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2009 Mercedes CLK

It would appear, based on the shot above (and gallery below), Mercedes is actively working on the next generation CLK. It looks to be bigger and longer than the outgoing model as this new CLK (and we're assuming, CLK convertible) — which we'd expect as we're hearing it will be based on the bigger and longer new C-class sedan. It goes without saying, however, that refinements will probably need to be done to that chassis to meet expectations of the somewhat more ambitious coupé-drivers of the world. We're also hearing that the frame won't be the only bit o' metal the CLK will take from the new C-class. We've heard the engines will also come from the C-class line-up and will include a V8 for a CLK 500. It's expected the newly sexed up coupé will arrive at dealers in summer 2009 with the soft-top following just a few months later.

7:30 PM on Tue Sep 4 2007
By Ray Wert
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MBsam at 07:41 PM on 09/04/07
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Summer 2009?! WAYYYY too late.
JCWhitless at 10:00 PM on 09/04/07
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Wasn't this test mule spied under a tarp behind a building about a month back?
west-coaster at 11:27 PM on 09/04/07
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"Soft top?"

Wouldn't Mercedes-Benz do a folding metal roof, to compete with the BMW 3-Series and Volvo C70?
endless at 11:45 PM on 09/04/07
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i like the mis matched rims.... any one know why?

just camouflage? or what?
Tomsk at 01:17 AM on 09/05/07
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@endless: Cheater slicks for test-and-tune night at Hockenheim?
smokyburnout at 01:27 AM on 09/05/07
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@endless: looks like the primered hondas i see downtown, only classier...
Rishi at 01:39 AM on 09/05/07
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I still think that the CLK's lost a certain Je Ne C'est Qua in the styule department after the first gen. Then again, I would say that as the proud owner of the first gen (1998) CLK that my father taught me how to drive in.
FreeMan at 07:48 AM on 09/05/07
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@endless: run what you brung?
CEman at 08:56 AM on 09/05/07
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@smokyburnout:
It reminds me of my 84 Diesel Rabbit, only faster....
We called it 'Stealth Bunny'
cls55amg at 09:05 AM on 09/05/07
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I was gonna say that, still looking forward to whatever they'll be making, as log as it's a V8.
@west-coaster:
santamonica25 at 02:12 PM on 09/05/07
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This is the upgrade I'm saving up to afford from my current C-class in 2009?!! Little disappointed that the lines aren't more aggressive.
rdgibson at 03:04 PM on 09/05/07
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Honestly, who really cares about yet another Mercedes sedan (yawn)? Come back and see us after you do something remotely relevant, such as the new Caddy CTS. Or when you achieve a lower fault-per-100 rate than Great Wall Motors.
From: WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM: TRACKBACK at 07:13 PM on 09/05/07
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Filed under: Spy Photos, Mercedes BenzWith Mercedes-Benz having revamped the C-Class this year and reports of a new E-Class due next year, the CLK is due the year after.