Not many people can keep a 35min review this clear and enjoyable to follow

Love my 2003 CL 55 AMG & my wife's 2009 CLK 550. As time has gone by, I've begun to love my CL 55 AMG even more than I did when I posted this comment. The car is simply everything I am looking for in a car. It combines European styling with the power of an old American muscle car. 493 Horsepower is substantial, and I can quite literally leave almost any other car seeing only my taillights. That's a nice feeling that I love about my car. The 8 piston Brembo brake callipers with ventilated, cross drilled rotors, and 4 calliper Brembo brake callipers and also ventilated, cross drilled rotors. So, stopping the high horsepower beast is covered. Thank you, AMG! This car is luxurious enough and powerful enough for me. I just love it.

Man this channel is going places! From building a freaking cool track car to reviewing interesting Mercedes AMGs. Bravo man

Doug demuro watch out. This canadian boi is about to end doug's whole career by giving us more technical details instead of generic review of interior features.

Excellent review, by far the best I have ever seen on youtube.

Literally the best car review on KZfaq!! Unlike most car reviews I wasnt bored watching the tech or interior part. This guy is my new favorite

I prefer the ASL videos but you are a great reviewer and this is a great car. Keep up the awesome job.

Was impressed with some of the cinematography in the first 30 seconds, the hood fade for example. The road and lighting along with the car gave it all a cyberpunk feel.

Just watched it again, lol, what was interesting to see is my 92 w140 600SEL has many of the same parts: the rear arm rest+cup holders, rear sun shade, pneumatic door locks, even the glove box button, And many of the same features: 12 way memory adjustable seats with side bolster control, hand detecting windows, double pane/ glazed windows, soft close doors, rear head rest fold control, 4 zone climate control w/carbon filter button and rest button (only works for heating by circulating coolant through the engine, which works extremely well because of the big engines and lots of insulation under the hood, works even better with the iron block engines...nothing like going to the mall for 30-45 minutes in -25 weather and starting your car back up and still having plenty of heat...or sitting in the same weather for +20 mins with the engine off and still having plenty of heat blowing from the vents) adjustable electric power steering based on speed/driving, power adjustable rear view mirror + folding side mirrors. The suspension was similar to the ABC system, called Adaptive Dampening System, with external shock valves, accumulators, and hydraulic struts. This gives you height adjustment (automatic and highway lowering) a sport mode button that makes a big difference, and the w140 has anti roll bars but it has programming that can reduce body roll automatically by switching valving and I believe pressure in abrupt maneuvers, and it will switch into handling modes if it detects spirited driving or loss of control lol. It doesn't have ESC/ESP, but it has ASR and ASD, which detects wheel slip and can reduce torque, apply the brakes, and ASD uses a hydraulic actuator to lock the rear differential. It also has a weird tire chain button which let's you spin the tires more up to a certain speed I believe. In the newer cars with ESP, what happens when you hit the ESP button is it will turn off the torque regulation which allows wheel slip however it still leaves on the brake actuation to try and reduce unequal wheel spin lol. The idea being wheel spin might be neccessary to get unstuck or keep up momentum but not one wheel peel. The ESP system can be great! At highway speeds in 8+ inches of slushy snow ruts and massive side winds and even with a ridiculously bad 4 wheel alignment the system will keep you going dead straight even with your foot to the floor, LOL. I love how it actuate's and corrects faster than it takes the feeling of horizontal axis twist to travel from your butt receptors to your brain. Lol. I wish you could turn it all off tho the only way seems to require turning off ABS too? It helps that the w140 and many MB cars have the 5 link rear suspension with the patented geometry that corrects for over steer, lol. Man I want to drive my car now.

This is amazing! I love how ahead of the game Mercedes always was. Its crazy seeing all these features

Benzes in Comfort mode start in second gear because it is less jerky than first gear, and they tend to shift softer and at a lower RPM. It also has a second reverse gear in Comfort mode.

I absolutely love this channel. I originally subscribed for your M156 content and such. I'm glad you're here and thank you so much for sharing everything with us!

I think the C215 CL is the best looking car Mercedes has made.

I bought a CL500 a few years back that is only used in the summer months for special days out, transporting friends (it seats 4 adults comfortably) or the occasional trip to the supermarket. For me the CL is a comfortable cruiser that transports you around in effortless style and there is really no need for 500+ horsepower. The entry level CL500's 306 bhp is plenty enough for me as acceleration / speed are not the factors that attract me to this car. It can be expensive to maintain as there is a lot of technology on this car and they are getting on now so things will go wrong. However, its just a car, and most things you can fix yourself if you set your mind to it. Even the 'dreaded' ABC suspension, which is a fundamental aspect of this cars character, can be fixed much more cheaply these days as there are companies who rebuild the ABC structs (and also recycle your old struts) for a fraction of the price Mercedes will charge you for a new one. When I bought my CL I thought it would be an interesting car to experience, that proved to be true, what I didn't expect was it would engender itself to me so much. It has now cemented itself firmly in my heart and will remain in my garage.

