Speaking of his songs let me put a link for you to listen to while reading the review. In case some of you don’t really know how this song is sung. But don’t try to sing if you don’t have cough syrup at home.

Many people have problems with….

car..

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Because although nowadays there are many powerful cars to choose from, but sometimes if you are a rich person with a certain level but haven’t reached the level of owning many mansions… when you buy a sports car to satisfy your passion. May be limited by limited usability. Coincidentally, you’re not the sleep-car obsessed type. Hidden in a car or van you want the type of vehicle that doesn’t look like the villagers. I want a low roof like a sports car, ironic. But I want to have 4 doors to open and pick things up easily. Or take a young child to sit in the car seat. That’s where the 4-Door Coupe comes from, and the CLS has always been a major player. And when the AMG Edition is launched, it becomes a car that perfectly caters to this small group of customers.

BMW has long since discontinued the 6 Series Gran Coupe, while Audi has the A7, a four-door low-top hatchback. But there’s no version with more than 400 horsepower for sale so only the premium brand like Porsche, which only has the Panamera, is a 4-door coupe, but it’s considered a size closer to the S-class.

The CLS 53 has been around in Thailand since 2018, with the release prior to this minor change. The feature that’s easy to see from afar is that the alloy wheels will be a five-spoke design, with the first set being all import cars. Which caused the price to reach 7,090,000 baht and at that price another neighbor in Stuttgart laughed when he saw it. He whispered to tell the customer, “Brothers, add a few more million… Hey Porsche, it’s okay.” But in February 2019 I launched the bundled version in the country it was made and the price was reduced to 5,350,000 baht, which was shocking. industry with policies. “We made it easy to handle German horses,” says the C 43 compact coupe.

Then try to think that in 2004 or 15 years ago CLS 53 CKD will come.. E 55 Kompressor W211 476hp, cost 10.9m baht. Today’s Dao packs 435 horsepower..about the same as a monstrous V8. In the past, but it comes at a price of helping each other in half. Therefore, it is not surprising that the CLS 53 quickly became popular, it has a stylish appearance, good power , and it is easy to talk about the price because five million trees and horses of this size have no direct competitors. You were driving late at night on the highway and you had some black 53’s going around at speed. Some nights I drive home I meet the contortion several times. At the same time even we can’t help but think that 1. Is the sale so good that there are a lot of people backing up? So it pops up again

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Another charm of the CLS 53 is that it is a car that does not choose the age of the owner. Since college kids to people after retirement (but still with heavy feet) you stand next to this car. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old. You will make strangers forget your age and focus on your wild tastes instead. You’re in shorts, a T-shirt, a suit, and you’re standing next to a CLS 53 and it fits you weirdly.

It has been on the market for nearly three years. In November 2021, the CLS in Thailand is transformed into a slight change according to the global market, with the CLS 53 shown for the first time at the auto show. When parking the car at the scene, it looks like just bring the original model to change the front grille. The alloy wheels are new but in fact they have changed at many points. Especially in terms of equipment as well as the price being increased to 5,570,000 baht, I can say some of you may want to run for an older car that is available..if anything is left.

But not all changes are for the worse. What part has changed? You can go through this article and you will find a recap that I did separately for the exterior/interior, but just to your delight I would say that if you liked the engine and responsiveness of an old car…the good news because this is it..the good parts don’t even touch the tip of your pubic hair.

Speaking of body size, the new CLS 53 measures 5,012mm in length, 1,896mm in width and 1,422mm in height, with the added length due to the front of the car being changed. The wheelbase remains the same at 2,939mm, the front/rear track distance is 1,646/1,628mm, the weight is 1,970kg and the fuel tank spec is 66 liters.

Things change on the outside

• Change the AMG-specific front grille from horizontal to vertical. Increase the size of the three star logo.
• New front bumper change
• The AMG Night Package has been added with black paint on all parts, including the exhaust pipes.
• The same 20-inch alloy wheels were changed, but changed from a 5-spoke, twin-spoke design to a new multi-spoke design. Multi / add splashes that are sprayed with black shadows (as part of the night package
• Change the butt to a duck tail, similarly, but a larger size

What do you think of the external changes?

