The CL 65 AMG is an automobile from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's C 215 range of cars.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG is a single overhead camshaft, 6 litre turbocharged 12 cylinder motor, with 3 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 604 bhp (612 PS/450 kW) at 4800-5100 rpm and 1000 N·m (738 lb·ft/102 kgm) at 2000-4000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 2155 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 250 km/h (155 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2885 mm | 113.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1583 mm | 62.3 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 | 2155 kg | 4751 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 88 litres | 19.4 [23.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5980 cc (364.922 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.6 × 93 mm
3.25 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 36 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 612 PS (604 bhp) (450 kW) at 4800-5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 1000 Nm (738 ft·lb) (102 kgm) at 2000-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 75.3 kW/litre 102.4 ps/litre 101 bhp/litre 1.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
167.22 Nm/litre
2.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2101.4 kPa (304.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Yes | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 8.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.5 s
@ 120 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 22 s
@ 249 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 284.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 209 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 280.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.78 kg/kW 7.99 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 | |||
| 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 | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 390 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 348 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 109472 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 215 | ||
| RAC rating | 50.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG added 2003-04-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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