coupe, giving Mercedes a single model to cover the segment. The move simplified the line-up while keeping a focus on style and long-distance comfort. In some overseas markets, the car was also marketed under slightly different trim designations but kept the CLE name globally.

The first-generation Mercedes-Benz CLE launched with a wide range of petrol and diesel engines, many with mild-hybrid assistance. It shared its platform with the latest C-Class and E-Class, offering a mix of technology and performance from both. The design emphasised a low profile, longer wheelbase and wider track compared to the outgoing coupes. This gave it a distinct identity while still fitting within the Mercedes-Benz family.

Today, the Mercedes-Benz CLE serves as the brand’s sole mid-size luxury coupe and convertible. It offers buyers a more traditional alternative to SUVs in a shrinking market. AMG versions sit at the top of the line-up, combining high performance with the car’s long-distance focus. The CLE also carries the role of keeping Mercedes-Benz competitive against rivals like BMW’s 4 Series and Audi’s A5, while consolidating two discontinued models into one.

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Mercedes-Benz CLE Interior

Larger than the last C-Class coupe and with more legroom than the previous E-Class coupe that is also replaces, the CLE brings a spacious and practical two-door four-seater proposition to the luxury coupe market.

With its long doors that make entering and exiting easy, the cabin opens up to a comfortable and classy environment, dominated by a welcoming and familiar dashboard that seems almost identical to the related W206 C-Class sedan’s set-up.

Mercedes-Benz CLE Colours

The Mercedes-Benz CLE comes in 'Polar White' paint as standard.

It is also available in the following optional colours: 'Obsidian Black Metallic', 'High-Tech Silver Metallic', 'Spectral Blue Metallic', 'Opalite White Bright', 'Patagonia Red Bright' and 'Alpine Grey Solid'.

The Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4Matic+ is available in standard Spectral Blue Metallic and Obsidian Black Metallic. Optional colours are 'Opalite White Magno', 'Patagonia Red Metallic', Alpine Grey Solid, 'Spectral Blue Magno' and 'Graphite Grey Magno'.

Alpine Grey Solid
Graphite Grey Magno
High-Tech Silver Metallic
Obsidian Black Metallic
Opalite White Bright
Opalite White Magno
Patagonia Red Bright
Patagonia Red Metallic
Polar White
Spectral Blue Magno
Spectral Blue Metallic

Mercedes-Benz CLE Accessories

There is no shortage of equipment in the CLE, with a head-up display, an electronic instrument display, an 11.9-inch touchscreen as part of Mercedes’ ‘MBUX’ multimedia system, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, digital radio, 64-colour ambient cabin lighting, Burmester surround sound audio (with Dolby Atmos), wireless device charging, heated and electrically operated front seats, sat nav, powered sunroof, full stop/go adaptive cruise control, dual-zone climate control, a 360-degree camera and more. Going the CLE 300 4Matic ushers in all-wheel drive (AWD).

The AMG CLE 53 4Matic+, meanwhile, also boasts AWD, and then adds a wider body and tracks, different bonnet and grille, an AMG body kit with 'Night Package' features, adaptive LED headlights, 20-inch alloy wheels, performance telemetry data, four-wheel steering, adaptive dampers and more.

Mercedes-Benz CLE Engine

The CLE200 and CLE300 4Matic are powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with mild-hybrid assistance in the form of a 48-volt integrated starter generator (ISG).

The CLE200 delivers 150kW of power and 320Nm of torque, through to the rear wheels via a nine-speed auto transmission, while the CLE300 4Matic ups outputs with 190kW/400Nm channelled to all four wheels. The ISG can add up 17kW/205Nm of additional boost when required.

Meanwhile, the Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4Matic+ brings in a 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with a big single, 1.5-bar turbo augmented with an electric compressor as part of that 48-volt 17kW/205Nm integrated starter-generator (ISG). System total outputs are 330kW and 560Nm, but up to 600Nm is possible thanks to a 12-second overboost feature.

Drive is sent to all four wheels via a nine-speed torque converter automatic transmission, while the 4Matic+ varies torque from 50:50 front/rear to 100 per cent rearwards.

Mercedes-Benz CLE Seats

The Mercedes-AMG CLE offers a traditional four-seater coupe layout, with supple yet supportive front sports seats. These have heating and electric adjustment, including for lumbar support.

The back row consists of a pair of seats with a fixed cushion but a split/fold backrest, that allows for longer loads to be placed from the boot inside the cabin when these are dropped down.

Mercedes-Benz CLE Boot Space

The CLE offers a handy 410-litre boot, with a folding backrest to boost cargo capacity even further. Note, though, that the Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4Matic+ version’s luggage space is 10L shy of the regular non-AMG models.

Mercedes-Benz CLE boot space

Mercedes-Benz CLE Speed

The Mercedes-Benz CLE 200 can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in 7.4 seconds, on the way to a top speed of 240km/h.

The Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 4Matic version can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in 7.4 seconds, on the way to an electronically-governed top speed of 250km/h.

The Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4Matic+, meanwhile, can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in just 4.0 seconds flat, on the way to a governed top speed of 250km/h.

Mercedes-Benz CLE Range

The Mercedes-Benz CLE 200 averages 7.2L/100km, which translates to a over 915km of range from the 65-litre tank filled with 95 RON premium unleaded petrol.

The Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 4Matic averages 7.4L/100km, which means a range of 890km from the 65-litre tank filled with 95 RON premium unleaded petrol.

Finally, the Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4Matic+ averages 14.6L/100km, which translates to only around 480km between refills of the 70L tank.