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MERCEDES-BENZ
has announced that the
1999 CLK Cabriolet
will make its world
debut at the renowned
Geneva Motor Show in
March.

Marking the iatest develop-
ment in) the company’s
unprecedented product offen-
sive, the six evlinder CLK320
Cabriolet, along with the
aggressively styled V8-pow-
ered CLK430 coupe, will
arrive in Canada next fall, join-
ing the CLK320 coupe in
Mercedes-Benz — dealerships
around the country.

The V6-powered CLK320
coupe went on. sale in
September at a
$56,950. The CLK430, slated
for introduction at the Detroit
auto show this January, and
the CLK320 Cabriolet are
both expected to be priced in
the upper-S60,000 range.

Based on the fun-to-drive
CLK coupe (which was
designed from the beginning
‘as a true coupe, not a two-

-dgor sedan), the sporty, ele-
gant Cabriolet from
Mercedes-Benz has the stylish
front “face” of cae CLK with
its four ciiiptical lights.
Although the CLK family
resembles the E-Class from

The more inteliigent luxury and

Performance sedan featuring:
Bose (200 watt) CD/AM/FM Cassette
 heatedeather/power adjusted
# front seats
side air bags
= power sunroof
© automatic climate control
* ABS
© sport suspension
heated power windows
keyless remote entry/security system

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the front, their headlights are
smaller and more elliptic: al,
with the lights, gnli and wind:
shield more raked-back. “The
LK-Class is lower than an E-
Class, and the two families
share no body panels.

On the rear deck of che
CLK Cabriolet. small but dis-
tinctive “power domes” —
reminiscent of some legendary
rave cars underscore its
dy eamic appearance.

OF course, what really sets
apart the new Cabriolet is its
automatic retractable soft cop.
which preserves the flowing
roof fines of the CLK coupe.
then vanishes completely
under the flush rear deck cover
when the top is down. Similar
mechanically to the previous
E320 Cabriolet, the comput-
er-controiled top for the CLK
Cabriolet is operated electro-
hydraulically, with a manual
safety latch’ at the windshield
header.

THE 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK Cabriolet is the latest in the German car manu-
facturer’s long-standing tradition of top-down, fun-to-drive cars with ample seat-
ing for four. The V6-powered convertible will arrive in Canada next fall.

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new CLK Cabriolet

restraints then double as a
sturdy roll bar, providing opti-
mal occupant protection.

The CLK Cabriolet will
come with a full complement
or luxury features as well as all
the other satety cquipmient
expected ina Mercedes-Benz.
including full front airbags,
sice airbags in the deors, ETR
belt tensioners, and belt force
liruters for the front seats.

In addition to ABS system.
the new Cabriolet will be
equipped with Brake Assist,
the only system ir the auto
industry that can reduce stop-
ping distances in emergency
braking situations. Brake Assist
can detect emergency or panic
braking, then automatically
apply full braking force faster
than a driver could.

Mercedes: Benz last offered
a four-seat convertible, the
E320 Cabriolet, in 1995. With
the new CLE320° Cabrioler,
Mercedes-Benz expands on its

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Designed for safe, comfort-
able year-round driving, the
CLK Cabrioler top is fully
lined and insulated, and
includes a large glass rear win-
dow which incerporates an
electric defroster clement.

For the first time in a soft-
top Mercedes-Benz, the com-
partment for the top mecha-
nism is actually part of the
trunk, so that when the con-

vertible top is up, cargo capac
itv is increased by about 60%,
While the new Cabriolet
uses the inherently strong
body structure, chassis and
power train of the CLK320
Coupe, cross members in the
Cabriolet floor are reinforced
to ensure goed body rigidity,
even without a fixed roof. Its
sturdy A-pillars and windshield
frame are specially designed to

increase protection in’ the
event of a rollover.

The rear head restraints,
which usually protrude only

shght'y above the rear deck,

pop up automatically in a split
second if the car senses an
impending rollover.
Conccotually like the pop-up
roll bar in the SL, the head

longstanding cabriolet tradi-
tion — fun-te-drive, open cars
with ample seating for four —
alongside two-seat sports cars
such as the SL and SEK.

* power windows, door locks and antenna
V6 190 horsepower engine

+ 4 speed automatic transmission

© 16 inch alloy wheels

Anew Special Edition model with
fugged good looks featuring:
-. °3.3 Litre SOHC V6 Engine
Power features
* keyless remote entry
¢ side step rails
* cruise contrat
roof rack

* fog tights
shift on the fly four wheel drive

« iduminated entry

© G46 split fold down,

* rear seat

dual airbags

= cruise contr:

4 speed aut: matic
transmission

* intermittent wipers

* ami much more.

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