2007 Mercedes CLS63 AMG - One Take

[@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

[@ImLeuff]

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

[@BorisBidjanSaberi11]

2022 and it's still classy as hell

[@HighlyAnointed7]

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

[@shawndon7374]

​@@HighlyAnointed7start making videos bro

[@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.

[@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.

[@kiroshi6414]

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

[@the-boring-car-guy]

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

[@fredschriks8554]

The sound!!! my god!

[@Exekutioncro]

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

[@MozzarellaBasket]

+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

[@777RY]

Legit blew my eardrums when he pulled away lol

[@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!"

[@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

[@goddesseddog]

no. that's just a bad tune

[@t3hdude]

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

[@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

[@TheMarcosgoulart97]

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

[@BalkanBoyBiH]

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

[@brunobegic3841]

dear lord im never going to use headphones ever again

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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.

[@OrganicWheat]

+Xplosion51 100 yr old vagina

[@TehZured]

They're automatic though. It can't

[@daffiecars]

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

[@fickmeindreamcacao]

the sound... the slopping line...

[@insayn7995]

T it definitely does

[@paragontau7995]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@TheIrishPhantom]

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

[@DJFiTRemixes]

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

[@BornToBeFamed]

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

[@AndresGarcia-wj3dl]

Throwback to when the E39 M5 went into limp mode.

[@TorrentialTech]

Don't forget the A3

[@MozzarellaBasket]

+TorrentialTech our does the same lol

[@NOTORIOUS_CODM]

N/A sounds better and louder than biTurbo

[@davidwade7681]

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

[@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...

[@dzr23]

Was not expecting that sound !

[@khunopie9159]

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

[@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

[@detective3728]

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

[@hafferzitu]

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

[@MrDchino]

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

[@mousiee7]

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

[@simisai123]

Turn up your volume at 1:18 its too soft to hear the exhaust

[@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!

[@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!!

[@jakefrom1]

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

[@itswhitenoise9607]

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

[@jordanswart3413]

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

[@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!

[@joeymichael2231]

that demolition man comment had me crying lmfaoooo

[@constructivecritique4049]

Absolutely perfect roads for this car. Long sweepers are the shit.

[@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.

[@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)

[@ampedcycle]

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

[@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.

[@kylegoodman5196]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@mwilliams82684]

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

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

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

[@TheKaappari]

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

[@DawidPA]

This car is so beautiful.

[@VanBurenOfficial]

this may well be my next car

[@levidemille]

I have always loved this body style.

[@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."

[@townsjim]

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

[@pakruojezieds]

9:23 RCR refference

[@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

[@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

[@bvedant]

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

[@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.

[@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..

[@LunaCarGirl]

LOVING THE RCR REFERENCE!!!!

[@rooboy69]

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

[@shamarwhite3047]

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

[@ryanstacey671]

Sounds like a beast!!!!

[@ARMYTRIX]

Not bad...not bad at all

[@MotordyneG35]

So after 9 years, this car lost $75,000 of it value, yet you can get them with 40,000 miles. Sounds to good to be true, but there has to be a reason for this; it is a money pit. Like each cylinder has 2 spark plugs, for a total of 16 spark plugs needed to do a change on a v8. The pads were designed too small so when you need new pads, you will need new rotors every-time vs resurfacing them as the small pads made a lip groove into the rotor. There is a module for everything thing on the car and when they fail, which they do as it is old computer technology, the car won't run. Do you want a car that throws a fault code for a light out in the trunk? They went over board with the sensors and then charge $500 plus for a new sensor. I really wanted to buy a cls63 used, but after reading the forums, I decided not too.

[@carsaregood911]

+Motordyne G35 What did you buy then?

[@JustinRaymer]

oHi Scotty Kilmer! I couldn't tell it was you without all the yelling.

[@RAJohnson713]

The forums are soooo inaccurate, everyone with a problem posts it. Someone who has had no problems is not going to be posting stuff.

[@kirbyswarp]

+Motordyne G35 I'm 5'9 and my head fits better in the back seat of an SN95 mustang than one of these.

[@carsaregood911]

KoolKid Either you're very brave or you want to be broke lol

[@lethallimevids4997]

Love that car and love that engine!!

