CLK55 AMG, CLK63 AMG (W208, W209) 2000 - 2010 (Two Generations)

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Old Aug 24, 2002 | 10:41 AM
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some new CLK55 (W209) pics

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Old Aug 25, 2002 | 08:28 AM
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Wow, the engine cover is beautiful w/AMG square badge on it.

Speedshift is powerful, but only available on AMG models, pity.
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Old Aug 25, 2002 | 10:51 AM
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2002 CLK 55 AMG Coupe ;)
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Old Aug 28, 2002 | 06:35 PM
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Awesome! What a great looking car and beutiful interior.
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Old Aug 29, 2002 | 12:10 PM
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I think the projector head lights really does make the CLK look more aggressive, and give it more presence on the road. Wish they had borrowed the E-Class center console for the interior instead of the C-Class though.

btw, thanks for sharing the pics

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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 06:16 AM
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Originally posted by C-Kompii
I think the projector head lights really does make the CLK look more aggressive, and give it more presence on the road. Wish they had borrowed the E-Class center console for the interior instead of the C-Class though.

btw, thanks for sharing the pics

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I AGREE! 100%


I so so so so want that steering wheel on my C32...:drools:
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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 11:06 AM
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Reminds me of the VOLVO C70 Coupe - I'll Stick With My 02 CLK55 - The Look And Feel Is Perfect :-)
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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 11:17 PM
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Re: UGLY

Originally posted by 5439cc
Reminds me of the VOLVO C70 Coupe - I'll Stick With My 02 CLK55 - The Look And Feel Is Perfect :-)
can't say you are right, but also can't say you are wrong. since you did bought the end of the model year CLK55

i think the new CLK looks pretty good.
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 09:06 AM
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Re: UGLY

Originally posted by 5439cc
Reminds me of the VOLVO C70 Coupe - I'll Stick With My 02 CLK55 - The Look And Feel Is Perfect :-)
You can say that again and again and again and again...
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 11:18 AM
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very nice

The new engine cover design is quite interesting!
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 01:13 PM
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Well I like it gosh darn it.

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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 03:48 PM
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one thing that always makes me wonder...

is why do they put a 320km/h speedo in the new CLK55 yet put only a 300km/h speedo in the new SL55 AMG?
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 08:30 PM
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Is speedshift a true manual transmission with a computer operated clutch or is it just manumatic like porsches?
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 09:42 PM
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two pipes on the left? why couldn't they do four like on the rest of the 55's? or atleast one on each side?
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 02:38 AM
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I agree with you about the pipes, it stuck out straight away. If spending all that money designing and building a decent car, why, why not finish it off properly?

Still a huge fan of it otherwise.
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 03:49 AM
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Is speedshift a true manual transmission with a computer operated clutch or is it just manumatic like porsches?
Speedshift is only a fully automatic transmission like the regular toughshift. The difference is that the AMG folks upgraded the computer programe which moniters the shifting by 35% making the transmission up and down shift faster than the standard Touchshift.

The bonus on the 55 models is that they are going to have buttoms on the steering wheel to allow up and down shift motion.
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 01:00 PM
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Speedshift is only a fully automatic transmission like the regular toughshift. The difference is that the AMG folks upgraded the computer programe which moniters the shifting by 35% making the transmission up and down shift faster than the standard Touchshift.

The bonus on the 55 models is that they are going to have buttoms on the steering wheel to allow up and down shift motion.
That sounds pretty cool...but does mercedes have plans for a sequential gearbox in the us?
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 01:34 PM
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we have a 6-speed (sequentronic) gearbox avalible in the W211 e-class, c-class and the upcoming SL350 (here with shift-pedals behind the steering-wheel) but the automatic is better imo.
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 04:33 PM
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That sounds pretty cool...but does mercedes have plans for a sequential gearbox in the us?
probably in the future. MB already have SMG model through out europe. As for right now, Mercedes says that their SMG box is still not mature enough to handle the power of their big engines, so they only have the gearbox on few of the select small engine models. i.e. E240, C240, etc.
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2 questions

How much$ and when is it going to be on the streets?
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 03:07 AM
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Re: 2 questions

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How much$ and when is it going to be on the streets?
i have no idea what MB is charging for the smg and when is it going to come out.

you can check their international website, maybe you can find some info, roozy.
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