@Tee Ramirez Great idea Tee! These cars are fantastic 👌. I love my 2003 Mercedes CL 55 AMG. With the 5.4 litre supercharged V8 engine, you can show nothing but taillights to just about any car in the US. My wife had a 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK 550. The exact same engine as my car, but it was a 5.5 litre engine in her car. It beats me as to why in the CLK 550 it's a 5.5, but in the CL 55 AMG, it's a 5.4 litre. Weird! LOL! Nonetheless, if you want to buy one of these cars, they are out there, but they are rare beasts. When searching for the one I bought, I was looking all over the US and Canada. Fortunately, I found one only an hour and a half from home. It was owned by a very nice man who had retired from the U.S. Navy as a Master Chief. He had maintained meticulous records on the car, beginning from when it came across the Atlantic Ocean, and then every other bit of kit, either worked on or added. In addition, he was a very considerate bloke. Those fellas are few and far between these days. If you are able to find a reasonably low mileage car with good records, then you have an incredible vehicle to own and drive. I truly love driving my CL 55 AMG. It is like having your cake and eating it too Best of luck!
Love my 2003 CL 55 AMG & my wife's 2009 CLK 550. As time has gone by, I've begun to love my CL 55 AMG even more than I did when I posted this comment. The car is simply everything I am looking for in a car. It combines European styling with the power of an old American muscle car. 493 Horsepower is substantial, and I can quite literally leave almost any other car seeing only my taillights. That's a nice feeling that I love about my car. The 8 piston Brembo brake callipers with ventilated, cross drilled rotors, and 4 calliper Brembo brake callipers and also ventilated, cross drilled rotors. So, stopping the high horsepower beast is covered. Thank you, AMG! This car is luxurious enough and powerful enough for me. I just love it.
Doug demuro watch out. This canadian boi is about to end doug's whole career by giving us more technical details instead of generic review of interior features.
Can we have a moment of silence for dougs channel it will be missed, and heeeeellloo Canadian Bollywood guy with tons of info and no silly catch phrases. Unsub and subbed jus like that !
I bought a CL500 a few years back that is only used in the summer months for special days out, transporting friends (it seats 4 adults comfortably) or the occasional trip to the supermarket. For me the CL is a comfortable cruiser that transports you around in effortless style and there is really no need for 500+ horsepower. The entry level CL500's 306 bhp is plenty enough for me as acceleration / speed are not the factors that attract me to this car. It can be expensive to maintain as there is a lot of technology on this car and they are getting on now so things will go wrong. However, its just a car, and most things you can fix yourself if you set your mind to it. Even the 'dreaded' ABC suspension, which is a fundamental aspect of this cars character, can be fixed much more cheaply these days as there are companies who rebuild the ABC structs (and also recycle your old struts) for a fraction of the price Mercedes will charge you for a new one. When I bought my CL I thought it would be an interesting car to experience, that proved to be true, what I didn't expect was it would engender itself to me so much. It has now cemented itself firmly in my heart and will remain in my garage.
Was impressed with some of the cinematography in the first 30 seconds, the hood fade for example. The road and lighting along with the car gave it all a cyberpunk feel.
Benzes in Comfort mode start in second gear because it is less jerky than first gear, and they tend to shift softer and at a lower RPM. It also has a second reverse gear in Comfort mode.
Just watched it again, lol, what was interesting to see is my 92 w140 600SEL has many of the same parts: the rear arm rest+cup holders, rear sun shade, pneumatic door locks, even the glove box button, And many of the same features: 12 way memory adjustable seats with side bolster control, hand detecting windows, double pane/ glazed windows, soft close doors, rear head rest fold control, 4 zone climate control w/carbon filter button and rest button (only works for heating by circulating coolant through the engine, which works extremely well because of the big engines and lots of insulation under the hood, works even better with the iron block engines...nothing like going to the mall for 30-45 minutes in -25 weather and starting your car back up and still having plenty of heat...or sitting in the same weather for +20 mins with the engine off and still having plenty of heat blowing from the vents) adjustable electric power steering based on speed/driving, power adjustable rear view mirror + folding side mirrors. The suspension was similar to the ABC system, called Adaptive Dampening System, with external shock valves, accumulators, and hydraulic struts. This gives you height adjustment (automatic and highway lowering) a sport mode button that makes a big difference, and the w140 has anti roll bars but it has programming that can reduce body roll automatically by switching valving and I believe pressure in abrupt maneuvers, and it will switch into handling modes if it detects spirited driving or loss of control lol. It doesn't have ESC/ESP, but it has ASR and ASD, which detects wheel slip and can reduce torque, apply the brakes, and ASD uses a hydraulic actuator to lock the rear differential. It also has a weird tire chain button which let's you spin the tires more up to a certain speed I believe. In the newer cars with ESP, what happens when you hit the ESP button is it will turn off the torque regulation which allows wheel slip however it still leaves on the brake actuation to try and reduce unequal wheel spin lol. The idea being wheel spin might be neccessary to get unstuck or keep up momentum but not one wheel peel. The ESP system can be great! At highway speeds in 8+ inches of slushy snow ruts and massive side winds and even with a ridiculously bad 4 wheel alignment the system will keep you going dead straight even with your foot to the floor, LOL. I love how it actuate's and corrects faster than it takes the feeling of horizontal axis twist to travel from your butt receptors to your brain. Lol. I wish you could turn it all off tho the only way seems to require turning off ABS too? It helps that the w140 and many MB cars have the 5 link rear suspension with the patented geometry that corrects for over steer, lol. Man I want to drive my car now.
I absolutely love this channel. I originally subscribed for your M156 content and such. I'm glad you're here and thank you so much for sharing everything with us!
@@vornamenachname5589 I guess it is really a matter of personal taste but I am interested to hear what you think are the best looking. I suppose when I made my original comment I was really thinking of the modern Mercs not really comparing it to classics like the 300SL .
@@StephenJohnson-jb7xe As a modern MB, the 126-series is my favorite. Both, sedan and coupé. it is a timeless elegant body and no mercedes after that looks better in my opinion. and it is modern enough for use as an all-day vehicle with modern safety- and comfort-features like ABS, ASR, Airbag etc. But the C215 is really a beatiful car. but the front looks so "e-class-like" and i would prefer the standard versions. i don't like AMGs. but you are right. it is a matter of taste, of course.
I agree, beautiful, smooth lines, I had a 2005, owned for around 4 years, the only problem is that it was the most expensive car per mile I've ever owned, be prepared to spend like 3k per year on maintenance. I own a 2013 cl 550 now, reliability moved up a notch, still a Money pit...
Me too. First road in the video I thought was the closed road Hoovie used to drive his hoopties, and then Cliché corner. And I'm only 57 seconds into the video. Now I'm expecting to see the road in the woods where Carwow drives and the drag strip of Mighty Car Mods...
Excellent choice of wheels, I have them on my current S63 and my 14 CL550. I've owned 6 of the 2003- 2006 CL600's when new. I was obsessed with them. You need to change your ABC filter from the 10 micron to the newer style 3 micron one. They were very reliable cars for me. I had two new ones at one time.
I am rebuilding a CL500 at the moment and it has been fun so far. The most important thing is to find one with good ABC suspension. If not I wouldnt recommend it. Nice video!
What a treat! Nice detailed review of the CL55 AMG. Great car! They don't make them like this anymore. Everything nice is now an option that runs well over $10k in ad-ons. Love Mercedes-Benz engineering. However, you cry when something breaks, especially if you don't have a good mechanic that can get remanufactured parts like struts and suspension parts for ABC system. "Mercedessource" is another great RUclips channel that covers all Mercedes sedans and coupes. Keep up the good work! The ASL55 build is coming along nicely!
kent is cool and all, but most of his videos are subtle ads trying to direct you to his website for detailed guides on things more complex than oil changes and bushing replacements, but even in those videos he promotes tools he sells for them. At least he keeps the public informed on important maintenance items and points of failure.
before 2003 the cl55's only had dual exhausts, they were the models with only 355hp because they didn't have the OEM supercharger yet. you also glossed over the magnesium used throughout, not just plastic and aluminum. I've had my w215 for nearly 10 years, i was the first to document trying coilovers on these cars, now we have multiple companies coming out with kits since i took that first dive. they say the v12 has the same power as the CL55 but I disagree, I think that's marketing to not let the v12 hold up amg sales. many folk have said the v12 has more power than mercedes claims it does. cool to see you did a video on the w215, that is a nice specimen. love your m113 rebuild vids
The 600 and 65 CL absolutely has more power potential than the 55. A simple tune and its +130hp and +160tq. With just a tune! No other mods at all. Sky is the limit with the v12 biturbos. Not to knock the the 55 I've had the cls55 and e55, amazing cars. Have an AMG pack cl600 now with eurocharged tune. I'm happy 😁
Dude you rock, thanks for talking at a fast speed because who has time to sit thru these slow and boring car reviewers right? I've had my eyes on an SL55 for years but I'm finding cl55's for half the price which is quite tempting. Great informative video.
A lot of buses have the driver seatbelt on the seat too. Mercedes have some experience in this business, which probably helped then develop this car seat
They did it also in the R129 from the late '80s. It's called Integral-Seat. Other Coupés like the legandary C126 had an electric arm, which offers the seat-belt.
I had a 2003...now i have an 09 CL63...i miss the CL55 everyday that I drive...it was just a pleasure to drive all the time. The 09 63 tires me out after a while
Actually even W140 from 90's are starting at 2nd gear. Its for smoothness and comfort. And when there is enough power its no difference in which gear, 1st or 2nd, to start. And C and S next ot gear leaver means Comfort or Standard. Or W and S as Winter or Standard. So no "Sport" mode on older Mercs When you choose Comfort, it goes from 2nd, if you go with Standard, it will start from 1st if i remember well. Had W140.
Cool Video. I personally much prefer the engineering/building videos. Wow what a long list of repairs. My 07 S550 4-Matic (Italian spec car) had almost nothing major wrong. Purchased with 110k Km and only had the following faults: A/C compressor noisy, front swaybar creak, driver seat ventilation not working, center console lid hard to open and wrong fluid in the power steering pump (also noisy). I've had it for the last 4 years also and it's been the most reliable car I've ever had (even contrary to my expectations - and I've done repairs on them in the past).
This is the same car at the end of that movie American Pie 2. Stiffler’s Mom drove it. This what I think of when I see this car. Nice car though. It blows my Lexus IS 250 out of the water.
I was on eBay about 4 years ago..and there was an ivory white CL with the same color interior. It was spotless and about 80,000 miles. It was in a high end store In Illinois and they were asking $9500.00….here is the main part though…it was a complete “Brabus” Edition…with something like..730hp or something even more ridiculous. I almost took a run at it but I heard that the suspension was an absolute nightmare to fix. So I passed. Now I wish I hadn’t…😢
My 2002 mk4 golf also senses obstruction of the electric windows and runs them down again. Pretty standard electric window safety feature when you have the one touch feature.
Thank you that was a nice review and the car is gorgeous,I have the r230 and I love even though I had the ABC fixed at 20k .but I’m curious about your comment on the r129 that’s the one I was looking at . I did feel a bit pressured because of the newer look , but I’m still looking !!
You forgot few things like Adaptive headlights, adaptive cruise control, Also it rides 3 times better then sl55 sl55 just jumps around esp on bumpy road because of short wheel base at the limit sl55 might feel better Also e55 is air suspension not abc (hydraulic) so it's automatically down a level I had both cars and still have my cl55 with almost 300k on it But I believe you are the guy that helped me change my timing chain which I didn't really need and the rest of the motor I might be wrong but by your voice I think it was you rebuilding e55 with a rubber seal causing oil starvation Then again cl55 only has one oil plus not 2
I'm about to buy a 2003 but having second thoughts, there very complicated. He took good care of it and did alot of Maintenance. That is crazy the head gaskets went on it, I'm sure it was a nightmare 11 months in shop.
Nice video. I like your narration. Definitely smooth flowing of speech. Dough Demuro is kinda annoying the way he speak and explain things. Next video pleaseeeeeee...
