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9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 2010 Mercedes CL63 AMG EU-spec: A motorov· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Mercedes-Benz CL 500 Sport-Paket AMG (C 216) – Frontansicht, 2. April 2011, Düsseldorf: M 93· Attribution
- 3. Mercedes-Benz C215: IFCAR· Public domain
- 4. Black MB CL 65 AMG (C216.1) fl: Matti Blume· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Mercedes-Benz C140 registered 1996 at Knebworth in 2014: Charles01· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Mercedes-Benz CL600 C140 1991-1998 backleft 2008-04-18 U (cropped): Detectandpreserve· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Mercedes-Benz CL 500 BlueEFFICIENCY (C 216, Facelift) – Frontansicht, 2. April 2011, Düsseldorf: M 93· Attribution
- 8. Mercedes-Benz CL 500 BlueEFFICIENCY (C 216, Facelift) – Heckansicht, 2. April 2011, Düsseldorf: M 93· Attribution
- 9. Mercedes C215 rear 20080205: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 1996–2014
- body
- coupé
- engine
- 4.2 L–6.3 L
- cylinders
- 8–12
- turbo
- some versions
- power
- 275–603 hp
- drive
- 4x4, all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
- gearbox
- automatic
- seats
- 4
- doors
- 2
- weight
- 1,997 kg
- fuel use
- 9.5–15.8 L/100 km
- CO₂
- 224–377 g/km
- US rating
- 13–18 mpg
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- Compact Cars
- avg new price NL
- € 189.579
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
683 are registered in the Netherlands today, #694 of all models. Most common build year: 2007 (139 cars).
19962012
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
secondhand shopping hint
Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 296 CL-Classs from 2006–2011, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:
- 2006€ 179.075
- 2007€ 186.410
- 2008€ 218.957
- 2009€ 219.459
- 2011€ 189.396
names it's registered under (12)
- CL 500 381
- CL 600 109
- CL 63 AMG 77
- CL 55 AMG 32
- CL 65 AMG 22
- CL 500 4MATIC 20
- CL500 9
- CL 500 Coupe 8
- CL 550 7
- CL63 AMG 6
- CL 420 6
- CL 600 Coupe 6
🇺🇸 US versions (55)
Every version the EPA tested, model years 1998–2014. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.
| year | version | engine | gearbox | drive | fuel | mpg | L/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CL550 4matic | 4.7 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | 4WD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2014 | CL600 | 5.5 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2014 | CL63 AMG | 5.5 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2014 | CL65 AMG | 6.0 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2013 | CL550 4matic | 4.7 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | 4WD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2013 | CL600 | 5.5 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2013 | CL63 AMG | 5.5 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2013 | CL65 AMG | 6.0 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2012 | CL550 4matic | 4.7 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | 4WD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2012 | CL600 | 5.5 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2012 | CL63 AMG | 5.5 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2012 | CL65 AMG | 6.0 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2011 | CL550 4matic | 4.7 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | 4WD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2011 | CL600 | 5.5 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2011 | CL63 AMG | 5.5 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 7-spd | RWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2011 | CL65 AMG | 6.0 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2010 | CL550 4matic | 5.5 L 8 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4WD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2010 | CL600 | 5.5 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2010 | CL63 AMG | 6.3 L 8 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2010 | CL65 AMG | 6.0 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 13 | 18.1 |
| 2009 | CL550 4matic | 5.5 L 8 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2009 | CL600 | 5.5 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 13 | 18.1 |
| 2009 | CL63 AMG | 6.2 L 8 cyl | Automatic (S7) | RWD | Premium | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2009 | CL65 AMG | 5.5 L 12 cyl turbo | Automatic (S5) | RWD | Premium | 13 | 18.1 |
| 2008 | CL550 | 5.5 L 8 cyl | Automatic 7-spd | RWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.
