2007 Mercedes CLS63 AMG - One Take

The Mercedes CLS Class changed the game forever, with its swoopy, aerodynamic styling and high-horsepower engines, the "four-seat coupe" became part of popular car culture across all marques. This 2007 model features the magnificient 6.2L engine, 7-speed gearbox, and was modified with an aftermarket tune and headers. As we learned, though, Mercedes had not quite figured out to do once the car hit redline. Still, an amazing value in the used market.

[@TrevorTV]

That take off audio was INSANEEEEE

[@SelimxBradley]

"Let's see how stiff it gets."- Matt Farah Sincerely, a 12 year old

[@ricardoguardado8213]

Lmao hahaha atleast you were honest

[@mollymarsgal3377]

+donnyinlakai561 I'm 12 and I don't get it.

[@mollymarsgal3377]

Nik Brudar But what does it mean?

[@user-563o45]

+TheTraxxasManiacs he's talking about the suspension

[@NikoMoraKamu]

+donnyinlakai561 i can fit in the back of one of this --Matt too

[@IsiahHD]

That drive off damn near killed half the people in the comments.

[@st421D]

+idh0530 Was not expecting that at all. My god...Going to have to change my pants and buy a hearing aid

[@ScottPC]

I love how the owner has had it 3 years 0 issues and Matt drives 5 minutes and manages to break it...

[@SturbokSensei]

+ThatGuyNamedScott. Yup. Would be nice to know how much of that talk about " i've had none major problems" is just talk though. I mean just the way he says "NO, NO" at 5:52 gives it away. It's a cool car and i love seeing one of those CLS's out, but they're money pits and everyone knows that. Diagnosing and repairing anything is a nightmare.

[@rock-oz7eg]

+Arttu Mikkola looks like you never worked on a Benz. Far from a nightmare, you're just biaised by all the horror stories. I can tell you probably watched scotty kilmer video lmao

[@ScottPC]

rock Scottys channel is alright but I think his bias on whatever hes had happen to him! Like one car goes wrong and he thinks there all bad!

[@yusef3920]

+rock kilmer is a clown lol super biased

[@SturbokSensei]

+rock Who said anything about working on a Benz? I said that repairing problems and diagnosing them is usually a nightmare. Hint: All of the 20 different E-classes i've driven in the past year still have warranty, so working on the cars isn't my concern. Constant trips to dealer about unsolved gremlins in the cars does have an effect on the way i think about them. Mainly "how damn expensive is it to maintain these things when they aren't under warranty anymore"? Just think about how much diagnosing and fixing that fly-by-wire throttle system on this CLS would cost? I Bet that none of the modules and components would indicate to the tester that they are failing, so your only hope is to start replacing those expensive modules one by one until you find the cause. That's the only thing that dealers do nowadays, and when those modules cost a ton, (literally, they're usually over a 1000€), it's gonna get expensive real fast. Even this 2007 made example is now NINE years old, keep that in mind. Problems are gonna rise. That's just how it goes nowadays with every single expensive car and more and more with "cheap" ones as well, and everyone knows that.

[@fredschriks8554]

The sound!!! my god!

[@Exekutioncro]

+Fred Schriks and now we have these turbo charged shit cars lool

[@cupofmozzarella]

+ExeKuTioN Cro Look the new CLS up with a Milltek exhaust, still sounds pretty insane to me.

[@BBDSmint]

+ExeKuTioN Cro There's plenty of turbo cars that sound awesome

[@gsingh5617]

+mazdarati2 it is....but 'agency powers' is air splitting....youtube it

[@PipeOPhile]

One of the most beautiful Mercedes cars ever made, certainly compared to modern ones.

[@BorisBidjanSaberi11]

2022 and it's still classy as hell

[@Gifted.Lifted]

2023 & I’m still never selling my 07 with only 87,000 miles

[@shawndon7374]

​@@Gifted.Liftedstart making videos bro

[@kiroshi6414]

That moment at 1:17 when your like "oh that thing is quiet as....OMG"

[@Revitalyzed]

There is no other exhaust in the world that scares me and thrills me than a Mercedes 6.3L V8. In my opinion, it's the most ear destroying exhaust on this planet. It's glorious.

