SamIAM™
09-11-2003, 04:27 PM
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Mercedes-Benz AMG CL65
By Harrison Metcalfe
If your everyday transport is powered by an engine that produces 612bhp and 1,000Nm, the chances are you are a train driver. Even the Ferrari Enzo can only boast 794Nm of torque.
Never before has such a mighty unit been fitted to a production car. That's until AMG got to work on the 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 in the CL Coupé. Mercedes' tuning arm upped capacity from 5,513cc to 5,980cc and added bigger turbos and intercoolers. The brakes have been updated too, with eight-pot calipers and composite discs at the front.
Unfortunately, AMG hasn't done a lot else to the car, and it struggles to do justice to the masses of power from the engine. Inside, the walnut and leather cabin is at odds with the performance, and even the uprated brakes fail to impress, being over-servoed, squishy and still prone to fade under hard use.
The driver is totally reliant on the AMG's electronics to tame all that power, as feedback through the controls is virtually non-existent. Switch the computer-controlled air-suspension to Sport mode, and the CL65 never feels particularly taut. Still, you can use the performance to the full without reaching speeds that risk a prison sentence. The Merc covers the benchmark sprint from 0-60mph in less than 4.5 seconds, but the maximum speed is limited to 155mph, just as with cars which cost a fifth of the CL65's price.
First Opinion:
There's no denying the novelty of a two-tonne limo that sprints from 0-62mph in 4.4 seconds, but the CL55 does it nearly as well and is £50,000 less. Mercedes doesn't expect to sell more than 20 AMG CL65s in the UK, and exclusivity is never cheap.
At a glance:
* Five-speed auto transmission with steering-wheel controls
* Most powerful car on sale (in UK)
:pimp: :pimp: :pimp: :pimp: :applause:
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture_library/dir_23/car_portal_pic_11525.jpg?1160
Mercedes-Benz AMG CL65
By Harrison Metcalfe
If your everyday transport is powered by an engine that produces 612bhp and 1,000Nm, the chances are you are a train driver. Even the Ferrari Enzo can only boast 794Nm of torque.
Never before has such a mighty unit been fitted to a production car. That's until AMG got to work on the 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 in the CL Coupé. Mercedes' tuning arm upped capacity from 5,513cc to 5,980cc and added bigger turbos and intercoolers. The brakes have been updated too, with eight-pot calipers and composite discs at the front.
Unfortunately, AMG hasn't done a lot else to the car, and it struggles to do justice to the masses of power from the engine. Inside, the walnut and leather cabin is at odds with the performance, and even the uprated brakes fail to impress, being over-servoed, squishy and still prone to fade under hard use.
The driver is totally reliant on the AMG's electronics to tame all that power, as feedback through the controls is virtually non-existent. Switch the computer-controlled air-suspension to Sport mode, and the CL65 never feels particularly taut. Still, you can use the performance to the full without reaching speeds that risk a prison sentence. The Merc covers the benchmark sprint from 0-60mph in less than 4.5 seconds, but the maximum speed is limited to 155mph, just as with cars which cost a fifth of the CL65's price.
First Opinion:
There's no denying the novelty of a two-tonne limo that sprints from 0-62mph in 4.4 seconds, but the CL55 does it nearly as well and is £50,000 less. Mercedes doesn't expect to sell more than 20 AMG CL65s in the UK, and exclusivity is never cheap.
At a glance:
* Five-speed auto transmission with steering-wheel controls
* Most powerful car on sale (in UK)
:pimp: :pimp: :pimp: :pimp: :applause: