The new Mercedes CLS has been officially revealed, more than a month ahead of the car's physical public debut at the Paris motor show.
Every other car maker now seems to have a rakish four-door coupe on its price lists, but the CLS - Mercedes' E-class-in-a-dinner-jacket - was the car that started it all back in 2004 and Merc has sold 170,000 examples globally, so the arrival of an all-new model is a pretty big deal.
Mercedes hasn't revealed powertrain specifications, but expect a broadly similar range of petrol and diesel motors to those found in the higher-end versions of the E-class, although a 430hp, 516lb ft 4.6-litre bi-turbo V8 is allegedly headed for a CLS550, which should top the range until the all-but-inevitable arrival of an AMG version.
The most striking visual aspect of the new has to be those full-LED headlights, which use a total of 71 bulbs each, though the rest of the car seems to move the original CLS's coupe theme forward with a more aggressive, athletic stance.
The interior, meanwhile, is intended to be warmer and more luxurious than the E-class's, with the 'wraparound' dash a particularly notable feature.