Pros - Total
luxury inside. Quiet and comfortable. Smooth drive. Very fast. Looks amazing.
Cons
? Very expensive.
Overview
The Mercedes-Benz CL-Class is a 2-door, 4-passenger luxury
coupe. It?s a grand tourer high end and high
performance sports coupe with a superb reputation. The CL is basically a coup? version of the legendary S-class. The 2007 generation
of the CL-Class, or C216, is available as CL500/CL550 and CL600 as well as a
C216 ultra high performance CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG. The CL 600 will do 0-62mph
in 4.6sec which tells you a lot but when you consider it achieves this with the
feeling of being driven stately and moderately in a high end limousine you get
more of an idea about the quality of the CL. This is a special vehicle in the
Mercedes range with a reputation for producing an effortless drive. Active Body
Control (ABC) as standard on the CL 500 and CL 600,
means it will hug the road effortlessly. Whenever unwanted body movements arise,
strategic sensors dampen all low frequency body vibrations. Multi-function
steering wheel adds to the comfort, enabling you to control a wide range of
functions including radio, journey data, CD/DVD,
telephone and fuel consumption details without taking your hands off the wheel
of this amazing vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz has built over 170,000 luxury coup?s since 1952:
- 1952
- Mercedes-Benz launched the elite 300 S
- 1956
- 220 S
- 1961
- 220 with
elongated body launched.
- 1981
- SEC from the C 126 model series were
based on the then S-Class and remained in the Mercedes-Benz line-up for 10
years with over 74,000 units produced.
- 1992
- Geneva Motor Show host to the launch of the successor model: C 140 model
series.
- 2007
- Launch of the new CL Class is the latest fine coupe in a Mercedes-Benz coup tradition going back more than 50 years. The
2007 new CL-Class is the seventh generation of the large Mercedes Coups.
2007 Mercedes Benz CL ? Specification At A Glance
CL
500 Petrol
- 5,461
cc, 8-cylinder, 32-valve, 388 hp
- 7G-Tronic
Sport 7-speed automatic transmission with
cruise control
CL
600 Petrol
- 5,513
cc, 12-cylinder, 36-valve, 517 hp
- 5-speed
automatic transmission with cruise
control
CL
63 AMG Petrol
- 6,208
cc, 8-cylinder, 32-valve, 525 hp
- 7G-Tronic
Sport 7-speed automatic transmission with AMG
cruise control
CL
65 AMG Petrol
- 5,980
cc, 12-cylinder, 36-valve, 612 hp
- 5-speed
automatic transmission with AMG Speedshift and
cruise control
2007 CL 600 Technical
Data
- 5-speed
automatic transmission.
- Insurance
Group20E
- Numbers
of cylinders/arrangement12/V
- Bore/stroke
(mm) 82.0 x 87.0
- Total
displacement (cc) 5513
- Rated
output (hp at rpm) 517/5000
- Rated
torque (Nm at rpm 830 at 1900-3500
- Acceleration
from 0 to 62 mph (s) 4.6
- Top
speed (mph) 155
- Tyre
size, front255/45 R 18
- Tyre
size, rear275/45 R 18
- Fuel
Petrol
- CO
emissions (g/km) 340
- Kerb
weight (kg) 2185
- Permissible
gross vehicle weight (kg) 2620
Fuel consumption
(mpg)
- City13.0
- Extra-urban28.2
- Combined19.8
2007 Mercedes Benz CL Selected Standard Equipment
Cockpit Management and Navigation Display (COMAND):
- 8-inch
colour display
- Radio
- CD/DVD
player (region 2 DVDs only)
- PCMCIA
slot
- MP3
capability
- HDD
navigation in head unit, covering most of Europe
including TMC Traffic Message Channel where available
- Active
Body Control
- Aerial
in rear window
- Closing
aid for doors and boot lid
- Doorhold system
- Door
mirrors electrically adjustable, folding and heated with
- integral
ambient lighting
- Electric
glass sunroof with Pre-Safe closing function
- Electric
parking brake
- Headlamps
Intelligent Light System including bi-xenon headlamps,
- active
light function and cornering lights
- Headlamp
wash
- Heated
windscreen wash system
- Keyless-Go
- Metallic
paint
- Parameter
steering speed-sensitive
- Parktronic audible and visual parking aid, front and
rear
- Remote
boot release and closing
- Spare
wheel space-saver (with wheel bolts)
- Tinted,
laminated, noise-insulating, infrared- ective glass all round
- Ambient
lighting
- CD/DVD
changer 6-disc
- Centre
armrests, front and rear
- Cup
holders (2) rear
- Electric
windows (4) with Pre-Safe closing function
- Electric
rear roller blind
- Front
- Front
seats comfort ventilated
- Front
seats dynamic multi-contour front seats with massage and
- Pre-Safe
positioning function
- Front
seats electrically adjustable with Easy-Entry function
- Front
seats heated
- Front
passenger seat adjustable from drivers seat
- Garage
door opener
- Glasses
storage compartment
- Load-securing
rings in boot
- Lumbar
supports, adjustable, in front seat backrests
- Luxury
automatic climate control two-zone, includes digital display
- Memories
for front seats, door mirrors and steering column
- Multi-function
steering wheel with trip computer
- Outside
temperature gauge
- Parcel
nets in boot and front passenger
- Service
indicator ASSYST
- Surround
sound system
- 14
high-performance speakers and additional
- Steering
column electrically adjustable with Easy-Entry function
- Storage
compartment in rear seat backrest
- Sun
visors with illuminated vanity mirrors
- Telephone
pre-wiring with hands-free facility and telephone aerial
- Trim
Dark Burr Walnut wood
- TV
tuner digital and analogue reception capabilities
- Upholstery
leather
- Upholstery
roof lining
- Leather-trimmed
steering wheel
- Adaptive
Brake System with hold function and Hill Start Assist
- Adaptive
brake lights
- Airbags
driver and front passenger
- Airbags
front and rear
- Airbags
- Alarm
system with immobiliser and interior protection (MBSS3
- Anti-lock
braking system (ABS) with Brake Assist (BAS)
- Automatic
child seat recognition sensor - Works in conjunction with Mercedes-Benz
child seats fitted with transponder
- Automatically
dimming rear-view mirror and drivers door mirror
- Front
passenger seat with Pre-Safe seat positioning
- Electronic
Stability Programme (ESP) with Acceleration
- Skid
Control (ASR)
- Headlamp
Assist automatic headlamp activation
- High-level
third brake lamp
- ISOFIX
child seat
points in the rear
- Locking
wheel bolts
- Pre-Safe
anticipatory safety system
- Rain-sensing
wipers two-stage
- Seat
belts three-point (4)
- Head
restraints, rear (2) electrically folding
- Remote
central locking
- Seat
belt force limiters front and outer rear seats
- Seat
belt retractor
- Tyre
pressure loss warning system
