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One of the big stories surrounding the new Mercedes-AMG CLS 53 is the triumphant return of the inline six-cylinder, an engine not seen in a U.S. Mercedes passenger vehicle since 1999–exactly 20 years. Don’t get us wrong: There’s absolutely nothing inferior about a V6. We just find…