Thank you for such a great video. Please do more. And if you can, a video R230 SL65 facelift (Black would be the best) would be very appreciated. What are your thoughts on the R230? Oh and I also wanna know what are your thoughts with the current generation of Mercedes cars in general?
Dude this video is gold.im in the market for a v8 Mercedes.i love the cl55 exept for the front end.but fuck it i already have an 06 w203 sport ao FML. Regardless,this whole review was perfect, i watched it over coffee and breakfast.good way to start the day 👍♥️
SK8215 you said that the first time Mercedes assigned the CL badge was in 1997 for the C215. I was lead to believe that the previous model the C140 through the years 1992-1997 went through three different badges. The coupe model C140 was called the S coupe, the CL and the SEC depending on the year. Do you know anything about this?
La génération w 215 est de toute beauté j'ai la chance de procéder le cl 55 AMG kompressor et le cl 600 biturbo en finition designo pour des voitures de 20 ans elles sont toujours dans le coup
Great review of the Merc W series - I've owned 3 of them. Beware, maintenance will eat you alive! Your hand position on the wheel needs work... abysmal.
What's good man! I've got a question (perhaps a separate video idea?); What's the difference between SEC's, SL's and CL's? Great explanative narration on your content.🤙🤙🤙 -100
Not many people can keep a 35min review this clear and enjoyable to follow
35th like, one for every minute 👍🏼
Who are you? And buy me the car!😂
@Tee Ramirez Great idea Tee! These cars are fantastic 👌.
I love my 2003 Mercedes CL 55 AMG. With the 5.4 litre supercharged V8 engine, you can show nothing but taillights to just about any car in the US. My wife had a 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK 550. The exact same engine as my car, but it was a 5.5 litre engine in her car. It beats me as to why in the CLK 550 it's a 5.5, but in the CL 55 AMG, it's a 5.4 litre. Weird! LOL!
Nonetheless, if you want to buy one of these cars, they are out there, but they are rare beasts. When searching for the one I bought, I was looking all over the US and Canada. Fortunately, I found one only an hour and a half from home. It was owned by a very nice man who had retired from the U.S. Navy as a Master Chief. He had maintained meticulous records on the car, beginning from when it came across the Atlantic Ocean, and then every other bit of kit, either worked on or added. In addition, he was a very considerate bloke. Those fellas are few and far between these days.
If you are able to find a reasonably low mileage car with good records, then you have an incredible vehicle to own and drive.
I truly love driving my CL 55 AMG. It is like having your cake and eating it too
Best of luck!
Absolutely. That's not very easy to do, and I know since I used to help produce shows at my college before joining the military.
Absolutely. That's not very easy to do, and I know since I used to help produce shows at my college before joining the military.
Love my 2003 CL 55 AMG & my wife's 2009 CLK 550.
As time has gone by, I've begun to love my CL 55 AMG even more than I did when I posted this comment. The car is simply everything I am looking for in a car. It combines European styling with the power of an old American muscle car. 493 Horsepower is substantial, and I can quite literally leave almost any other car seeing only my taillights. That's a nice feeling that I love about my car. The 8 piston Brembo brake callipers with ventilated, cross drilled rotors, and 4 calliper Brembo brake callipers and also ventilated, cross drilled rotors. So, stopping the high horsepower beast is covered. Thank you, AMG! This car is luxurious enough and powerful enough for me. I just love it.
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Doug demuro watch out. This canadian boi is about to end doug's whole career by giving us more technical details instead of generic review of interior features.
Totally agree
You mean even more quirks and features :D
This guy would open the engine to show it to us and then put it back together like it's just another Sunday afternoon.
Shots fired
Can we have a moment of silence for dougs channel it will be missed, and heeeeellloo Canadian Bollywood guy with tons of info and no silly catch phrases. Unsub and subbed jus like that !
Man this channel is going places! From building a freaking cool track car to reviewing interesting Mercedes AMGs. Bravo man
Literally the best car review on RUclips!! Unlike most car reviews I wasnt bored watching the tech or interior part. This guy is my new favorite
Excellent review, by far the best I have ever seen on youtube.
I prefer the ASL videos but you are a great reviewer and this is a great car. Keep up the awesome job.
