- 2011 Mercedes CL65 AMG is powered by a 621-horsepower 5.9-liter AMG twin-turbo V12.
- 2011 CL63 AMG's 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 makes 536 hp.
- The new AMG models will reach U.S. showrooms in November.
STUTTGART, Germany — Mercedes-Benz has announced specifications for its U.S.-market 2011 CL63 and CL65 AMG sport coupes. The new models will reach U.S. showrooms in November, Mercedes says.
The latest AMG models get a more efficient, smaller engine in the 5.5-liter AMG biturbo, "precisely 747cc below" the displacement of the current AMG normally aspirated 6.3-liter V8 yet with more power and torque. In addition, Mercedes says, the AMG CL models offer reduced fuel consumption — as much as 27 percent fuel savings, the automaker claims — and CO2 emissions cut by as much as 30 percent over current models for the V8 in the CL63 and more than 3 percent even for the V12-powered CL65 AMG.
The 2011 CL65 AMG is described as a "dream car" with its 5.9-liter AMG twin-turbo V12 engine that makes 621 horsepower. The engine's 738 pound-feet of torque is electronically limited from "a possible 885 lb-ft," Mercedes says. With that V12, the CL65 goes from zero to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds and on to an electronically limited top speed of 186 mph. The engine is mated to an AMG Speedshift five-speed automatic transmission with three drive modes.
The 2011 CL63 AMG's 5.5-liter V8 twin-turbocharged engine makes 536 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque and takes the CL63 from zero to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds. Top speed is an electronically limited 155 mph. With the addition of the optional AMG Performance package, power is increased to 563 hp and 664 lb-ft, the CL63 gets to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds and top speed is electronically limited to 186 mph.
The engine is mated to AMG's new Speedshift MCT seven-speed transmission with Sport, Comfort and Manual shift modes and the fuel-saving stop/start function. It was first seen on the SL63 AMG roadster that came out in 2008. Suspension, steering and brakes are all tweaked by AMG for higher performance. The sport exhaust has dual twin chrome pipes, and there are five-spoke 20-inch wheels with 255/35ZR20 front and 275/35ZR20 rear tires.
The CL65 AMG offers a swept-back look in front and an exclusive chrome-look finish on the lower cross strut. The sport exhaust system has dual chrome tailpipes with "a V12 design." The interior has the AMG V12 Biturbo signature on the screen echoing that on the car's fenders, and there's exclusive diamond-patterned leather upholstery on all four seats and the door's center panels.
In appearance, the CL63 AMG has an "arrow shaped" hood and LED daytime driving lights, and the interior gets an AMG V8 Biturbo logo on the screen of the instrument cluster. The CL-Class AMGs get an AMG sport steering wheel with silver-colored aluminum shift paddles and features including a race timer and an optional split-view display on the COMAND system, letting driver and front passenger view different information.
The AMG CL-Class cars have technological and safety features far too numerous to list but which are sure to impress the most tech-savvy Mercedes customers.
Inside Line says: Does anybody really care that the CL63 is more efficient than before? Not really, but if it still can put out 536 hp in the process, more power to Mercedes-Benz. — Laura Sky Brown, Correspondent
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joshark says:
01:07 PM, 09/11/2010
Carpaul1 obviously does not own a CL 63, mine is a 2008 which I ordered in 2007 and I ordered a 2011 in July when benz started taking orders. An Audi is a chick car, not for a mercedes man. I do not have gold chains but i am 55 and listen to hip hop, rock and rap. I have had 3 coupes, at 1997 S500 Coupe with the blades on the front lights. I had a 2002 CL 600 nice car, first navigation system. I traded it for a 2004 SL 600 and hated it. I liked the car, but it did not have a sunroof and I live in Chicago. I traded it for a 2006 CLS 55 another nice car with the blower. I see a lot of CL's in Chicago and Los Angeles. How can anyone choose an Audi or BMW 3 series and say they would drive those rather than a CL. The CL is big and quiet Its fast on the highway and does 155 when the pedal falls the floor. Its not for the timid like those timid Audi owners. This new Cl should really shake rattle and roll off the line when those turbos open up and swallow all that air. This is a mid production facelift and power change. The options are distornic with active blind spot and lane assist(for former Audi owners), and the performance package. I expect the car to be built in November and hit the shores in December. I skipped the distronic it takes the fun out driving because it slows you down. Mercedes is an extension of the mind and BMW and extension of the arms. I did have a 1992 BMW 8 Coupe, it had a phone as big as a shoebox nice V-12 . I guess i will have some vodka in support of my proposed membership in the Russian Mafia whatever that means. Have fun in your chick machines like the old Trixies from the 90's
invictaman says:
11:09 AM, 08/07/2010
Lexus who???
911chris says:
12:41 PM, 07/27/2010
Simply stunning! Brillant exterior and even more gorgeous interior!
iskch says:
09:41 AM, 07/26/2010
Silent carpet riders with power. Waiting to see what the turbo V8 engine will do on the C series.
compressor says:
07:39 AM, 07/26/2010
It annoys me that this is not called the CL55. What annoys me even more is that MB can't do that because the majority of their customers will see "2011 CL55 AMG" next to a "2010 CL63 AMG" and think the new car is somehow lower.
Soon will all be driving 2.7l CL73 AMG's... You can't go back.
alex38 says:
08:50 PM, 07/25/2010
That is one PHAT ride.. MB picking up the slack, nice work here..
prancinghorse says:
08:19 PM, 07/25/2010
Classic lines,elegant yet aggressive at the same time.Interior looks like a $100,000 car should 10/10 for Mercedes.Now make an AMG E class please MB.
m89 says:
07:21 PM, 07/25/2010
I love the grille on the CL AMG models! It reminds me so much of the S-Class Coupe from the 80s!
igo1 says:
07:11 PM, 07/25/2010
The exterior is Toyota boring. Yes interior looks nice. But Boring boring exterior.
carpaul1 says:
07:04 PM, 07/25/2010
Well another huge and hugely expensive fast coupe from Mercedes. Sometime around the bust of Dot.com era, the big engined, heavy machinery lost their attractiveness to the populace. I live in a very import crazy city (Atlanta), and you rarely see a big Mercedes coupe. People just don't lust for them like before. To most people who can afford this type of machinery the standards for coupes are set by machines that are more savvy in the handling area, and not as ostentatious. I am sayn Audi A5/S5, BMW 3 series, and even a BMW 6 series (it is ugly but next generation may change that) are what people get. The big Mercedes, means you belong to an bygone era, wear gold jewelry with many shirt buttons undone, are a Russian mafia type, etc... Mercedes will not sell too many of these, because it is just not in tune with the current economic tough times