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I think the charm is in “modern and accommodating to owners of all ages.”  Upright grille This will be the signature of AMG cars from now on . Maybe this is a reason. You wouldn’t be surprised when the front end design was inspired by the pre-WW154 Mercedes racing car designed by Rudolph. Awa Playn House up to W194 in 1952 It would be hard to make it look modern. Especially when combined with the alloy wheels, most likely on an S-Class or Maybach, they make the car look older. Starting to look more suitable for people between the ages of 45 and 65 than for university students.

But I may not be right.. If it looks really old, why are there so many AMGs in Thailand? He uses a horizontal grille model and then go and find something to decorate the grille with the speakers set up to install it.. that means even though it’s old it’s in your father’s eye and we put the grille in front of the grille and grin I think he has a terrifying charm. The older generation slightly altered its elegantly designed grille to make it look like a proper, non-talking killer. One shot but with a Minor Change version.. It’s the Joker in Batman. Just change the suit from purple to black..it looks elegant but there is more wildness in his smile which is more terrifying.

But the external changes, the hair already looks, you can fix it to make it look as good as you want, it’s not that hard. Just change the wheel Phil has changed. It’s just an itch that I feel is an old fashion model like Agarn Daeng. It looks lovely without having to add seasoning, that’s it, but it’s just my personal opinion. who have passed hundreds of test cars but real life don’t have a CLS to drive.

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Open the door and take a better look inside.. CLS. One of its neat points is that it is a frameless (frameless door) car, which makes it possible to lower each window and open the door. It will look different from normal saloon cars. Although after ten years, the rubber edge is wavy and dry, the wind noise will be easier to enter than the frame door..but many people like this kind of door. It’s not just a matter of coolness. But when you go to the park in the mall and then find a pack of dogs parked close together, it’s not enough for you to open the door. You just go through the other door. Press on the driver’s side window. You will find it easier to find a less painful position to crawl into the car than with framed doors. Trust me.. I get hit a lot of times

As for the soft closing function (sucking door), there is no need to investigate, it is not there. If I’m not mistaken, this 53rd car doesn’t have suction, even the 53rd AMG GT, almost ten million each. It seems to be a device reserved by Benz for this type of car. Back Seat Motivation

The CLS 53’s seats remain sporty, upholstered in fine leather, and the AMG seat in Nappa leather, which is trimmed with Dinamika microfiber fabric as the seats experience centrifugal force and the body while cornering. This pillow is the same as the original. There shouldn’t be any system memory problems, there are still 3 positions on both sides. Back pressure can be adjusted The length of the seat cushion can be adjusted. What is missing is only the seat adjustment system on the passenger side from the switch on the driver’s side. If this were the kind of car in which the customer sits in the back seat .. I would scold, but the CLS is not that kind of car. So enough agreement.

Rear seat If you want to explain in a nutshell, it is an “E-class with a very low seat height”, the seat comes in a discreetly hard way. Sit with your buttocks tucked in and your knees bent. Pulling the legs is not a problem because the wheelbase is so long, another 15cm is already the size of a commercial truck. It can stretch as far as the E 300 e, but when you see a coupe-style roofline, believe me, keep it for the little ones. Or people under 160 tall will sit on it, and it will be comfortable because I have a size of 183 cm. You just need to go up, take a picture and try to climb. His face is bent and his neck is broken like a mai klong mackerel.

The air conditioning system of the CLS 53 can be seen that the rear does not have any wind or temperature adjustment switches . Because Benz Thai only provides dual zone air conditioners, which has been like this since the last model. And when I understand that the car that does not focus on the back seat, why do I put 3 areas to waste money on the car? As for the electric sunroof, it is of normal size, and it is open for the front seats, and it is not panoramic glass, which is the same as the original model.

