Dating back to the early 1950s, the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class is and always has been an expensive and exclusive coupe. They have evolved significantly with the times, but their fundamental mission remains the same: High-performance and maximum luxury in a gloriously stylish package. These are cars in which esthetics purposely trump practicality.Pounding the point home is the CL's hardtop design: As with all of its predecessors since 1958, there is no central B-pillar aft of the doors to break the sleek lines of the body. With the windows down, the look is sexy and the view out is panoramic, recalling cars of the Fifties and Sixties when hardtops were in vogue.Click here to read more