[@PhotoArtBrussels]

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

[@kaozskater]

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

[@scotthawkins7327]

Matt, if you had $36k to spend on an AWD Luxury car, and it was between the 2011 Lexus LS AWD and the 2013 Audi A8 w/ the supercharged V6 which one and why? Or a Benz S550? Primary duty is smooth quiet highway cruiser...

[@TheSmokingTire]

The only luxury cars I'd consider buying used are from Lexus. Repairs on the German stuff scare me.

[@BornslippyZ]

+Scott H I was in this same predicament 2 weeks ago. My wife narrowed it down (she needed the car) to a 2014 535ixdrive BMW (Msport package) or a 2014 GS350 AWD. The Lexus won out just because of the reliability and that was one of the top priorities for her. I liked the performance of the BMW (it only had 14K miles) but the price was $39K (good price), the Lexus had about 20K miles at $34K. Good luck on your choice of car.

[@roadracevette1994]

+TheSmokingTire... don't forget about pre owned Cadillac V Series within the last several years when it comes to performance, luxury reliably and bang for the buck.

[@cedb7115]

+TheSmokingTire what about Infiniti?

[@frankiewelfare8087]

Lexus all the way man.

[@omar-yi5ks]

People complain about reliability and part cost but you can't forget your buying a $110k car for 3x less. Their great cars, if you take care of it will take care of you. As Matt said the build quality in general is soo good, you really shouldn't worry about replacing expensive struts and shit, just service it and don't cheap out on maintenance.

[@omarawad2161]

Actually the air shocks are extremely easy and somewhat cheap to change out. Third party companies re-manufacture OEM struts and sell them with a lifetime warranty. They're about $300 each, and considering that there is a lifetime warranty, it basically covers you forever. M156 and the transmission are bullet-proof if taken care of properly.

[@rg-zb6hs]

My front driver side air shock went out on my CLS and it's in the shop now being repaired for 1100$ its not cheap even if you buy the car for cheaper lol

[@omarawad2161]

rg11 You got ripped off. Re-manufactured struts from Arnott cost around $400 and with a lifetime warranty. Labor at an independent shop should cost you no more than $300, totaling to about $700. It's easy to replace it yourself if you choose to, and it'll save you the labor costs.

[@rg-zb6hs]

Yeah but I wanted OEM and new. also I live in Canada and even re-manufactured struts from Arnott would have costed me 800 to come to Canada I lose either way.

[@omarawad2161]

rg11 Ah gotcha. Stuff in Canada is really expensive, I won't argue that. Arnott struts are actually OEM Mercedes-Benz struts, just re-manufactured. But yeah if you can get new struts for about the same price then you might as well get them.

[@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

[@dangerousfreedom4965]

Sounds amazing

[@ChevyBM]

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

[@geoffreygeorges4324]

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

[@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

[@Dun214]

I was really considering this car... but I don't think il be able to live without going to redline

[@roadwraith6]

It clearly dont like hitting second base on first date xD Just love the CLS.... but still to expansiv but they are getting there. Got myself a fully loaded BMW E38 in good condition some years ago for 1000USD. Had so much fun with it and when i finaly fell apart 1.5 years later it dont feel that bad when you can buy a new one for 1000-1500USD

[@gdlkinbi]

Sounds awesome ! That new 4.0l TT has nothing on this.....when you lost power it took me back to my problems with a Benz, never again for me !

[@alexf4894]

I like the first gen a lot. I rarely seen them either

[@DSP1337]

@1:17 Holy crap! My ears are bleeding. I like it :P

[@SuperSladjo]

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

[@OfWhatsToCome]

Jesus christ that fucking noise, that's amazing.

[@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.

[@drewrharding]

Classic CLS, he'll need a new transmission shift plate. It's about $1,400. You can drive with it for a while but eventually it will need to be replaced.

[@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

[@DeuxGeaux]

1:17 what car is that? Assume it’s Matts car?

[@TorrentialTech]

Wow that sound

[@browneyesjesus]

Clarkson did a killer review on this

[@yousef.al-assaf]

Whoever is wearing earphones, bring the volume down before it gets ugly @1:17

[@scottgiebler5858]

that limp mode happens some times. had a few cars do that at work(MB dealer) after stomping on it. it won't even store a fault code lol

[@Rick2010100]

If there was no fault code, the car had doubtless a ECU tuning. The ECU tuning usualy also disables the fault code generation.