Luggage space in the back of a CLS 53 or any CLS with petrol engines. According to foreign specifications, it refers to a capacity of 490 liters, while diesel cars are slightly larger, 520 liters, which is considered a relatively normal capacity for a luxury car, the body length is 4.7-5.0 meters, with space for you to put bags, Golf can definitely hit the crowd. And if the golf bag is too big to load, the rear seat can be folded into three parts.

The hood can be opened from an interior key, from the key, and also has an unlocking system like its predecessor, the Minor Change. Don’t cut but if anyone wants to shove it open yourself. Put your finger on the Benz logo on the back of the car. It will bounce open when it is locked, you can press the power button to close it.

 changes inside the car

• Change the new style of the AMG sports steering wheel , double-spoke, with the addition of a piece of Dinamica microfiber cloth on the knob for good.
• Add a rotary switch with a color display. To adjust the suspension and driving positions on the steering wheel
• The trim material was changed from the dashboard to the door panels from silver aluminum to metallic trim (like a carbon gloss). But I think it’s prettier)
• Change the dashboard bottom trim material. From the carbon pattern it is a glossy black material.
• Replace the center console from the original panel and knob, it has been changed to a new and flat touch panel.
• Change Car OS It’s new version MBUX 6.0 (Comes with new screen color theme. Display/Dial/Gauge design changed)
• Slide the switch under the right air vent (HUD, rear valance, parking sensor, for suspension lift and lane guidance) to add it to the center display instead
• Cut the system to maintain the vehicle’s distance in front of the automatic Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC, leaving only the normal cruise control.
• Quartz pieces on the lower dashboard
• Disconnect the left seat adjustment system from the driver’s side switch.

The car’s interior follows your familiar Mercedes style. More at night The light from the cabin’s interior lights is still a highlight of the driving feel, and the center display and instrument panel are still a cockpit-like wide screen. But when you activate it, you can see that the colors the image of the things you show have been upgraded with the new MBUX 6.0 operating system.

In changing the version of a minor change there are both good and bad points. What I think is the best are the two colored round buttons on the steering wheel that you can rotate or press to set different values ​​around the response, very convenient in fact, you can do it as a button without a screen. It’s just that when you set the settings, it only appears on the central display. It would save a lot of costs but this is where the designers and the accounting team agreed to let some of the colors in the cabin go up in cost. Awesome little switch switch. Inconvenient to use These two color displayed buttons are a tough fix.

The next thing to see is the steering wheel, which has changed the grip area. From ordinary leather to microfiber fabric, which absorbs the palm well. In addition, the decorative material for the console is the metallic weave pattern, which is similar to carbon, but has a nice dimension and is installed in the middle of the dashboard. Long hug to the door which in the previous version of Minor Change here is plastic like ordinary silver metal, Metal Weave.. the word weave is weave like weave. Then he took a very thin, shiny wire. Woven in the same carbon fiber pattern, this work piece is prettier than the car’s price. Perhaps it will be in the eight-nine-million car

But of course to control costs the trim materials in the lower console area of ​​the original were carbon pattern. This time it was changed to a substance with plain black luster. But when we see that more expensive materials are used in areas with larger indoor coverage. At this point it must be taken into account that Benz gave it well.

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Now, some of the things that were cut off.. can be understood and accepted. Like the clock under the console that looks like a pretty ornamental plant, but usually when driving, we don’t look at it anyway. Or the left seat adjustment system from the driver’s side switch, which CLS is not a rear seat owner’s car. So it’s not really necessary.

But cutting off the cluster of switches to control the various systems that were formerly under the right air vent and moving those buttons to the center screen instead, I find not very convenient. And it doesn’t help that the dashboard looks so clean, it might be better if you had a fan. Or get a co-pilot on the side and he’ll help adjust the systems. But if you’re driving alone, I think a traditional hard key is easier and faster to use anyway. Because you don’t have to go into the car settings menu. Even if it’s just a few steps away, and the most headache-inducing is the Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC variable-speed automatic cruise control, why cut it?