Keep doing reviews! Love them so much info thanks!

Nice review, great job. Just bought this car from 2004 model year. I can't wait to drive it!

I remember you know, your the guy who replaced a Cls 65 amg engine, that was amazing work you did, you have insane mechanical skills and patience.

Definitely keep the reviews coming

I watch way too much StraightPipes as I just recognize a random corner in a another country.

Keep it up! I really enjoy you showing the little technical aspects of these over engineered mercedes.

What a badass car. I really love the CL. Great review too. Keep up the good work!

Nice review. The CL 55 is my 3rd favorite car behind the the CL that came after it and the S Class Coupe that followed.

Very insightful and useful in terms of understanding the work and engineering of the CL55 AMG model...this is helpful to maintain my CL55 AMG...

Very detailed video of every possible options. Keep it up 💯

Probably the best info tour of a car I have watched on KZfaq. MB should hire you as a spokesperson for their shows.

Best CL review on KZfaq. Thank you.

Really good video, you should deffinetly do more reviews from time to time

best channel in youtube i see now huge salute to you ,, no more douge domeruo

thanks for the video, ive been looking at buying one for a while

A new Doug deMuro has born!

First time I watched your channel. Loved it. Cheers

I love this car! Hope to own one someday.

Great in depth review

Fantastic review. Wow what a great car too. I probably underrated it, but it’s an incredible machine

What a treat! Nice detailed review of the CL55 AMG. Great car! They don't make them like this anymore. Everything nice is now an option that runs well over $10k in ad-ons. Love Mercedes-Benz engineering. However, you cry when something breaks, especially if you don't have a good mechanic that can get remanufactured parts like struts and suspension parts for ABC system. "Mercedessource" is another great KZfaq channel that covers all Mercedes sedans and coupes. Keep up the good work! The ASL55 build is coming along nicely!

This is an awesome review 😁

I am rebuilding a CL500 at the moment and it has been fun so far. The most important thing is to find one with good ABC suspension. If not I wouldnt recommend it. Nice video!

great review!!!

Excellent review. I'm a fan.

Yo.. First off I'm new here and thank you very much for your interesting videos. Does the active ride control compensate for squat under heavy acceleration? If so, do you think that's a good thing?

Never really give those cars credit before. There's some cool things on them. The roof line is super cool

before 2003 the cl55's only had dual exhausts, they were the models with only 355hp because they didn't have the OEM supercharger yet. you also glossed over the magnesium used throughout, not just plastic and aluminum. I've had my w215 for nearly 10 years, i was the first to document trying coilovers on these cars, now we have multiple companies coming out with kits since i took that first dive. they say the v12 has the same power as the CL55 but I disagree, I think that's marketing to not let the v12 hold up amg sales. many folk have said the v12 has more power than mercedes claims it does. cool to see you did a video on the w215, that is a nice specimen. love your m113 rebuild vids

Sick car very beautiful liked and subbed

Great content!

Excellent choice of wheels, I have them on my current S63 and my 14 CL550. I've owned 6 of the 2003- 2006 CL600's when new. I was obsessed with them. You need to change your ABC filter from the 10 micron to the newer style 3 micron one. They were very reliable cars for me. I had two new ones at one time.

awsome review, thanks

Just discovered your channel. You guys are great.

Great informative video. Thank you.

Thanks for the video FEZ.

Dude you rock, thanks for talking at a fast speed because who has time to sit thru these slow and boring car reviewers right? I've had my eyes on an SL55 for years but I'm finding cl55's for half the price which is quite tempting. Great informative video.

Thank you for such a great video. Please do more. And if you can, a video R230 SL65 facelift (Black would be the best) would be very appreciated. What are your thoughts on the R230? Oh and I also wanna know what are your thoughts with the current generation of Mercedes cars in general?

Great Video Thank U👍

Nice video do more like this if you can

This car looks marvelous with this updated S65 wheels 😍

I have the same rims for my 201 C63’s winter tires. They look great on your CL

Amazing car, amazing video ✌️

I still love this model but i want a CL550 first i still want a CL500 with the AMG Appearance package also

Cool Video. I personally much prefer the engineering/building videos. Wow what a long list of repairs. My 07 S550 4-Matic (Italian spec car) had almost nothing major wrong. Purchased with 110k Km and only had the following faults: A/C compressor noisy, front swaybar creak, driver seat ventilation not working, center console lid hard to open and wrong fluid in the power steering pump (also noisy). I've had it for the last 4 years also and it's been the most reliable car I've ever had (even contrary to my expectations - and I've done repairs on them in the past).

