The Mercedes-Benz CL 600 Coupé is a rear wheel drive car, with the powerplant located in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The CL 600 Coupé is part of Mercedes-Benz's C 216 model range.
The 12 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.5 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 510 bhp (517 PS/380 kW) at 5000 rpm and 830 Nm (612 lbft/84.6 kgm) at 1900-3500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 2185 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 250 km/h, or 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 21.7/10.0/14.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 340.0 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 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2955 mm | 116.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1601 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1607 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Length | 5065 mm | 199.4 inches | |
| Width | 1871 mm | 73.7 inches | |
| Height | 1419 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2185 kg | 4817 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.30 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5513 cc (336.424 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 87 mm
3.23 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 36 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 517 PS (510 bhp) (380 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 830 Nm (612 ft·lb) (84.6 kgm) at 1900-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 69 kW/litre 93.8 ps/litre 92.5 bhp/litre 1.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
150.55 Nm/litre
1.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1891.9 kPa (274.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 459.42 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 12.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.8 s
@ 115 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 236.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 174.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 233.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.75 kg/kW 9.6 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21.7/10.0/14.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 21.7/10.0/14.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.6/10.0/7.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 13.0/28.2/19.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 10.8/23.5/16.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 340.0 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 18 ET 43 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 18 ET 43 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 142945 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 216 | ||
| RAC rating | 50.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Mercedes-Benz CL 600 Coupé added 2006-06-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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