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The present Mercedes-Benz CL class was launched in 2006 and the stylish and curvy two-door coupe has been a strong performer since then. The coupe is known for its safety, performance, boot space and power, and what else could one ask for?

There are a few though who adore Lamborghini or Mclaren or even the Koennigsegg. Not for their power, performance or looks, but for the wing doors! They didn’t have the cash to buy one and settled for the CL, but now, with a fraction of that amount, the CL could be fitted with desirable wing doors to give the CL one more equipment common to those Supercars. Sounds exciting, doesn’t it?

LSD doors from Germany is our savior. Get your CL to their nearby dealer and the wing doors would be installed in a jiffy. There is no need for any modification or special hinges as the wing doors are designed to fit in the stock mounting slots. And thats not it. The cool wing doors have passed the side-crash test and have the German TUV parts certificate, meaning they welcome you into the same safe car as it was previously.

The doors also will now open and close more precisely saving all headaches and forceful attempts during winter months. German engineering enables you to open the door in a outward motion with an aperture angle of approx. 30°; and simultaneously allows you to swing the wing door upward. Brilliant!

What we are uncertain about is whether your CL after undergoing this minor implant surgery, would be the same in terms of power to weight ratio. One more area of concern is how much the aerodynamics will be influenced. But for those who are little bothered about those issues are in for a radical and cool addition

Source: LSD Doors
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The Mercedes-Benz Canada and The Hazelton Hotel created a marketing alliance in the heart of fashion and “high-life” district in Toronto for their guests to experience a 5 star lifestyle. This alliance will incorporate living in the newly designed Hazelton Hotel in Yorkville, Toronto and allow their guests to be chauffeured around in a S550 4Matic house car. In addition guests will have the chance to test drive any Mercedes-Benz products at the hotel’s doorsteps and test drive the cars to and from work. This will maximize their experience within the city and help prospective buyers make their decision quicker.

Full press release and information about the program after the jump..

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McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul in second place. After 58 laps, he came home 3.7sec behind winner Felipe Massa (Ferrari). Lewis’s team mate Heikki Kovalainen had to make an unscheduled stop on lap two following an incident at the first corner which damaged his left rear tire. Heikki ended up 12th. After the fifth of 18 Grands Prix, McLaren Mercedes is third in the Constructors’ Championship with 42 points; Ferrari leads with 63 points. Lewis is third in the drivers’ ranking with 28 points, tied on points with Felipe Massa in second place; Heikki is sixth with 14 points. Kimi Räikkönen leads with 35 points.

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Good morning fellow readers, and welcome to another week of Mercedes news, rumors and then some. As you might have already noticed, BenzInsider has been totally redesigned from top to bottom (if you can’t see the new design, please hit ‘Ctrl+F5’). It’s been a while since the last design change, January of 2007 to be precise, as our main focus was to bring our visitors news and not play around with the site.
Besides the new the look, we hope you’ll like some of our new features (we haven’t released everything yet) that we have incorporated, like the ability to view the most recent comments, view the authors custom page, browse the site via the most popular tags and more. Everything was meant to make information and articles more accessible to you. Over the years, we’ve written nearly 1000 posts, so finding things is sometimes a bit difficult, but hopefully with some of these new feature, it will be much easier.

This week, we’ll be announcing more features on the site, until then, please check out the new site and let us know what you think.

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The AMG Performance Studio has developed a new limited edition vehicle, the exclusive SL 63 AMG Edition IWC. Limited to a total of 200 units, the new roadster features an eye-catching designo magno Kashmir white finish as well as an AMG Exterior Carbon package with a matte surface. In keeping with the exterior appearance, the vehicle’s interior is fitted with Carbon matte trim as well as Tobago Brown nappa leather upholstery that creates additional visual and tactile highlights. In addition, the vehicle features the AMG Performance package to ensure unparalleled handling. All SL 63 AMG Edition IWC vehicles will be delivered to customers along with an exquisite “Grosser Ingenieur” (Great Engineer) watch from the renowned Swiss watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen.

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