[@carsaregood911]

+JoshorBrownKid 6.2 FYI

[@Revitalyzed]

***** Miss click

[@PreciseVids]

Carrera GT and the Huracan sound better.

[@renaldonelson970]

Until the v8 trim F-types came out

[@Revitalyzed]

Preciƨe Vids Your opinion. In mine, this is just ear piercing and every video on KZbin proves that.

[@LUNCHMONEY4numbers]

So the car basically takes a cyanide pill when you hit red line. That's about as German as is gets

[@knertified2000]

+Robert Rowley I agree. What a potential safety hazard by allowing the computer to kill the engine like that. There should be a recall.

[@brockwalls1413]

+Michael Marceau Have you never heard of fuel cutoff? This is basically that. He didn't lose steering or brakes, it's not really a safety hazard.

[@Chleb42]

+Fappolice Hello, brother. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@CptAngelKGaming]

I'd love to see you say that that it's "not really a safety hazard" if that happens while you're passing a truck in the opposite lane or at the passing lane in a highway. That should be fun.

[@SergeantMoetz]

I gave this comment the 88th thumbs up....coincidence?

[@777RY]

Legit blew my eardrums when he pulled away lol

[@the-boring-car-guy]

First smoking tire video I ever watched. Still one of my favourites

[@sranjesuper]

Some people melt their pistons and throw their rods out because their cars don't have safety systems such as that " hiccup" that most likely prevented a serious failure. While it might be slightly annoying, its very rare that a Mercedes throws a rod or melts a piston. That's why they are usually behind in performance a bit because they implement a lot of safety features that ensures engines don't blow up like in BMW's and Mazdas

[@BalkanBoyBiH]

1:17 scared the living shit out of me goddamn xD

[@brunobegic3841]

dear lord im never going to use headphones ever again

[@Veyronp87]

fucking hell that take off startled me lol. was not expecting it to be that loud

[@R1senb18c]

+Veyronp87 Yea, RIP headphone users.

[@redriver15262]

Guy: "I kinda prefer this to the newer gen" Matt: "i like em both" Guy: " like em both!"

[@ryancooper4475]

So you treat fast German sedans like old PCs, turning them off and on again.

[@Mortalomena]

+Ryan Cooper Every modern car is like this, it basically BSOD's and then you need to reboot it and hope it doesnt happen again.

[@Hammar89]

+Mortalomena E46 M3 with the SMG gearbox is the same, shut down car, open door, lock, unlock, restart, all is well... for another 10 minutes =D

[@TheBigboySid]

lol after that incident that guy keep watching the rev meter just to make sure Matt doesnt go pass 7k rpm or so

[@ThyGeneral]

I mean who wouldn't, right?

[@nathangebben5738]

+Xplosion51 I work for an extended warranty company.. 70% of the calls we get are for AMG Benz, they unfortunately aren't very reliable

[@TheBigboySid]

***** bulletproof they say, bimmers are all crap they say.

[@dyingangelo]

+Xplosion51 100 yr old vagina

[@TehZured]

They're automatic though. It can't

[@AndresGarcia-wj3dl]

Throwback to when the E39 M5 went into limp mode.

[@TorrentialTech]

Don't forget the A3

[@cupofmozzarella]

+TorrentialTech our does the same lol

[@t3hdude]

1:19 by the gods! That sound is dangerous lol, enough for someone to completely ignore all the maintenance and repair horror stories.

[@efiadony6933]

i have headphons on and when i heard the car starting to drive i litherly jumped in my chair

[@cominacatcha]

I didn't use headphones but even I jumped.

[@KingStivan]

+efi adony i broke a dish that i left behind me on the desk !!

[@DevPack]

I was watching on my iPhone and was surprised lol

[@alexlam24]

+efi adony I was eating french toast

[@CUZC0M]

+efi adony me too but i have high quality surround sound headphones with true to life sound so i didnt jump.

[@khunopie9159]

2 dudes in the Hollywood hills -"Let's see how stiff it gets"

[@NOTORIOUS_CODM]

N/A sounds better and louder than biTurbo

[@davidwade7681]

you can make the biturbo loud as well especially wit the v12

[@PetrolHead1]

What a testament to Mercedes' build quality and NVH. The contrast between how f*cking loud that thing is on the drive-by's and when the camera cuts back to in the car is insane.

