The C140 CL-Class was sold without a Mercedes-Benz model badge on early cars' trunk lid, at the request of Mercedes designers who wanted a cleaner look.
Lead trim: CL500 · 5-spd auto · up to 389 hp
Mercedes-Benz CL-ClassC140 · 1998–1999
- 0spots by members
- Unclaimednobody has spotted one yet
- 0sets it belongs to
Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Mercedes-Benz CL-Class yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactThe C140 CL-Class was sold without a Mercedes-Benz model badge on early cars' trunk lid, at the request of Mercedes designers who wanted a cleaner look.
Collectors Spotted in the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL500 · 5-spd auto | 1998–2003 | 5.0 L 8-cyl | 322 hp | 347 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 5-spd | — |
| CL600 · 6.0L | 1998–1999 | 6.0 L V12 | 389 hp | 420 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 5-spd | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the CL500 · 5-spd auto trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
The C216-generation CL, home of the CL63 AMG, was so rare in American driveways that one reviewer noted its entire annual US sales volume matched what Ford moved in trucks in a single day.
The CL65 AMG wasn't just Mercedes' most powerful coupe of its day — it was priced above every other Mercedes model sold, S-Class included.
The C216 CL-Class introduced Night View Assist Plus, which could detect pedestrians ahead using infrared cameras and highlight them on the dashboard display.
The CL 65 AMG put out 612 PS — over 100 horsepower more than the supercharged CL55 or the twin-turbo CL600 sitting right below it in the same lineup.
Mercedes built just 55 examples of the CL 55 AMG F1 Edition, a Safety Car tribute, and reportedly made it the first production road car anywhere fitted with carbon ceramic brakes.
The limited-run CL 55 AMG F1 Edition quietly made history in 2000: it's reported to be the first production road car ever fitted with carbon ceramic brakes.
The C140 CL-Class was sold without a Mercedes-Benz model badge on early cars' trunk lid, at the request of Mercedes designers who wanted a cleaner look.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
The Celica XX, Japan's name for the A60 Supra, introduced the world's first in-car navigation computer.
The CTR Anniversary looks like a 911 but Ruf built its carbon monocoque from scratch, no Porsche body underneath.
The 228's coupe styling hides a sedan underneath: Maserati stretched it onto the longer four-door Biturbo chassis to make room for its biggest V6, which is literally where the name comes from — 2-door, 2.8 litre.
Switching to fuel injection let this V8 finally shed its trademark bonnet bulge — and only 405 of these flat-hooded Series 5 cars were built before the whole model retired in 1989.
Japanese buyers got a secret weapon in their MX-6 — the JDM-only KL-ZE V6 made about 40 more horsepower than the engine sold in the exact same car in North America.
An American tuner, Callaway Cars, built twin-turbo conversions of the GTV6 that boosted its V6 by fifty percent to 230 hp — turning Alfa's grand tourer into something far quicker than the factory ever intended.
Audi TTS Coupe · TTS Coupe (2016–2023) · 2016–2023.
A product of the DaimlerChrysler merger, the Crossfire shares 80% of its parts with the Mercedes-Benz SLK — German bones under American badges.