I bought a CL500 a few years back that is only used in the summer months for special days out, transporting friends (it seats 4 adults comfortably) or the occasional trip to the supermarket. For me the CL is a comfortable cruiser that transports you around in effortless style and there is really no need for 500+ horsepower. The entry level CL500's 306 bhp is plenty enough for me as acceleration / speed are not the factors that attract me to this car. It can be expensive to maintain as there is a lot of technology on this car and they are getting on now so things will go wrong. However, its just a car, and most things you can fix yourself if you set your mind to it. Even the 'dreaded' ABC suspension, which is a fundamental aspect of this cars character, can be fixed much more cheaply these days as there are companies who rebuild the ABC structs (and also recycle your old struts) for a fraction of the price Mercedes will charge you for a new one. When I bought my CL I thought it would be an interesting car to experience, that proved to be true, what I didn't expect was it would engender itself to me so much. It has now cemented itself firmly in my heart and will remain in my garage.
This is amazing! I love how ahead of the game Mercedes always was. Its crazy seeing all these features
Was impressed with some of the cinematography in the first 30 seconds, the hood fade for example.
The road and lighting along with the car gave it all a cyberpunk feel.
Benzes in Comfort mode start in second gear because it is less jerky than first gear, and they tend to shift softer and at a lower RPM. It also has a second reverse gear in Comfort mode.
Ohh its good to know...
Just watched it again, lol, what was interesting to see is my 92 w140 600SEL has many of the same parts: the rear arm rest+cup holders, rear sun shade, pneumatic door locks, even the glove box button,
And many of the same features: 12 way memory adjustable seats with side bolster control, hand detecting windows, double pane/ glazed windows, soft close doors, rear head rest fold control, 4 zone climate control w/carbon filter button and rest button (only works for heating by circulating coolant through the engine, which works extremely well because of the big engines and lots of insulation under the hood, works even better with the iron block engines...nothing like going to the mall for 30-45 minutes in -25 weather and starting your car back up and still having plenty of heat...or sitting in the same weather for +20 mins with the engine off and still having plenty of heat blowing from the vents) adjustable electric power steering based on speed/driving, power adjustable rear view mirror + folding side mirrors.
The suspension was similar to the ABC system, called Adaptive Dampening System, with external shock valves, accumulators, and hydraulic struts. This gives you height adjustment (automatic and highway lowering) a sport mode button that makes a big difference, and the w140 has anti roll bars but it has programming that can reduce body roll automatically by switching valving and I believe pressure in abrupt maneuvers, and it will switch into handling modes if it detects spirited driving or loss of control lol.
It doesn't have ESC/ESP, but it has ASR and ASD, which detects wheel slip and can reduce torque, apply the brakes, and ASD uses a hydraulic actuator to lock the rear differential. It also has a weird tire chain button which let's you spin the tires more up to a certain speed I believe.
In the newer cars with ESP, what happens when you hit the ESP button is it will turn off the torque regulation which allows wheel slip however it still leaves on the brake actuation to try and reduce unequal wheel spin lol. The idea being wheel spin might be neccessary to get unstuck or keep up momentum but not one wheel peel.
The ESP system can be great! At highway speeds in 8+ inches of slushy snow ruts and massive side winds and even with a ridiculously bad 4 wheel alignment the system will keep you going dead straight even with your foot to the floor, LOL. I love how it actuate's and corrects faster than it takes the feeling of horizontal axis twist to travel from your butt receptors to your brain. Lol.
I wish you could turn it all off tho the only way seems to require turning off ABS too?
It helps that the w140 and many MB cars have the 5 link rear suspension with the patented geometry that corrects for over steer, lol.
Man I want to drive my car now.
Nice review, great job. Just bought this car from 2004 model year. I can't wait to drive it!
How was it? How reliable is it ?
I absolutely love this channel. I originally subscribed for your M156 content and such. I'm glad you're here and thank you so much for sharing everything with us!
I think the C215 CL is the best looking car Mercedes has made.
No, not even close. Mercedes has made a lot better looking cars. But the C215 is a beauty, too
@@vornamenachname5589 I guess it is really a matter of personal taste but I am interested to hear what you think are the best looking. I suppose when I made my original comment I was really thinking of the modern Mercs not really comparing it to classics like the 300SL .