[@TheMarcosgoulart97]

This car is an A car, but this engine is definitely an A+ engine! Just an awsome sound.

[@mousiee7]

love seeing the euro luxury sport sedans. Keep it up, Matt!

[@mattwasilewicz9677]

Nice, I was hoping to see one of these on here. I have one of the newer CLS 63s, but I wish it came with that beautiful 6.2 NA engine that comes in this car. Also, the exhaust sounds really nice on this, very pleasant rumble. Good job!

[@daffiecars]

this gen cls amg is my all time favorite car :)

[@fickmeindreamcacao]

the sound... the slopping line...

[@insayn7995]

T it definitely does

[@DJFiTRemixes]

regular cars reference made me chuckle. glad my two favorite car channels are friends :]

[@angus20715]

I also prefer the first generation,looks more aggressive than the second generation.And that unbeatable 6.2 V8 makes such wonderful sound.JUST LOVE IT!!

[@blanntaka]

i've tried a 2009 s63.. i was so surprised from all the tech in it and the interior is filled with leather and aluminium and the engine sounds soo goood

[@paragontau7995]

That initial take off scared the shit out of me. What a sleeper.

[@MrDchino]

was not expecting that sound to be that loud when they first took off! Wow!

[@claytonperrin4972]

Drove my friend's just like this one, but with the AMG wheels which brings out the look a lot more. Was very impressed with it's power, very fast!!

[@TheIrishPhantom]

When it first took off I was laughing. Was not expecting that shit at all. Sounds very nice!

[@carconnoisseur4615]

Cant go wrong with both CLS Generations but my personal favorite Mercedes of today is the S 65 The S Class Coupe is a beast

[@jeffreysegal2065]

OMG I watched the whole thing- I usually bail about 3/4 way thru. BTW I LOVE the white leather! Amazing exhaust note too.

[@dzr23]

Was not expecting that sound !

[@hafferzitu]

one of my favorite cars of all time is the cls63 amg shooting brake, that car my lord!

[@itswhitenoise9607]

That mean sound is why we love these. And these things are great values on the used market.

[@ampedcycle]

That pull at 1:18 was not expecting that sound out of that car Lol

[@mcesarey]

Crazy, I just watched the video with his prior car, the SL55. I'm starting to lean this direction of getting older, previously super-expensive cars that have already depreciated. This seems like the way...

[@jakefrom1]

Brb, calling a repair man to fix my roof. 1:17 made me blow a hot load straight through the ceiling.

[@joeymichael2231]

that demolition man comment had me crying lmfaoooo

[@44R4V]

i *think* the hickup was mainly because his ignition coil packs need to be replaced

[@Bolek989]

Why would they need to be replaced? Car still has low miles

[@VolkswagenGamer]

+Bolek989 The car is almost ten years old though.

[@Mortalomena]

+Bolek989 MB coil packs need replacing every 50-100k miles or so, sooner with age.

[@Mortalomena]

Sigma Projects MMyea, my 90s MB has 3 coils for 6 cylinders. Is that a coil or a coil pack? :D

[@44R4V]

i've heard of porsches that have needed coil pack replacements at 4 years/ 40k KILOMETERS, so yeah, a 10 year old car with 60k MILES needing a replacement shouldn't be a surprise. The tell tale sign for this is usually ESC failure and/or Auto Stop Start failure. Ignoring the issue for too long usually leads to misfires in that particular cylinder.

[@ryanstacey671]

Sounds like a beast!!!!

[@mwilliams82684]

Wow! What a sound.....and the heavens open up!

[@FadiJZeineh]

that esp inoperative is because of steering angle sensor.. happens on all mercedes from that time period..

[@bobhope4288]

It's like Mercedes knows old people who are incapable of controlling their cars buy them so they need ESP when new but those cars will get sold to more spirited drivers who will want the ESP off all the time anyway. That's a car company that's looking into the future!

[@joshpickles9022]

Nope. It's a badly tuned ECU.

