RE: Ex-PH Fleet CLS63 Shooting Brake | PH Private Area

[BenGB]

It is indeed an epic engine. Very little lag and hardly trying at 5.5 twin turbo'd litres to produce 550bhp. A simple stage 1 remap is 650-700bhp which is still only 120bhp litre, so it stays tractable at low revs and gets really angry at high revs.

[Latifisnc]

love a fast estate. This has got to be up there with the best of them.

[f6box]

Do these all have bloody tints from the factory? Such a pity. It's a very minor thing in a way, but they're just so ghastly, I don't think I could!

[Robertb]

f6box said:

Do these all have bloody tints from the factory? Such a pity. It's a very minor thing in a way, but they're just so ghastly, I don't think I could!

It was an option.

[f6box]

Robertb said:

It was an option.

Yes, but was it universally or near universally taken up?

[SmithCorona]

No. Two of mine were factory clear, two tinted.

[RDMcG]

Very sadly they were never sold in North America. Would have had one in a flash.

[Robertb]

SmithCorona said:

No. Two of mine were factory clear, two tinted.

Mine (350d SB) also has no tints.

[RDMcG]

One of my favourite Benzes.

[nobrakes]

Love those.

That and the saloon are quite a strikingly brave shape for a mainstream manufacturer to have gone for.

I never understood why the boot needed to have a lip instead of offering a flat load in bay like an Eclass estate. Maybe a structural issue.

I bet it’s had the nuts ragged off it for quite a few of those miles.

Service ‘not due until May’ - so pretty much due now and the owner wants shot (wisely) before he has to shell out for it.

[AnneTeak]

Is this back up for sale? If so could someone message please? Thanks !

[DSL1]

Is there any history on the gearbox (9K to replace)?

[Robertb]

DSL1 said:

Is there any history on the gearbox (9K to replace)?

Do you mean on this specific car?

The article said it had been serviced, and another poster who may have owned it (or another CLS63) talks of new clutches.

It was a press car, and I imagine Chris Harris drove it enthusiastically from time to time, but press cars tend to get rigorously serviced.