Edmunds Inside Line - Full Test: 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550

Merc1 · 04-25-2007, 01:08 AM

Not for Fancy Dans

Lest you think the CL550 is for poseurs and Fancy Dans, rest assured that the car generates test-track numbers consistent with its six-figure price tag.

It's not as quick as the Bentley Continental GT. But then, for the price of the Bentley, you could buy the CL550 and a nicely equipped E-Class. The CL550 accelerates and stops at almost exactly the same rate as the BMW 650i and grips the skid pad nearly as tightly. Of course, you won't be surprised to learn that the BMW slithers through the slalom faster. Meanwhile, the CL550 spanks the $30,000-cheaper Jaguar XK in every event except the slalom. Again, no surprise.

For Bentley-baiting performance (and price) Mercedes also offers the CL with two other engines that are even more powerful. And the company recently unveiled the CL65 AMG that is motivated, if we remember correctly, by a small nuclear power plant.

But even if Mercedes offered a version of the CL-Class motivated by as much power as is produced by the sun, it would still be a bubble like the CL500. A very fast bubble, but a bubble nonetheless.

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My my isn't she pretty.

M

Bruce · 04-25-2007, 01:29 AM

Beautiful colour. Anyone know the name of it?

NarutoRamen · 04-25-2007, 01:36 AM

I would take this car over the bentley any day. This car is so gorgous that it hurts...I WANT TO DRIVE ONE!!!

Merc1 · 04-25-2007, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by NarutoRamen

I would take this car over the bentley any day. This car is so gorgous that it hurts...I WANT TO DRIVE ONE!!!

Well you know I agree with you on this! The Bentley is just so hideous it isn't even funny. Even better looking than the CL is the Aston-Martin DB9, a car I worship the looks of. They both make hash out of the Continental Brick.

M

The Artist · 04-25-2007, 08:35 AM

bentley..HAHA..

anyways... this colour rocks..dont know the name though..

PS
i hate those amber headlights

cawimmer430 · 05-01-2007, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 7.3 AMG

Beautiful colour. Anyone know the name of it?

According to the CL brochure I am holding in my hands right now, this color looks like Germanitgrau.

cawimmer430 · 05-01-2007, 05:12 AM

I was at the Mercedes dealership in Munich recently and I was checking out the used W221 S-Classes and the new CL's they had there. I just love the interior of both cars. They really make you feel like you're inside a very expensive place.

Merc1 · 05-01-2007, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by cawimmer430

According to the CL brochure I am holding in my hands right now, this color looks like Germanitgrau.

Is the brochure for your market like ours? Ours is a hard cover book, not a typical "brochure". Very classy.

M

Euphoria · 05-01-2007, 08:00 PM

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Beautiful colour. Anyone know the name of it?

I think it looks like Obsidian Black...

Bruce · 05-01-2007, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cawimmer430

According to the CL brochure I am holding in my hands right now, this color looks like Germanitgrau.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Euphoria

I think it looks like Obsidian Black...

Thanks for the responses guys.

04-25-2007, 01:08 AM	#1
Merc1 Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 7,272 Thanks: 1,561 Thanked 2,270 Times in 1,044 Posts	Edmunds Inside Line - Full Test: 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 Not for Fancy Dans Lest you think the CL550 is for poseurs and Fancy Dans, rest assured that the car generates test-track numbers consistent with its six-figure price tag. It's not as quick as the Bentley Continental GT. But then, for the price of the Bentley, you could buy the CL550 and a nicely equipped E-Class. The CL550 accelerates and stops at almost exactly the same rate as the BMW 650i and grips the skid pad nearly as tightly. Of course, you won't be surprised to learn that the BMW slithers through the slalom faster. Meanwhile, the CL550 spanks the $30,000-cheaper Jaguar XK in every event except the slalom. Again, no surprise. For Bentley-baiting performance (and price) Mercedes also offers the CL with two other engines that are even more powerful. And the company recently unveiled the CL65 AMG that is motivated, if we remember correctly, by a small nuclear power plant. But even if Mercedes offered a version of the CL-Class motivated by as much power as is produced by the sun, it would still be a bubble like the CL500. A very fast bubble, but a bubble nonetheless. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER My my isn't she pretty. M

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Bruce Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 10,183 Thanks: 5,331 Thanked 3,852 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: Edmunds Inside Line - Full Test: 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 Beautiful colour. Anyone know the name of it?

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NarutoRamen Devotee Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,760 Thanks: 1,142 Thanked 591 Times in 434 Posts	Re: Edmunds Inside Line - Full Test: 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 I would take this car over the bentley any day. This car is so gorgous that it hurts...I WANT TO DRIVE ONE!!!

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The Artist Expert Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Gothenburg Posts: 13,186 Thanks: 257 Thanked 1,235 Times in 678 Posts	Re: Edmunds Inside Line - Full Test: 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 bentley..HAHA.. anyways... this colour rocks..dont know the name though.. PS i hate those amber headlights

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cawimmer430 Trendsetter Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mühldorf am Inn, Germany Posts: 8,028 Thanks: 3,975 Thanked 3,189 Times in 1,366 Posts	Re: Edmunds Inside Line - Full Test: 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 I was at the Mercedes dealership in Munich recently and I was checking out the used W221 S-Classes and the new CL's they had there. I just love the interior of both cars. They really make you feel like you're inside a very expensive place.

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