| Sitting above it in the lineup is the CL600,
running an updated version of Mercedes’
three-valve-per-cylinder, twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12. Now
with 510 hp and an impressive 612 lb-ft of torque, it provides
Mercedes’ new range-topping coupe with the sort of off-the-line
performance to challenge the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti; the
official 0-62 mph time is estimated at a sizzling 4.5 seconds,
or 0.9 seconds faster than the old CL600. At the Paris Motor
Show in September, Mercedes will also pull the wraps off the new
CL63 AMG. The replacement for the old CL55 receives AMG’s
naturally-aspirated 6.2-liter V8 good for 514 hp and 465 lb-ft
of torque and is due to reach North American customers early
next year. Also planned is a follow-up to the CL65 AMG running
the same twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 as the outgoing model
with 604 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque. |