When the car I was driving didn’t have this device in the E-class E-class little change E 300 e, and at that time the reason for cutting it was very scary. Is that foreigners lack registration plates designed to be used on Thai, Mexican and Australian cars and block radar. Making the system inoperable this time, I believe that the more expensive chips it encounters, the more reason it will not wear. Probably not the same reason as the E-class because you see even the GLC 43 had this system. Now it is cut off. And it has nothing to do with the design of the front of the car. As for the man who took it off, are the real agents in trouble? I have to go to see the comments in the clubhouse, I personally think it causes a loss of comfort in straight traffic jams. that ,

If it’s a three million car, cut it, I can still pass it.. Five million car cuts that cut. I object but if it was caused by a chip controlling the cruise radar then it wasn’t really there. This kind of guy had to pat him on the shoulder and say, “Take it easy.”

The central screen has been changed to a new operating system called MBUX 6.0, in addition to having various screen graphics that look more modern. There is also a more detailed user profile recognition program. Which the system will recognize from each driver’s smartphone or if that doesn’t work, select the user from the screen. The car will even remember your favorite radio station, how to adjust the equalizer, and the color tone of the ambient light. In addition, the system will try to “remember” your behavior, such as what kind of music you like to listen to, how you drive. What kind of car (but it must be set to allow the suggestion function to work offline), whenever you stay with the car for a long time it will try to guess and present things to you.

Colorful icons and menus look more bright and youthful. Although some screens still seem to be designed with an eye on cuteness rather than ease of viewing.. same mood but come in a new look there are tricks to please teens. For example, Engine Oil Temperature Gauge, Gear Oil G-Meter, and it can show wheel steering motion according to real driving. There is a built-in navigation system. Connect the Mercedes ME Connect app and support Apple CarPlay / Android Auto.

360-degree cameras are still available. Don’t cut out and there’s also the automatic parking assistance system, Parking Pilot, which can be turned off by finding the area you want to park and pressing it to order, then you just sit back and watch. The car controls the steering, brakes, and forward/reverse shifts on its own. But as a precaution, put the left foot on the brake, it’s fine.

As for the supplied audio system, it’s the Burmester Premium Sound System, which though doesn’t give the Bower & Wilkins sound dimension in the Volvo S80 you’ve heard. It is still considered to have good clarity for the treble. But the sound in the middle will come off as weird. I use the same music that I test in other cars. It turned out that the sound of some vibration machines was not very clear, but some sounds were not heard in other cars. Instead, it’s clearly heard in the CLS.. It’s the same as the E 300 e, but I feel the bass from the rear speakers of the CLS is a bit narrower than that of the E-class.

The dial is 12.3 inches, the size is the same. But as a result of upgrading the car’s media system to MBUX 6.0, the dial style has changed a bit, for example, in the CLASSIC theme, from the original white numbers, black background, red needles, the number font has been changed to look thinner. Change gauge The top speed has been changed from 280 to 300 kilometers per hour and there is a blue dim light to look more luxurious.In the sport theme, the color of the gauge frame and orange numbers are used as before. But adjust the background to look smoother, unlike the needle, while the original original theme has been replaced by the SUPERSPORT theme, which looks like it’s been ripped away from the original. Measure revs and speed in bars. Which is difficult to read in detail but in driving in the field that you have to look into the corner of the eye it will be easier to notice.

In addition, there is also a head-up display, which can display speed, laps and navigation and can configure the values ​​to be displayed. I just want to show speed. which the previous version of Minor Change has but just move the settings from the dashboard to the central menu to make it easier to use.