@@StephenJohnson-jb7xe As a modern MB, the 126-series is my favorite. Both, sedan and coupé. it is a timeless elegant body and no mercedes after that looks better in my opinion. and it is modern enough for use as an all-day vehicle with modern safety- and comfort-features like ABS, ASR, Airbag etc.
But the C215 is really a beatiful car. but the front looks so "e-class-like" and i would prefer the standard versions. i don't like AMGs.
but you are right. it is a matter of taste, of course.
I agree, beautiful, smooth lines, I had a 2005, owned for around 4 years, the only problem is that it was the most expensive car per mile I've ever owned, be prepared to spend like 3k per year on maintenance.
I own a 2013 cl 550 now, reliability moved up a notch, still a Money pit...
@@vornamenachname5589 126 is classic not modern
I love this car! Hope to own one someday.
I watch way too much StraightPipes as I just recognize a random corner in a another country.
Full send on cliche corner, eh?
Me too. First road in the video I thought was the closed road Hoovie used to drive his hoopties, and then Cliché corner. And I'm only 57 seconds into the video. Now I'm expecting to see the road in the woods where Carwow drives and the drag strip of Mighty Car Mods...
I remember you know, your the guy who replaced a Cls 65 amg engine, that was amazing work you did, you have insane mechanical skills and patience.
The start in 2nd gear is extreemly useful in stop and go traffic, so you don't experience constant gear changes...
Right? These engines have plenty of torque, there's nothing to worry about lol.
Excellent choice of wheels, I have them on my current S63 and my 14 CL550. I've owned 6 of the 2003- 2006 CL600's when new. I was obsessed with them. You need to change your ABC filter from the 10 micron to the newer style 3 micron one. They were very reliable cars for me. I had two new ones at one time.
Nice review. The CL 55 is my 3rd favorite car behind the the CL that came after it and the S Class Coupe that followed.
I am rebuilding a CL500 at the moment and it has been fun so far. The most important thing is to find one with good ABC suspension. If not I wouldnt recommend it. Nice video!
Very insightful and useful in terms of understanding the work and engineering of the CL55 AMG model...this is helpful to maintain my CL55 AMG...
What a treat! Nice detailed review of the CL55 AMG. Great car! They don't make them like this anymore. Everything nice is now an option that runs well over $10k in ad-ons. Love Mercedes-Benz engineering. However, you cry when something breaks, especially if you don't have a good mechanic that can get remanufactured parts like struts and suspension parts for ABC system.
"Mercedessource" is another great RUclips channel that covers all Mercedes sedans and coupes.
Keep up the good work! The ASL55 build is coming along nicely!
kent is cool and all, but most of his videos are subtle ads trying to direct you to his website for detailed guides on things more complex than oil changes and bushing replacements, but even in those videos he promotes tools he sells for them. At least he keeps the public informed on important maintenance items and points of failure.
diggleboy ikr
Keep doing reviews! Love them so much info thanks!
before 2003 the cl55's only had dual exhausts, they were the models with only 355hp because they didn't have the OEM supercharger yet. you also glossed over the magnesium used throughout, not just plastic and aluminum. I've had my w215 for nearly 10 years, i was the first to document trying coilovers on these cars, now we have multiple companies coming out with kits since i took that first dive.
they say the v12 has the same power as the CL55 but I disagree, I think that's marketing to not let the v12 hold up amg sales. many folk have said the v12 has more power than mercedes claims it does. cool to see you did a video on the w215, that is a nice specimen. love your m113 rebuild vids
The 600 and 65 CL absolutely has more power potential than the 55. A simple tune and its +130hp and +160tq. With just a tune! No other mods at all. Sky is the limit with the v12 biturbos. Not to knock the the 55 I've had the cls55 and e55, amazing cars. Have an AMG pack cl600 now with eurocharged tune. I'm happy 😁
Cody Travis what coil over kit would you recommend? Found one for 11k thought about buying it
@@doafbewohna9651 ceika or yellowspeed, don't even think about getting strutmaster.
