The Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG is a rear wheel drive road car, with the motor mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG is one of the C 218 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 5.5 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 549.5 bhp (557 PS/410 kW) at 5500 rpm and 720 N·m (531 lb·ft/73.4 kgm) at 1750-5250 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1870 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h (155 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 13.9/7.6/9.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 231.0 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 | 2874 mm | 113.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
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| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 1870 kg | 4123 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 157 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5461 cc (333.251 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98 × 90.5 mm
3.86 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 557 PS (549.5 bhp) (410 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 720 Nm (531 ft·lb) (73.4 kgm) at 1750-5250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 75 kW/litre 102 ps/litre 100.6 bhp/litre 1.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
131.84 Nm/litre
1.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1656.8 kPa (240.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 682.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.2 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 297.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 PS/kg 219.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 293.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.56 kg/kW 7.62 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.9/7.6/9.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.9/7.6/9.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/13.2/10.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.3/37.2/28.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.9/30.9/23.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 231.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| 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 | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 370073 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 218 | ||
| RAC rating | 47.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG added 2014-07-26. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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