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The Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Coupe Edition R is arriving successful Australia successful August, bringing styling and instrumentality upgrades, arsenic good arsenic a little terms than the modular CLE53 Coupe.
Priced at $159,900 earlier on-road costs, the CLE53 Coupe Edition R undercuts the regular CLE53 Coupe, which starts at $160,727 earlier on-road costs, contempt offering further modular equipment.
It takes the fig of Edition R models successful Mercedes-Benz Australia's showroom to four, joining the A35 Edition R, A45 Edition R+ and C43 Edition R+.
Mercedes-Benz Australia told CarExpert an Edition R Convertible is besides being considered. The existent CLE53 Convertible is priced from $176,527 earlier on-road costs.
The CLE replaced some the C-Class and E-Class coupes and convertibles successful Mercedes-Benz's lineup, arriving successful Australia successful 2023 arsenic a rival to the BMW 4 Series coupe and convertible range.
The section scope opens with the CLE200 Coupe, priced from $105,327 earlier on-road costs, followed by the CLE300 Coupe from $126,727 earlier on-road costs. The CLE300 Convertible commands a $12,000 premium, with each 3 powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine.
Stepping up to the six-cylinder CLE53 Coupe Edition R brings a much assertive AMG beforehand bumper with further broadside flicks, a gloss achromatic rear bumper, and a larger rear articulator spoiler.
The modular 20-inch alloy wheels person been replaced by matte achromatic items with a machined outer edge, contrasting with the reddish AMG brake calipers.
They complement the existing AMG exterior enhancements fitted arsenic modular to the CLE53, including AMG Night Package with its darkened radiator grille and acheronian chrome AMG badging.
The AMG Exterior Night Package II besides carries over, adding high-gloss achromatic reflector caps and model surrounds, positive achromatic chrome tailpipe finishers.
There are nary mechanical changes. Power continues to travel from a 3.0-litre turbocharged inline six-cylinder petrol motor producing 330kW and 560Nm, driving each 4 wheels done a nine-speed automatic transmission for a claimed 0-100km/h clip of 4.2 seconds.
The Edition R besides retains AMG Ride Control suspension and rear-axle steering.
Inside, the Edition R gains the AMG Performance Seat Package, featuring heated AMG Performance beforehand seats with four-way lumbar enactment trimmed successful Nappa leather. Nappa leather is besides utilized connected the AMG Performance steering wheel, which features Microcut microfibre grips, portion agleam reddish Designo seatbelts adhd contrast.
Metal-structure trim, a metal-effect centre console, a head-up display, AMG Track Pace show logging, and MBUX Navigation Premium via the 11.9-inch portrait-oriented touchscreen are besides included.
A panoramic sliding sunroof, Burmester situation dependable system, illuminated beforehand doorway sills and puddle lights circular retired the modular instrumentality list.
Mercedes-Benz Australia income fell 5.9 per cent during the archetypal fractional of 2026. While BMW recorded a steeper 17.2 per cent decline, it inactive outsold Mercedes-Benz by 513 vehicles, recording 3317 deliveries.
Audi was the lone 1 of the 3 German premium brands to station growth, with income rising 19.6 per cent. However, with 1643 deliveries, it remained down some Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
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