[@dangerousfreedom4965]

Sounds amazing

[@Kaisuke971]

It's nice that cars from that era, with engines like the M156, the S85B50 or Audi's V10 5.2 TFSI (S8, RS6 C6) are becoming affordable. You have access to what are pretty much the best NA engines fitted to sedans (well Audi's is not NA but they won't make them that big anyway), and while the interior is a bit dated it's still alright i guess, because the level of luxury kinda compensates. The only thing is, some people are trapped by that opportunity because of the maintenance costs (especially for the E60 M5 !)... I think you should always have that in mind and not be blindfolded by what you get from the get go to avoid an extreme disppointment.

[@cedb7115]

You better know how to wrench and DIY if u want to own any of those aforementioned cars. Just keep in mind that they were $100k cars and car parts never lose value.

[@Kaisuke971]

+Xplosion51 Yeah. One of the best opportunities i see is the N54 335i, because of its tuning potential. When these things will be low as hell (like 330ci now), they'll become insane performance bargains. You can get over 400hp without breaking the bank, plus they look really good with the M Sport package.

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

+Kaisuke971 Whats also cool is that you're starting to see the aftermarket grow for the E9X M3s as well now that they're in the used market. The N54 335i was a game changer for BMW however, I think the N54 equipped cars were a huge factor on why the new M3/M4 went FI besides emissions and fuel economy. I know BMW took note on the potential of those cars.

[@Kaisuke971]

Dantheman Meh... The S65B40 is literally a race engine (race variants used in Z4 GT3 and some LMP2 race car), i feel like forced induction is ruining it. There are some really cool parts like mod Carbon air intake, a huge variety of exhaust. Other than that i'd focus more on the car's handling and weight to make it less GT and more sport car. The S55B30 is an insanely good engine. Yes it sounds unique, which you'll find either great or really bad, but character wise Chris Harris and Steve Sutcliffe described it as perfect. With the forced induction, they can get reliable 500hp out of it, that's pretty cool. I think the next gen will improve it even more, it'll be awesome. And it revs to 7.5k too, which is surprisingly higher than the original M3's S14.

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

+Kaisuke971 I'm the type that would blow the cash to stroke the S65B40(it responds very well to being stroked but that costs a fortune) but the S55 is definitely a masterpiece in terms of engineering. Such a responsive engine and the throttle response is unreal and unheard of for an FI motor.

[@MrMillenium67]

I wish people watching these car videos would just stop commenting about Matt's weight or insulting the owners. It is all about the cars that matters and nothing else!

[@koioo2]

thank you i enjoy it

[@jordanswart3413]

These motors sound absolutely incredible, I miss the 6.2 a lot

[@lethallimevids4997]

Love that car and love that engine!!

[@HighDefinitionVideo]

Ok that’s fast. Love the interior. Great color.

[@AlastorTheNPDemon]

"I think I got it very angry!" Indeed. CLS be like "Stop the car and pull over. We need to have a little chat."

[@TorrentialTech]

Wow that sound

[@townsjim]

such an underrated car, looking to pick one up myself at some point

[@fredwilliams7893]

God it sounds sooo good!

[@ChevyBM]

I had the same problem on my 2012 E 250 4Matic. It was a sensor behind the accelerator pedal. Now its fine again!

[@PhotoArtBrussels]

Mr RegularCars ... Cool ... 9:25! +RegularCars

[@kaozskater]

+valcked Hell yeah it's always funny to see them referencing each other in their videos.

[@detective3728]

Crazy that the CLS is over 10 years old now!!! Mann, time flyes...

[@BornToBeFamed]

Sounds good! .

[@LunaCarGirl]

LOVING THE RCR REFERENCE!!!!

[@ARMYTRIX]

Not bad...not bad at all

[@rooboy69]

lol @ the owners face that went white when he broke his car...

[@marcusgambino1681]

This may be difficult but review a Mercedes clk63 black series. They aren't many reviews on that car I would love to see one on this channel

[@BornToBeFamed]

When this body came out , it was love at first site !

[@salahassar253]

Had that same issue in my E500 with no throttle response after flooring it. Turned out to be the throttle position sensor (the gas pedal)

[@MotorsportUK2009]

My 2009 Mercedes CLS did that exact same thing to me only one time, I just felt a bang and then it went into limp mode, its been fine ever since and iv had it 6 years, I didn't red line it either. Mechanic says everything is fine. Bizarre problem.