 Engineering details 

The CLS 53 uses the engine code M256.930, which Mercedes first adopted in 2017 to replace the M276 V6 block engine, which is currently still struggling under the hood of the C 43. Mercedes specializes in building 6-cylinder engines. It had been arranged for a long time since Grandpa had not yet been born. Until 1997, they stopped making straight-six engines in favor of a V-style layout instead, because at the time Benz thought the V-block was because they wanted their own V6 and V8 to share equipment. Using as much design as possible, the M112 is a 90-degree V6 like the M113 V8, and uses a single camshaft on the side of the cylinder head. It has 3 valves per cylinder and 2 spark plugs, just like the M272 and M276. The V6 follows later with a 90-degree angle as well. but by using a dual camshaft on the side of the cylinder head and 4 valves per cylinder instead

Returning to the Six Line is not for the connoisseur of the JZ or for the unique sound of the Six Line. But because of the modern automotive world where 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder engines are dying out. So Benz had to try to get the 4-cylinder engine in line with the 6-cylinder engine that shared the same things as much as possible. Even the cylinder capacity is 500 cc. But what Benz believes in developing from the in-line 6-cylinder JD is to bring a 48-volt electric system, and that power is needed for the Borg Warner electric supercharger, which rotates. rpm, it can generate 7 psi of boost in 0.3 seconds, while the twin-scroll turbo produces 29 psi of boost.

In addition, a mild hybrid engine is installed, which is responsible for starting the engine, idling and generating energy for supercharging. It helps to increase the driving force in a short period (up to 22 HP and 1 kWh can be provided from the lithium-ion batteries) as well as allowing the engine to be switched off during discharge. But it can start quickly and smoothly to reduce the impact of pollution, but it does not have enough power to drive the car. Of course, there is no EV mode like in a true hybrid car. That’s why it’s called Mild-Hybrid. He called this system ISG-Integrated Starter/Generator

Another advantage of ISG is that it does not need an initiation. (Try to notice. The sound will light up when starting the CLS 53 like a hybrid) No need for an electric generator because the engine already generates its own electricity. And when the steering wheel is a power rack you don’t need a power pump. Electric air conditioner compressor. So Benz engineers designed the M256 engine to not have a front belt assembly. making the machine shorter than the previous 6-cylinder line

M256.930 Engine 3.0L, 2999cc Turbo, Cylinder x Stroke Distance: 83.0 x 92.4mm, Compression Ratio 10.5:1, Power 435hp @ 6100rpm, Max Torque 520Nm @ 1800 – 5800 rpm, while the EQ Boost electric motor system generates an additional 22 hp and 250 Nm of torque, but will help with a few short presses of the accelerator. Make horsepower and main torque There is no separation between engine and motor as in plug-in hybrid cars.

The CLS 53 uses a powertrain. It is a 9-speed automatic transmission AMG Speedshift TCT 9G, which transmits power through a torque converter. The gear itself is a test drive for the regular 9G-Tronic transmission in Mercedes cars and is adapted for high-performance cars. and adjusting the box and valve body for sharper gear shifts faster when using SPORT or SPORT + mode.

There gear ratio information as below.

• Gear 1 5.354
• Gear 2 3.243.1
• Gear 3 2.252.1 Update
• The fourth speed is 1.636
• Gear 5 1.211.1 Update
• Gear 6 1.000
• Gear 7 0.865
• Gear 8 0.717
• Gear 9 0.601
• Reverse gear 4.798
• The rear gear ratio is 3,060

The CLS 53’s 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive system is tuned for Mercedes-AMG. The C43 has a front/rear power distribution of 31/69 and can be adjusted to 50/50, but in any condition. The drive will be sent to the front wheels all the time. More or less another matter

4MATIC+ modifies the CLS 53’s forward power delivery. Varies depending on driving further and if you are driving at a constant speed no more pressing the accelerator the system sends 100% of the power to the rear wheels to reduce traction loss. Or when you’re doing top speed at high revs, high gears, and the ECU has calculated that all-wheel drive is unlikely to be needed. It will try to send power to the rear wheels as well.

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The CLS 53’s suspension is AMG Ride-Control PLUS Suspension, which PLUS means an air bag weight support system (AIRMATIC) instead of steel springs like the C 43 itself. The front part is independent multi-link (four-link) with stabilizer bar. The rear is independent multi-link (five-link) with stabilizer bar as well. Two levels of stiffness can be set, Comfort and Sport, but not because it has only two levels of viscosity, as the viscosity varies according to our driving style. Simply put, comfort = contrast with an emphasis on softness, and sport = change with an emphasis on hardness.