You can put the car in dyno mode through the dash and it toataly shuts off the ABS and transition control. Then you can do some amazing burnouts!

Thank you that was a nice review and the car is gorgeous,I have the r230 and I love even though I had the ABC fixed at 20k .but I’m curious about your comment on the r129 that’s the one I was looking at . I did feel a bit pressured because of the newer look , but I’m still looking !!

Could you review more cars in the future?

Very nice video. New head gaskets, ouch!

Super indepth review. Could you do one for an E55 AMG please

very nice video quality

CL600 has two versions. One NA (370hp) and other BiTurbo (500hp)

Beautiful CL55 man, the video quality really shows its true beauty, did those rear diffusers come factory or aftermarket?

Subbed in first 5 min 😁

Would you choose the 65 over the 55 for twincharging?

Thanks for sharing, nice car

The start in 2nd gear is extreemly useful in stop and go traffic, so you don't experience constant gear changes...

Love this car.

Hey! Just came across this video… is the car still up for sale? I am in ontario as well Thanks

Dude this video is gold.im in the market for a v8 Mercedes.i love the cl55 exept for the front end.but fuck it i already have an 06 w203 sport ao FML. Regardless,this whole review was perfect, i watched it over coffee and breakfast.good way to start the day 👍♥️

Good video. i'm very interested in the head gasket story.

bro were you trying to sell this last fall around oakville?? i think i remember talking to you about seeing the car.

A lot of buses have the driver seatbelt on the seat too. Mercedes have some experience in this business, which probably helped then develop this car seat

Very i formative. Plz make more videos

gorgeous looking car

My 2002 mk4 golf also senses obstruction of the electric windows and runs them down again. Pretty standard electric window safety feature when you have the one touch feature.

I love the CL55, I have one in my garage, and every time I drive it gives me about 20 smiles per mile. Thank you for the video.

Actually even W140 from 90's are starting at 2nd gear. Its for smoothness and comfort. And when there is enough power its no difference in which gear, 1st or 2nd, to start. And C and S next ot gear leaver means Comfort or Standard. Or W and S as Winter or Standard. So no "Sport" mode on older Mercs When you choose Comfort, it goes from 2nd, if you go with Standard, it will start from 1st if i remember well. Had W140.

i’m thinking of buying one that has 120,000 is it gonna keep going ? or am i gonna have to invest in maintenance ? help

Mr. AMG, show us your knowledge

I'm about to buy a 2003 but having second thoughts, there very complicated. He took good care of it and did alot of Maintenance. That is crazy the head gaskets went on it, I'm sure it was a nightmare 11 months in shop.

I think wider front tires might help with this understeer.

I am looking to buy either a used SL55 or C55 or E55 or ML 55. Really hard to find these cars for sale or in decent condition. Any ideas which of these AMGs are a "relatively" good buy for a project rebuild car?

I wonder how does it compares on corners with C209.

Oh, it's got W222 S63 wheels; nice!

Well done.

I was on eBay about 4 years ago..and there was an ivory white CL with the same color interior. It was spotless and about 80,000 miles. It was in a high end store In Illinois and they were asking $9500.00….here is the main part though…it was a complete “Brabus” Edition…with something like..730hp or something even more ridiculous. I almost took a run at it but I heard that the suspension was an absolute nightmare to fix. So I passed. Now I wish I hadn’t…😢

SK8215 you said that the first time Mercedes assigned the CL badge was in 1997 for the C215. I was lead to believe that the previous model the C140 through the years 1992-1997 went through three different badges. The coupe model C140 was called the S coupe, the CL and the SEC depending on the year. Do you know anything about this?

My 203's owners manual says that comfort mode is only for snow or heavy rain.

What's good man! I've got a question (perhaps a separate video idea?); What's the difference between SEC's, SL's and CL's? Great explanative narration on your content.🤙🤙🤙 -100

Would love one of these with 8HP70

Nice video 👌

What year is this one?

First like & first comment 😜

Can I find a way to get a older model.

You forgot few things like Adaptive headlights, adaptive cruise control, Also it rides 3 times better then sl55 sl55 just jumps around esp on bumpy road because of short wheel base at the limit sl55 might feel better Also e55 is air suspension not abc (hydraulic) so it's automatically down a level I had both cars and still have my cl55 with almost 300k on it But I believe you are the guy that helped me change my timing chain which I didn't really need and the rest of the motor I might be wrong but by your voice I think it was you rebuilding e55 with a rubber seal causing oil starvation Then again cl55 only has one oil plus not 2

295 rear tires? With what ET???