[@TheKaappari]

Speaking of mr. Regular, you should get him and his Falcon on the show when it's finished.

[@mudslider20]

Is it possible that the car went into limp because of the tune? Twice now, my tuned MK7 has gone into limp mode after hitting the rev limit/fuel cut.

[@carsaregood911]

+Exhaustdd Just curious but what tune do you have? Do you think it's the problem with that particular tune or all tunes?

[@mudslider20]

Its a Unitronic tune, I would say its more of a safety then an actual "problem". Not sure though.

[@carsaregood911]

Exhaustdd Cheers, hope you get it worked out

[@levidemille]

I have always loved this body style.

[@echahly]

What a great car, you gotta take it easy on other peoples cars Matt hahha! Awesome content as usual keep em coming!

[@adriangraham1823]

+Fappolice drive it like you stole the bitch

[@manolo7178]

Drive it as recklessly as you can for our short amusementt!

[@echahly]

Yeah fuckem up Matt cause its not my car so its fine..

[@pakruojezieds]

9:23 RCR refference

[@allanb3222]

yesssss.... the power!!!

[@bvedant]

if anyone is curious, his previous appearance was in the SL55 AMG one-take

[@billythekid8333]

It may almost be 12am, I may have just finished a marketing assignment. But damn son, still managed to light up my face at 1:18

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

Lady Satsuki on wheels!! Definitely want one in white, to match that Kill la Kill character!

[@geoffreygeorges4324]

Matt do more AMGs, so many BMW M series, not enough AMGs, proud owner of a modded 2006 E55 AMG

[@DawidPA]

This car is so beautiful.

[@unluckynumbersleven]

My E63 did that exact same limp mode bs once and scared the shit out of me. Never had another problem with it, just never bogged at redline again. ze chermans vill teach you qvuick.

[@jaggerslaats2012]

Same thing happened to my c320 with a 6 speed when I hit full throttle too aggressively, same thing pulled over turned it off and back on and all was well lol

[@nialahmad]

Magnificent car

[@VanBurenOfficial]

this may well be my next car

[@masoodmalik8559]

beautiful car . sounds great make sure that if you buy one that you check the left or right drive shaft cam incase of a chain problem that can affect the timing of the car.

[@OfWhatsToCome]

Jesus christ that fucking noise, that's amazing.

[@XIRTIY]

Would love to have you do a one take with my e55, lots of stuff done to it (515rwhp) and I'm sure you would enjoy it. If I'm ever in cali i'll be sure to hit you up

[@landmarkmotorsinc.303]

Love these cars. That's a great color. You should check out our white clk63 black series.

[@silversleeper484]

Hello, does the 2010-2011 C63 also have the redline issue or is it just the CLS model engines because the ECU's maybe different or are they also the same? Thanks

[@antivanti]

I was seriously looking at the CLS 55 a few years back. You could get one with ALL the options for basically the price of a used Volvo.

[@kylegoodman5196]

That AMG NA V8 is unbelievable. Best sounding engine ever made, IMO.

[@stefanivanov8408]

nice car :)

[@Mortalomena]

My MBs variable intake vanes decided to get stuck in the "high rpm" mode and hitting the rev limiter fixed it. It goes both ways lol.

[@MabiVonluke]

Patiently waits for Mr.Regular to comment back haha

[@The_Unkn0wn_5.0]

Considering you have driven so many high mileage cars hard on this channel, I'm actually a bit surprised that a lower mileage Merc was the one to choke lol

[@josevargas-qu5qr]

PowerofMetal247 a

[@shamarwhite3047]

holy moly, is it just the headers or the whole shabang?

[@SuperSladjo]

When u revd it at the start it scared the shit out of me

[@DJMotoVlogs]

I would love to get one of these with black paint and super dark window tint with a LOUD exhaust. Then I will drive around town scaring children. lol

[@smokewiki1042]

I just found one today lol about to take a look at it

[@ReconVette19D]

i love the way these cars are shaped. if i ever went from muscle car to luxury I'd murder out one of these with a loud exhaust

[@slaWterCH]

Had the successor for a few years and loved it! However, only a 350 CDI, as that costs as much here as the AMG in the states :p The CLS is probably one of the very few standout Mercedes. Most of the other stuff looks about the same.