Design Both the 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS500’s luxury trappings and cutting-edge technology take a back seat to its eye-catching styling, a design that looks good from virtually every angle and gives the car a sense of motion even when it’s standing still.

Both the 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS500’s luxury trappings and cutting-edge technology take a back seat to its eye-catching styling, a design that looks good from virtually every angle and gives the car a sense of motion even when it’s standing still.

Much of the credit for this dynamic appearance goes to the car’s arching profile, pronounced wedge shape, and boldly sculpted sides. The design’s added length, broad grille, steeply raked windshield, and blacked out window frames that give the side glass the appearance of one long slit also convey a sense of power, accentuated by 18-inch wheels and subtle fender bulges.

Open the driver’s door and you’ll find a passenger cabin that seems as snug and sporty as that of a two-seater thanks to the low roofline and a wide center console that stretches the length of the interior. As you’d expect from a high-end automobile, everything is covered in high-quality materials including yards of leather and a choice of matte-finished burl walnut or high-gloss laurel wood trim.