The Mercedes-Benz CL 600 Coupé is a 2 door coupé-bodied car styled by Bruno Sacco with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The CL 600 Coupé is part of Mercedes-Benz's C 140 model range.
The 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 389 bhp (394 PS/290 kW) at 5200 rpm and 570 Nm (420 lbft/58.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2240 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 20.6/10.0/12.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2945 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1614 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 5065 mm | 199.4 inches | |
| Width | 1912 mm | 75.3 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2240 kg | 4938 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.32 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 120 E 60 / 120.982 | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5987 cc (365.349 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80.2 mm
3.5 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 394 PS (389 bhp) (290 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 570 Nm (420 ft·lb) (58.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.5 kW/litre 65.9 ps/litre 65 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.21 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1196.4 kPa (173.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.92 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 176.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 129.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 173.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.72 kg/kW 12.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20.6/10.0/12.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 20.6/10.0/12.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.9/10.0/8.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 13.7/28.2/23.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.4/23.5/19.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 144848 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | C 140 E 60 | ||
| Model family | C 140 | ||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Mercedes-Benz CL 600 Coupé added 2006-08-13. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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