The advantage of the air suspension is that the suspension can be adjusted to three different heights, which automatically adjust the vehicle height according to the speed and driving mode you choose. And if you want to go up / down the slope, you can press to order from the central screen. To raise the suspension height, it’s like a front-raising system in a supercar. This is the champagne you get from buying a CLS 53 and then dining again when the airbag leaks.

Steering system It is rack and pinion type. The electric-powered installment The braking system has been tuned for weight and response by AMG engineers, and is a four-wheel disc. The front brake set uses 4-pot calipers paired with 370mm perforated brake discs, while the rear is calipers. Cooling fins but without holes 360mm.

Front tires 245/35 R20 and rear tires 275/30 R20 sponsored Michelin Pilot Sport 4S.

driving test

I have driven a CLS 53 before Minor Change on Highway, Highway and Buriram Racetrack. When I remember the car’s response this time, when Benz said the engine, transmission and suspension had not changed, so I double-checked that everything was really the same. And one more added thing is trying to drive along the curves on the wet B road, the speed is not high, but it splashes hard in case you encounter something new. Learn more about the character of the car.

First, let’s check out the wheel a bit.

0-100 km/h

Comfort mode – 5.4 seconds / Sport mode + – 5.3 seconds

Rest mode – 4.05 seconds / Sport mode + 3.55 seconds

Someone who remembers numbers well might be able to tell that it’s a little faster than the C 43, but yeah, this is a car that’s about 200 kg heavier than the C 43. So, despite peak torque at 520 Nm, the power difference of 45 hp makes His best. And the sound of the engine is growling, aggressive, but it’s a bit more like the V6 in the C 43 than we thought. They say it is longer than that. A car like the CLS 53 is a car that when you are going 100 kmph you press the gas pedal for about 5 seconds and it flies to 160. And if there is a long road you can keep going for 5 seconds. -6 seconds, 200 km/h will come easily. Top speed should be the same as locking at 257.

Even today we’re in the midst of internal combustion vehicle pre-orders, and new EVs can deliver impressive acceleration for a fraction of the cost. But enjoy the sound of the engine. The gearshift has the feeling that it has some clicking mechanism to propel the car forward. It’s something middle-aged people can’t help but think about. The same with the watch, which smart watch nowadays tell the exact time. There are many tricks that can do many things, but why do some people still wear expensive mechanical or automatic watches? Because for some people it’s an emotion. Instead of arguing about who won and lost.

Entering the curved road.. which is not in Khao Yai National Park (pictured above, we are just driving to take pictures) In the national park, it is not a place to sign cars. We have plenty of places out there where we can test the bike without being trampled by wild elephants. Another thing is the same old CLS 53 sound when you turn on the Sport + and then fill the foot, this should make the monkeys panic. Go somewhere else

The car’s response was simply confirmed. All the same, the steering wheel is heavier on the hand than the Mercedes-type whose drivers sit in the back seat and can feel it. And they probably have a different steering wheel center than the AMG cars, the steering wheel tends to turn all the time. The gear ratio is set very quickly. Rotate from center to far right just one round and you’re gone. Driving on curved road, secondary roads, super fun! The steering wheel weight is different from the Benz hotel taxi. Another part is likely to come from the wide tyres. And the all-wheel drive system that makes the steering wheel tense and tries to pull it straight and clear but it’s not annoying in my opinion.

The AMG Ride Control PLUS suspension in comfort mode absorbs shock from small potholes very well for large cars with very thin tyres. But don’t expect it to be as absorbent as the E 220 diesel, because there are still some sporty features to spare. And if they are tuned to SPORT or SPORT +, they will feel more solid. But he can control tank collapse quite well. As I tested at the Buriram circuit, the original CLS 53 may not be enough for Lewis Hamilton to lead in a time trial. But for the average person who loves a Performance Car, it can handle field work like this well enough.