Never really give those cars credit before. There's some cool things on them. The roof line is super cool
This car looks marvelous with this updated S65 wheels 😍
best channel in youtube i see now huge salute to you ,, no more douge domeruo
Fantastic review. Wow what a great car too. I probably underrated it, but it’s an incredible machine
You can put the car in dyno mode through the dash and it toataly shuts off the ABS and transition control. Then you can do some amazing burnouts!
Keep it up! I really enjoy you showing the little technical aspects of these over engineered mercedes.
Probably the best info tour of a car I have watched on RUclips. MB should hire you as a spokesperson for their shows.
I still love this model but i want a CL550 first i still want a CL500 with the AMG Appearance package also
I have the same rims for my 201 C63’s winter tires. They look great on your CL
thanks for the video, ive been looking at buying one for a while
Definitely keep the reviews coming
Really good video, you should deffinetly do more reviews from time to time
A new Doug deMuro has born!
Dude you rock, thanks for talking at a fast speed because who has time to sit thru these slow and boring car reviewers right? I've had my eyes on an SL55 for years but I'm finding cl55's for half the price which is quite tempting. Great informative video.
A lot of buses have the driver seatbelt on the seat too. Mercedes have some experience in this business, which probably helped then develop this car seat
They did it also in the R129 from the late '80s. It's called Integral-Seat. Other Coupés like the legandary C126 had an electric arm, which offers the seat-belt.
Many different is a bus seat does not normally fold forwards but is locked to the floor
Best CL review on RUclips. Thank you.
I love the CL55, I have one in my garage, and every time I drive it gives me about 20 smiles per mile. Thank you for the video.
Same here, but I get 200+ smiles, LOL
I had a 2003...now i have an 09 CL63...i miss the CL55 everyday that I drive...it was just a pleasure to drive all the time. The 09 63 tires me out after a while
What a badass car. I really love the CL. Great review too. Keep up the good work!
Actually even W140 from 90's are starting at 2nd gear. Its for smoothness and comfort. And when there is enough power its no difference in which gear, 1st or 2nd, to start. And C and S next ot gear leaver means Comfort or Standard. Or W and S as Winter or Standard. So no "Sport" mode on older Mercs When you choose Comfort, it goes from 2nd, if you go with Standard, it will start from 1st if i remember well. Had W140.
CL600 has two versions. One NA (370hp) and other BiTurbo (500hp)
Very detailed video of every possible options. Keep it up 💯
Cool Video. I personally much prefer the engineering/building videos. Wow what a long list of repairs. My 07 S550 4-Matic (Italian spec car) had almost nothing major wrong. Purchased with 110k Km and only had the following faults: A/C compressor noisy, front swaybar creak, driver seat ventilation not working, center console lid hard to open and wrong fluid in the power steering pump (also noisy). I've had it for the last 4 years also and it's been the most reliable car I've ever had (even contrary to my expectations - and I've done repairs on them in the past).
Could you review more cars in the future?
Love this car.
First time I watched your channel.
Loved it. Cheers
Excellent review. I'm a fan.
This is the same car at the end of that movie American Pie 2. Stiffler’s Mom drove it. This what I think of when I see this car. Nice car though. It blows my Lexus IS 250 out of the water.
I was on eBay about 4 years ago..and there was an ivory white CL with the same color interior. It was spotless and about 80,000 miles. It was in a high end store In Illinois and they were asking $9500.00….here is the main part though…it was a complete “Brabus” Edition…with something like..730hp or something even more ridiculous.
I almost took a run at it but I heard that the suspension was an absolute nightmare to fix. So I passed. Now I wish I hadn’t…😢
Those Brabus's are being taken by collectors now, it's going to be next to impossible eventually.
My 2002 mk4 golf also senses obstruction of the electric windows and runs them down again. Pretty standard electric window safety feature when you have the one touch feature.
Mr. AMG, show us your knowledge
Thank you that was a nice review and the car is gorgeous,I have the r230 and I love even though I had the ABC fixed at 20k .but I’m curious about your comment on the r129 that’s the one I was looking at . I did feel a bit pressured because of the newer look , but I’m still looking !!
id buy it
I think the A/C Rest feature was designed for leaving children or dogs in the car while you were going shopping etc.
