The Mercedes-Benz CLS 55 AMG is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's C 219 series of cars.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 5.4 litre supercharged 8 cylinder powerplant, with 3 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 469 bhp (476 PS/350 kW) at 6100 rpm and 700 N·m (516 lb·ft/71.4 kgm) at 2650 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
The Mercedes-Benz CLS 55 AMG weighs a claimed 1920 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 250 km/h or 155 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 20.1/9.8/13.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 326.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2854 mm | 112.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4915 mm | 193.5 inches | |
| Width | 1873 mm | 73.7 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1920 kg | 4233 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5439 cc (331.908 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 92 mm
3.82 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 476 PS (469 bhp) (350 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) at 2650 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.3 kW/litre 87.4 ps/litre 86.2 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
128.7 Nm/litre
1.56 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1617.3 kPa (234.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 679.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 247.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 182.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 244.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.49 kg/kW 9.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20.1/9.8/13.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 20.1/9.8/13.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.0/10.2/7.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.1/28.8/20.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.7/24.0/17.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 326.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 255/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125851 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 219 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Mercedes-Benz CLS 55 AMG added 2004-11-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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