2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Cabriolet revealed as turbo six-cylinder droptop

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After revealing the coupe mentation precocious past year, Mercedes-AMG has present taken the covers disconnected the CLE 53 4Matic+ Cabriolet.

It has taken Mercedes-Benz’s replacement for the aged C-Class and E-Class convertibles and fixed it much power, courtesy of a twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder engine, but the 53 nameplate suggests there’s an adjacent hotter mentation to come.

Mercedes-Benz Australia has yet to corroborate section motorboat timing.

The droptop shares its upgraded M256M motor with the CLE 53 Coupe, susceptible of delivering 330kW of powerfulness and 560Nm of torque (600Nm with 10-second overboost).

The 0-100km/h clip is simply a claimed 4.4 seconds, oregon 4.2 seconds utilizing the Race Start relation disposable successful the optional AMG Dynamic Plus package.

The motor is paired with an integrated starter generator that tin concisely supply an further 17kW of powerfulness and 205Nm of torque, and besides feeds the car’s 48-volt electrical system.

Drive is sent to each 4 wheels done Mercedes-AMG’s Speedshift TCT 9G transmission, designed for abbreviated displacement times and a speedy effect with its double-declutch function.

It features Mercedes-AMG’s Ride Control alloy outpouring suspension with adaptive damping, arsenic good arsenic modular rear-axle steering that tin run with a maximum steering space of 2.5 degrees.

The rear wheels crook other to the beforehand to assistance with low-speed manoeuvrability, portion astatine speeds supra 100km/h the rear wheels crook up to 0.7 degrees successful the aforesaid absorption arsenic the beforehand wheels to amended stability.

Stopping is handled with 370mm perforated, internally ventilated beforehand discs with four-piston fixed calipers, arsenic good arsenic 360mm internally ventilated rear discs with single-piston floating calipers.

On the surface, the Cabriolet retains Mercedes-AMG’s signature grille, on with a alleged ‘A-Wing’ beforehand skirt with a ample aerial intake designed for accrued aerial flow.

Down the sides it features flared beforehand and rear instrumentality arches implicit 19-inch wheels (20s are optional), portion way width is 58mm and 75mm wider successful the beforehand and rear respectively implicit the non-AMG version.

The Cabriolet’s rear incorporates two-part LED lights connected by a dark-red constituent crossed the boot, 2 exhaust outlets connected each side, and a articulator spoiler connected the footwear lid.

The optional AMG Styling bundle adds flics connected the beforehand and rear skirts, portion AMG Night and AMG Carbon packages are besides disposable for other differentiation.

Inside, there’s a free-standing 12.3-inch integer instrumentality clump and a portrait-oriented 11.9-inch touchscreen, the second of which tin tilt from 15 to 40 degrees to debar airy reflections erstwhile the extortion is down.

The precocious conception of the dashboard, apical edges of the doors, and the soft-top screen sheet are each upholstered successful a “black Nappa leather look”, portion the full rider compartment is edged successful chrome.

Included arsenic modular are Artico leatherette and Microcut microfibre upholstery, reddish seatbelts and c trim elements, portion AMG show seats and assorted leather and Nappa leather upholstery options are besides available.

Down back, there’s 285-375L of footwear space, depending connected the extortion position. The rear seats divided and fold 60:40.

The Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Coupe and Cabriolet rival the likes of the BMW M440i and Audi S5. They’re expected to beryllium followed by hotter CLE 63 models, which volition bash conflict with the BMW M4 and Audi RS5.