Nice video do more like this if you can
Great in depth review
You forgot few things like
Adaptive headlights, adaptive cruise control,
Also it rides 3 times better then sl55 sl55 just jumps around esp on bumpy road because of short wheel base
at the limit sl55 might feel better
Also e55 is air suspension not abc (hydraulic) so it's automatically down a level
I had both cars and still have my cl55 with almost 300k on it
But I believe you are the guy that helped me change my timing chain which I didn't really need and the rest of the motor I might be wrong but by your voice I think it was you rebuilding e55 with a rubber seal causing oil starvation
Then again cl55 only has one oil plus not 2
I'm about to buy a 2003 but having second thoughts, there very complicated. He took good care of it and did alot of Maintenance. That is crazy the head gaskets went on it, I'm sure it was a nightmare 11 months in shop.
Nice video. I like your narration. Definitely smooth flowing of speech. Dough Demuro is kinda annoying the way he speak and explain things. Next video pleaseeeeeee...
Great informative video. Thank you.
very nice video quality
awsome review, thanks
Sick car very beautiful liked and subbed
Just discovered your channel. You guys are great.
gorgeous looking car
Thank you for such a great video. Please do more. And if you can, a video R230 SL65 facelift (Black would be the best) would be very appreciated. What are your thoughts on the R230? Oh and I also wanna know what are your thoughts with the current generation of Mercedes cars in general?
Impressive 0-60. 3.8 wow. Better than cars that cost as much.
Super indepth review.
Could you do one for an E55 AMG please
Thanks for the video FEZ.
This is an awesome review 😁
great review!!!
Stiffler’s Mom drove one of these!
It’s all fun and games till the ABC gos out
Went through all the trouble to get rid of the noise, but then leave a trashy ass pizza box in the back of the shot 📷
Very nice video. New head gaskets, ouch!
Great Video
Thank U👍
Beautiful CL55 man, the video quality really shows its true beauty, did those rear diffusers come factory or aftermarket?
Comes like that for the AMG models after 03. It's all stock other than the wheels
Would love one of these with 8HP70
tire
wheel
pullys
fluids eg oil transmission
fuel pump
arms
abc pump
inter
Absolute the last beautiful design CL . So classy and clean lines . The new CL with the fenders on wheels is ugly
Dude this video is gold.im in the market for a v8 Mercedes.i love the cl55 exept for the front end.but fuck it i already have an 06 w203 sport ao FML. Regardless,this whole review was perfect, i watched it over coffee and breakfast.good way to start the day 👍♥️
Most Mb Hitting the reset button 3 times get deleted u a secret menu to turn on Dynamo mode that fully disables all traction control
Good video. i'm very interested in the head gasket story.
Possibly the best early Merc ever. May have a purple one.
I think wider front tires might help with this understeer.
Very i formative. Plz make more videos
SK8215 you said that the first time Mercedes assigned the CL badge was in 1997 for the C215. I was lead to believe that the previous model the C140 through the years 1992-1997 went through three different badges. The coupe model C140 was called the S coupe, the CL and the SEC depending on the year. Do you know anything about this?
Correct. The CL nomenclature first appeared on the c140.
Thanks for sharing, nice car
When I saw this video the number of likes was 665. I mean 665.but it was soo good rhat I had to arrive at666
In Europe the CL was a CL back in 92. Not sure why north America kept up the S class name.
An old Merc where the front wings won't rust? Astonishing
Great review. Being the owner of a '98 E55 Wagon I can relate to this content!
La génération w 215 est de toute beauté j'ai la chance de procéder le cl 55 AMG kompressor et le cl 600 biturbo en finition designo pour des voitures de 20 ans elles sont toujours dans le coup
still one of the sexiest cars
shots fired!!! suck it miata boys! lol
Great review of the Merc W series - I've owned 3 of them. Beware, maintenance will eat you alive! Your hand position on the wheel needs work... abysmal.
What's good man!
I've got a question (perhaps a separate video idea?);
What's the difference between SEC's, SL's and CL's?
Great explanative narration on your content.🤙🤙🤙
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