I loved the 7 speed in the E63 I recently sold.. why would they put a 5 speed in the CL65?

Because the 7 speed transmission can't handle the torque of the 65 engine

I made the same move...(E63 to CL65). The CL is not as quick out of the hole as the 63 due to the weight difference but you'll love additional torque and top end.

My E had close to 100K miles when I sold it. I had absolutely no issues with it. I hear CL's have more issues..

How many miles have you clocked? What have you needed?

I'm sure you're partial to 65 but +/- on 63 vs. 65

Much more maintanence on the CL Class over an E. And they maintenance is 3X the amount more for a CL, let alone a 65 series CL. The closest cost of maintenance to your car is probably the SLR or a Black Series SL lol. Amazing cars through

The 63 had 30054 when I sold it with no issues. The 65 had 30046 when I got it in March and now has a little over 33000 on it now. Had a CEL problem when I got it......when taken on the highway and opened up, CEL would trigger and car would go into limp mode. This happen every two weeks for the first month, month and a half that I owned it.

Would take back to dealer (3X's under warranty) and had coil pack replaced, valve cover gasket replaced, corrosion build up removed, etc. Got tired of that fast.....took it to the dealer where the 63 was serviced, shop foreman connected to the computer and said "you know there's a software update for this car?" " No I didn't....why didn't those clowns see it?"

Updated the software and problem never came back. Need to replace front pads and rotors at this time but no problems since then.

Really miss the nimbleness of the 63 (the 65 weighs in at 5800 lbs. + my 200+ lbs.), but adjusting to the 65.

yeah... I would expect the E to be more nimble.. would hope the CL would still be 2x as satisfying at 2x the price..

thanks for the info..

Depends on what you're looking for.........I was looking for something different...............and I found it

I think it is and it's 20X as rare

5 speed is plenty for the 750 pounds tq of the v12 tt.

The 7 speed has two advantages (which I don't care about much)- slightly better fuel economy and marginally better acceleration at speeds over 120-140.

Only 327 were produced in 2008

Try 4890 lbs plus whatever you weigh.

How many CL63s were made in 2008? Or US importation?

Thanks!