Mercedes CL600 Means Class
The most concrete manifestation of class and sophistication has come in the form of the Mercedes Benz CL600.
This coupe is actually a part of the S-Class family, so one can now understand just how powerful this beauty is while gracefully careening the highway in all its blessed elegance. But, to help one with his imagination, here are a few fill-ins to check out the features and the capabilities of this eye-candy.
The current generation CL-class has indeed bred another genius with high-quality Mercedes Parts, plus the CL600’s six-cylinder, 5.5-liter V12 600 engine. One will get that when he hangs turbos off each bank of six cylinders, creating a luxury two-door sports car that delivers torque that a medium-sized truck would be proud of.
It offers limo ride quality and comfort yet one can turn it into a blistering sports car at one’s wishes. There are a lot of systems and gizmos to get one’s head around besides the Active Body Control and Active Suspension. Even the multi-contour seats are “live and active”, the side bolsters pushing into one’s side when the big CL tips into corners.
Once one is able to break the CL600 out of limo mode and into attack mode it becomes blissfully evident that not an ounce of the 380kW of power and booming 830Nm of torque is wasted. It does not buck, or scream or protest and uses every bit of its considerable muscle with brutal but controlled efficiency.
There’s enough gadgetry to keep James Bond’s Q division stocked up for several more sequels, hence the reason for such a detailed owner’s book. The five-speed auto is so in harmony with the engine that it shifts by stealth.
The catch: the real price of class comes in $389,000. Of course, it is this expensive, for to pay a smaller amount would be an insult to a ride that caters to all of the satisfactions of easy-driving. Nevertheless, we all know that no matter how much this costs, it would be worth every penny.