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Yes! Believe it or not, my wife's boss gave me the key to his CL600 Coupe. He went to Vegas, and I got to babysit the Coupe.
Is it Amazing? Oh yeah! 493 hp and 590 ft. lbs. of torque. I will get the photos downloaded soon, My PC is disconnected, since we are in the the middle of moving, and the software won't work here at work, I have no way of downloading.
It's black (w/window tint) with gray leather interior, and has 18" AMG chrome wheels. Also; Traction control - which is very important on this car. The transmission is a 5 speed automatic (no manual option). It's electronically governed to 155mph.
Anyway; it was a great weekend! Here are a couple of online shots..
It's a true "Wolf in Sheep's clothing"
0-60mph in 4.6 seconds
The price? Just under $130,000.00
On the backroads, and since I live out in the country, there are 'lots' of backroads, the car was amazing! Acceleration out of the corners is phenominal. It handles like it's on rails. It's a whole other world, I will tell ya!
Here's what CanadianDriver.com has to say...
And make no mistake: the CL600 is a blisteringly fast car. It's powered by a twin-turbocharged, 5.5-litre V12 that, despite being "detuned" from the version installed in the massive Maybach limousine, still produces almost 500 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque. Gun the 600 from a dead stop, and the rear wheels spin hopelessly, unable to contain all the power. Be a bit more progressive and the big coupe picks up speed as if you've hooked a passing Saturn V rocket and are being dragged along in its undertow. Should you wish, you can blow away most high-end sports cars from a standing start, and on the highway, the V12's passing power means virtually nothing can touch it, at any speed.
But what's most remarkable about the 600 is the way it delivers all this power. Thanks to the inherent smoothness of the V12, the silencing effect of those twin turbos, and surely hundreds of pounds worth of sound-deadening material, the car remains utterly silent no matter how fast you're driving. It's like a Super Waft-O-Matic 7000, powered by some weird cosmic force under the hood rather than by internal combustion; you're never aware of the engine exerting any effort, and the five-speed automatic (Mercedes' new seven-speed can't handle the torque) is brilliant in the way it smothers what shifts it does have to make. Thanks to all that torque, that's not very many. In a way, the imperceptible way the 600 gathers speed is actually quite dangerous, not only for your license, but because you'll likely be paying less attention than you should to driving thanks to its opulently-appointed interior. Unlike "lesser" Mercedes models, every surface you touch, save for the control buttons on the COMAND system and the steering-column stalks, is soft leather, beautifully-polished wood, or bright chrome. The thick plank of wood that forms the centre console, the way the massaging seats perfectly support and coddle you at the same time, and the superb sound of the 6-CD Bose stereo (which will also play DVD video discs when stopped) are enough to lull you right into a soporific frame of mind. Bad, when you're in a car that is capable of 300 km/h had the company not installed a limiter that shuts down the fun at 250.
Technical Data: 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL600 Base price $189,950
Freight $ 1,595
A/C tax $ 100
Price as tested $191,645
Type 2-door, 4 passenger large coupe
Layout longitudinal front engine/rear-wheel-drive
Engine 5.5 litre V12, twin turbochargers, SOHC, 36 valves
Horsepower 493 @ 5000 rpm
Torque 590 ft-lb @ 1890 - 3500 rpm
Transmission 5-speed automatic w/Touch Shift
Tires Front: 245/45YR-18
Rear: 275/40YR-18.
Curb weight 2029 kg (4473 lb.)
Wheelbase 2885 mm (113.6 in.)
Length 4989 mm (196.4 in.)
Width 1857 mm (73.1 in.)
Height 1408 mm (55.4 in.)
Trunk capacity 348 litres (12.3 cu. ft.)
Fuel consumption City: 16.4 l/100 km (17 mpg) (Imperial gallons)
Hwy: 9.9 l/100 km (29 mpg) (Imperial gallons)
Warranty 4 yrs/80,000 km
5 yrs/120,000 km
Is it Amazing? Oh yeah! 493 hp and 590 ft. lbs. of torque. I will get the photos downloaded soon, My PC is disconnected, since we are in the the middle of moving, and the software won't work here at work, I have no way of downloading.
It's black (w/window tint) with gray leather interior, and has 18" AMG chrome wheels. Also; Traction control - which is very important on this car. The transmission is a 5 speed automatic (no manual option). It's electronically governed to 155mph.
Anyway; it was a great weekend! Here are a couple of online shots..
It's a true "Wolf in Sheep's clothing"
0-60mph in 4.6 seconds
The price? Just under $130,000.00
On the backroads, and since I live out in the country, there are 'lots' of backroads, the car was amazing! Acceleration out of the corners is phenominal. It handles like it's on rails. It's a whole other world, I will tell ya!
Here's what CanadianDriver.com has to say...
And make no mistake: the CL600 is a blisteringly fast car. It's powered by a twin-turbocharged, 5.5-litre V12 that, despite being "detuned" from the version installed in the massive Maybach limousine, still produces almost 500 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque. Gun the 600 from a dead stop, and the rear wheels spin hopelessly, unable to contain all the power. Be a bit more progressive and the big coupe picks up speed as if you've hooked a passing Saturn V rocket and are being dragged along in its undertow. Should you wish, you can blow away most high-end sports cars from a standing start, and on the highway, the V12's passing power means virtually nothing can touch it, at any speed.
But what's most remarkable about the 600 is the way it delivers all this power. Thanks to the inherent smoothness of the V12, the silencing effect of those twin turbos, and surely hundreds of pounds worth of sound-deadening material, the car remains utterly silent no matter how fast you're driving. It's like a Super Waft-O-Matic 7000, powered by some weird cosmic force under the hood rather than by internal combustion; you're never aware of the engine exerting any effort, and the five-speed automatic (Mercedes' new seven-speed can't handle the torque) is brilliant in the way it smothers what shifts it does have to make. Thanks to all that torque, that's not very many. In a way, the imperceptible way the 600 gathers speed is actually quite dangerous, not only for your license, but because you'll likely be paying less attention than you should to driving thanks to its opulently-appointed interior. Unlike "lesser" Mercedes models, every surface you touch, save for the control buttons on the COMAND system and the steering-column stalks, is soft leather, beautifully-polished wood, or bright chrome. The thick plank of wood that forms the centre console, the way the massaging seats perfectly support and coddle you at the same time, and the superb sound of the 6-CD Bose stereo (which will also play DVD video discs when stopped) are enough to lull you right into a soporific frame of mind. Bad, when you're in a car that is capable of 300 km/h had the company not installed a limiter that shuts down the fun at 250.
Technical Data: 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL600 Base price $189,950
Freight $ 1,595
A/C tax $ 100
Price as tested $191,645
Type 2-door, 4 passenger large coupe
Layout longitudinal front engine/rear-wheel-drive
Engine 5.5 litre V12, twin turbochargers, SOHC, 36 valves
Horsepower 493 @ 5000 rpm
Torque 590 ft-lb @ 1890 - 3500 rpm
Transmission 5-speed automatic w/Touch Shift
Tires Front: 245/45YR-18
Rear: 275/40YR-18.
Curb weight 2029 kg (4473 lb.)
Wheelbase 2885 mm (113.6 in.)
Length 4989 mm (196.4 in.)
Width 1857 mm (73.1 in.)
Height 1408 mm (55.4 in.)
Trunk capacity 348 litres (12.3 cu. ft.)
Fuel consumption City: 16.4 l/100 km (17 mpg) (Imperial gallons)
Hwy: 9.9 l/100 km (29 mpg) (Imperial gallons)
Warranty 4 yrs/80,000 km
5 yrs/120,000 km
