The Mercedes-Benz CL 600 Coupé is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's C 215 family of cars.
Its 12 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.8 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 362 bhp (367 PS/270 kW) at 5500 rpm and 530 Nm (391 lbft/54 kgm) at 5300 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed automatic set of gears.
The stated kerb weight is 1955 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz CL 600 Coupé is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 333.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2885 mm | 113.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1578 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Length | 4993 mm | 196.6 inches | |
| Width | 1857 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1398 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1955 kg | 4310 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 88 litres | 19.4 [23.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 137 E 58 / 137.970 | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.8 litre 5786 cc (353.083 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 87 mm
3.31 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 36 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
367 PS (362 bhp) (270 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
530 Nm (391 ft·lb) (54 kgm) at 5300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.7 kW/litre 63.4 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
91.6 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1151.1 kPa (167 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 482.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.3 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 187.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 138.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 185.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.24 kg/kW 12.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 333.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 97 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 97 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78815 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | C 215 E 58 | ||
| Model family | C 215 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Mercedes-Benz CL 600 Coupé added 2001-03-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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