Mercedes-Benz has released the first official images and details of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG ahead of their debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show in October.
The CL63 AMG’s naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8 is has been replaced by a more powerful 5.5-litre twin-turbo engine. Power and torque are up from 386kW and 630Nm to 400kW and 800Nm, and can be boosted to 420kW a whopping 900Nm with the optional AMG Performance Package.
The sprint from 0-100km/h is over in 4.4 seconds (4.3secs in the Performance variant) yet Mercedes says the smaller engine has reduced fuel consumption by around 27 percent (down from 14.5 litres/100km to around 10.6) and CO2 by 30 percent.
The CL65 AMG maintains its twin-turbo 6.0-litre V12 – the most powerful engine in the Mercedes-Benz range – and the new tweaked version now produces an additional 13kW for a total of 463kW. Torque remains unchanged at a nice, round 1000Nm. Fuel economy and CO2 emissions have both improved by 3.5 percent in the CL65 AMG with combined fuel consumption now around 14.0 litres/100km.
Mercedes says its V12 is capable of producing 1200Nm of torque but has contained the engine to allow it to work with the five-speed automatic transmission which carries over from the outgoing model. The CL63 AMG is mated to a seven-speed automatic transmission, and both ’boxes feature Sport, Comfort and Manual shifting modes.
New standard features include Direct Steer, crosswind stabilisation and a new torque-vectoring brake system to combat understeer, while Mercedes’ usual raft of driver-assist systems includes blind-spot assist, active lane-keeping, night-view and drowsiness detection to name a few.
Other features include the internal COMAND system with a 40GB hard-drive, voice control, an 11-speaker surround sound system, 8in display, bi-Xenon headlamps with active curve illumination, electronic boot closer and four-level massage, heated and active ventilated front seats that seemingly rely on String Theory to move in 14 different directions.
Official pricing is yet to be released and is expected to be finalised closer to the debut of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG at the Paris Motor Show in around one month.
In Australia, the current model CL63 AMG starts at $403,353 while the CL65 AMG tops the price charts at $500,805.
5 speed for the v12? is that going to cut it?
The 7speed transmission can’t handle the torque in the v12 I heard… Eventually the 9speed will be employed in this engine.
Would take the CL63 over the 65… Cheaper, just as quick and more beautiful because it doesn’t have the tacky matte silver details in the front and rear bumper!
So stunning… Dark grey with black leather ppplllleeeaaassee!
Love that interior!
One of the worst financial depreciating decisions one could make for $500K. TO choose this over a Ferrari California, Aston Martin Rapide, or even a much cheaper Maserati Gran Turismo is just crazy. The maximum price point of Mercedes is around $300K. Spend more than that and there are much better cars out there.
This car will eat up miles like a Ferrari could only dream of. Not to mention this will kick the Rapide to the kerb with it’s performance figures. This is teutonic exuberance that is difficult to understand unless you can afford it. Just like every Aston Martin is inferior to its’ competition in nearly every way (weight, speed, specific output, lap times, 0-100 etc, reliability, price), it is something different and its still admired and well regarded. The look is utter class, with enormous power to boot and an interior to make people gawk. You are right on with the depreciation, but hey, if you can afford it, you probably don’t mind.
You know what? I don’t think the look is “utter class” at all. From a design point of view, the CL is a very confused car. There’s a mish mash of untidy angles and conflicting shapes. I think Mercedes has really lost it’s way of late design wise and this is no more evident than with the CL’s muddled personality. It looks more like a HSV than a $500,000 German GT Coupe.
those new fuel consumption figures are quite impressive
It just looks so 2002.
Does anyone else think that the Merc AMG naming convention is a little confusing now that they have smaller capacity engines? I mean, a CL63 used to mean the 6.2L V8 (They believed anything above exactly 6200CC was considered a 6.3), but now the 5.5L Twin Turbo is in the CL63 and the 6.0L V12 is in the CL65… I liked it when the name matched the capacity :)
I guess they are just following BMW’s naming style.
love the interior
love the front design
the backlights are…no.
seriously why hasn’t the C63 been reviewed or test driven by car advice yet
..beautiful car period…excellent design, etc.
photos dont do justice to a car like this..very very classy in the flesh.