CL 65 AMG and CLK 63 AMG
Black Series: World Premiere for Two Special AMG High-Performance
Automobiles
New
York, Apr 04, 2007
With the CL 65 AMG
and the CLK 63 AMG Black Series, Mercedes-Benz presents two very
special high-performance automobiles. The new top of the line model,
the CL 65 AMG, with its powerful V12 bi-turbo engine delivering 450
kW/612 hp and 1000 Newton meters of torque, brings driving dynamics
to the highest level. Additionally available and limited to 40 units
is the “40th Anniversary Edition” with exclusive AMG Alubeam
paintwork, and which marks a special event: AMG, the
high-performance brand of the Mercedes Car Group (MCG) celebrates
its 40th anniversary in 2007. The new CLK 63 AMG Black Series
represents a transition from motor sport into pure culture. The fast
V8 coupe is visually and technologically closely related to the
Official F1™ Safety Car. With its sophisticated cooling and new AMG
threaded sport suspension, this two-seater, with 373 kW/507 hp, is
predestined for hard campaigning on the racing circuit.
After the S 65 AMG and the SL 65 AMG, the new CL 65 AMG is the
third AMG model to use the famously powerful AMG 6.0 liter V12
bi-turbo engine. This exclusive sports coupe posts outstanding
performance: 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds, and 200 km/h after just 13.3
seconds for this 12-cylinder coupe. The high-torque engine stands
out with its characteristically smooth AMG V12 sound. The standard
equipment in the new CL 65 AMG includes not only AMG styling, a
distinctive AMG interior, the PRE SAFE® occupant protection system
and 20-inch AMG forged wheels, but also the AMG sports suspension
based on Active Body Control, and the AMG high-performance brake
system with dual-frame floating-caliper disk brakes.
An even more exclusive equipment version is offered by the
limited-edition “40th Anniversary” making its appearance to mark
AMG’s 40 years of operation. This special CL 65 AMG is the first
Mercedes-Benz production vehicle to be finished in AMG Alubeam. With
this unique finish, the color has the appearance of liquid metal,
and ingenious light reflections make it appear even more vibrant.
Inside, the CL 65 AMG “40th Anniversary” is dynamically accented by
two-tone all- nappa-leather upholstery in a diamond pattern and by
carbon trim.
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CLK 63 AMG Black Series: Close Kinship with the Official F1™
Safety Car
The CLK 63 AMG Black Series has other strengths – although it,
like the limited CL 65 AMG “40th Anniversary”, was developed in the
AMG PERFORMANCE STUDIO. This fast, two-seater V8 coupe is both
technically and visually related to the Official F1™ Safety Car. The
AMG 6.3-liter V8, its performance boosted to 373 kW/507 hp, can
accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds – accompanied by a
powerful V8 note from the new AMG sports exhaust system. Optimized
for the racing circuit, the coupe features sophisticated cooling
design measures that give it maximum stamina no matter how hard it
is driven.
There is nothing second-rate about this car’s power transmission,
suspension and brakes: the modified AMG SPEEDSHIFT 7G-TRONIC with
its shorter rear-axle ratio ensures even greater agility in all
speed ranges. The suspension setup can be personalized with the new
AMG threaded sports suspension to alter the suspension level; the
rear-axle differential lock provides optimum traction, and the AMG
high-performance brake system, with larger composite-technology
disks on the front axle, delivers impressive deceleration values.
Amazing cornering speeds are guaranteed by the standard tires in
size 265/30 R 19 (front) and 285/30 R 19 (rear), which are mounted
on particularly light 19-inch AMG forged rims.
Pure Racing: Exterior and Interior of the CLK 63 AMG Black
Serie
Visually, too, the CLK 63 AMG Black Series shows its close
kinship with the Official F1™ Safety Car. A new front apron with
large cooling intakes and lateral carbon-fiber outlets, flared wheel
arches, and a rear apron with diffusor fins and active rear-axle
cooling, point unmistakably to the transfer of technology from motor
sport, which has been Mercedes-AMG’s corporate philosophy for 40
years now. Inside the car, the uncompromised line continues. AMG
sports seats, an AMG performance sports steering wheel with an oval
rim and 365-millimeter diameter, and carbon-fiber trim on the center
console, the AMG instrument cluster and the doors, all create the
functional atmosphere of a genuine racing car.
