MERCEDES BENZ CL 63 AMG (C216) 2007-2012 Photos, engines & full specs

It was the big, true Grand tourer car from the Mercedes-Benz. It was big, luxurious, expensive and, on top of that, very fast. The 2007 CL 63 AMG was a car someone would drive on long distances, with superior comfort and performance.

Basically, the 2007 CL was the S-Class coupe of its era. It was based on the same platform, with about the same price tag but dedicated to the front passengers. It had enough room in the back for two passengers, but most of the time the rear seats were unused.

The AMG version featured a distinctive double-blade grille and a different front bumper with larger air-intakes to help to cool the engine and the brakes. The flared wheel-arches gave the vehicle a wider look, even if it wasn't necessary since the car was already wide. The greenhouse was an arch from the hood to the trunk lid.

Inside, the car featured all the luxury the Mercedes-Benz had on its warehouse. Gazillion adjustments for the front seats included those for the side support, lumbar area, lower seat side support, and so on. It looked like the seats needed their own handbook just to operate them. The same was with the infotainment system. It wasn't a touch-screen, but it had a rotary knob on the center console.

Under the hood there was a big, naturally aspirated V8. It could breathe out through four large exhausts in the back. It was mated with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox that could shift smoothly when the car was set on comfort mode, or swiftly when in the sport mode. To keep up with the heavy car, the Mercedes-Benz engineers installed a pneumatically adjustable system named ABC (Active Body Control) to improve the handling.