A Tuned 2012 CLS63 AMG is a Loud Earth Jet - One Take

The first-gen CLS basically introduced the modern four-door coupe design that's as common today as shoe laces. This second-gen 2012 CLS63 AMG started life with a 5.5 liter twin-turbo V8 making 518HP and 516TQ, and cost about $100,000 when new. It has a tune, some clean aesthetic mods inside and out, and is very, very loud.
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[@VirtualVelo]

Is there people from 2024?

[@ShaneYoungMMA]

Holla

[@eliaswreford4523]

Yeah. Looking into both the 550 with a renntech tune and the 63/65. I’m I terrified at the maintenance? Yes. Am I also wildly irresponsible? Also yes. With a budget of around 25k and a reserve of 5k for stuff breaking I’m okay with the idea of any 63 or 65. But I love the look of the pillarless coupes. I don’t need a c class as they are just a little small for my needs.

[@PetrolHead1]

The CLS is such a menacing sedan not talked about near enough. All you hear about ever are the e63/m5. Nice one Zack!

[@tehgzizlauw1787]

Petrol_Head this gen cls isn't as good looking as the first gen

[@dwight122324]

id say its better

[@cybaneticcybanetic441]

same thing goes for the M6.

[@TheSmokingTire]

Agree. It took HGH after the first gen. This has a much different street presence than the first one. - ZK

[@antonpeterson1245]

CLS vs RS7

[@morrybyte]

Just once in my life, I need to own an AMG v8. It’s just sick.

[@anthonydeluca6966]

morrybyte You can get one, one day. They depreciate like crazy

[@vWaLLBangz]

Anthony DeLuca they really do, shit is nuts. A 2017 brand new is 118k. A 2016 with 18k miles is $77k. Cls amg. Just checked on line. What kinda shit

[@blinx197]

They do tank in cost. But be weary, do research and know what to look for with problems. I know many people who have bought them and been scorned cuz, they had to go to the dealership for little things and it eventually was just a money pit. Hell, get some tools and some Jacks. You'll be much happier snowing you have can skip $150+ oil changes and $2k+ brake jobs

[@pakigangsta5]

Get a C63 for $18-20k

[@shahs.7910]

Get a well maintained E55 AMG for ~$15k.. 90% of the oomph for a fraction of the price

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

The 5.5 TT v8 sounded amazing. The 4.0 TT sounds great but my god the 5.5TT was so guttural. None of them are the 6.2 of course, but theres no denying just how good the 5.5 sounds.

[@prickowens9341]

DannyLlerenaTV definetly there is a e63 2015 in my neighborhood and everytime it drives by i get goosebumbs the 4.0’s dont compare

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

Like don't get me wrong, the 4.0 does sound good in it's own way as it's high strung and free revving, but the 5.5TT sounds like an old school big block V8

[@BeesonsCars]

I personally like the sound of the M113K 5.5 supercharged Motor. That thing sounds incredible. I raced a SL55 in my old Camaro SS (2010 LS3 manual) and got destroyed. But the sound the SL made was incredible. Super deep and loud. Sounded like a plane in front of me. Everyone in my car started to freak over the noise it made. To the day one of the best cars I’ve heard.

[@rd5991]

@@dannyllerenatv8635 best way to describe it

[@IranAir12]

The 5.5 sounds weak compared to the old 6.2 if stock vs stock exhaust.

[@bisterkding9249]

I can't believe this car is 6 years old already. Cars just don't age anymore.

[@kingcs6273]

They do age, only in a different way. Check the infotainment system in a car, dashboard and you can tell right away.

[@bisterkding9249]

Luckily for these cars that can often very easily be replaced

[@av8743]

Yup, exterior wise the car is still beautiful and probably will be for another 5-10 years next to newer models lol

[@96jwatson]

That’s not a 2012 it’s a 2015

[@rd5991]

Actually about 8 years old 😂

[@tahmid3986]

dang Matt lost some weight! congrats !

[@toejamr1]

tahmid the same exact joke every time a new video comes out lol.

[@tahmid3986]

i wouldnt know lol first time i decided to scroll down to the comments

[@G55STEYR]

Even idling sounds threatening. What a badass modern MuscleCar

[@justynkevlar3031]

500 HP out the box. You don't need to do anything just rip it.

[@cameronbraverman8969]

Zack doing the series justice!

[@BB4liffe]

New folks who’s watching this video today, guys..I bought this car after watching this video 4 years ago true story lol, Let me just tell ya this vehicle is an Absolute “BONKERS” same exact year black on black, car is an absolute monster, 5/5 Liter Big V8 with TWIN TURBO is a MIG-31 Foxbat on WHEELS, Turbo Spool and Down Shifts are just crazy on S+ Mode and this is a Torque MONSTER, every now and then people poke you to race, haven’t a lost a race nor disappointed ever. MB’s Best Design so far, nothing came before nor after this car will ever beat this design. Puts a smile on your face everytime you take this pony out for a ride.

[@hovnojede010101]

Well done for a 23yo!

[@thecman26]

Tom T. Meh, he's slackin... When I turned 15 I had already ordered my 3rd Pagani by then... So....

[@DanielJackson-uc8xk]

thecman26 agreed, by the time I was his age I had at least one pet rock

[@young9534]

Peasant. When I was 4 years old I gave Bill Gates a loan to start Microsoft

[@headcas620]

Nothing special. He just got this instead of the quintessential "i just joined the military" mustang, challenger or charger.

[@pepehands8224]

headcas620 whoa there buddy, you forgot to add camaro to that list.

[@toastedtiresify]

Technically he is right about the turbos acting like mufflers. In this old book Maximum Boost by Corky Bell. He actually refers to a turbo as acting like a very weak muffler to cut back engine noise slightly. Your sound is on point these days btw. God damn this thing sounds amazing. Just keep fucking stomping on it.

[@my4cars528]

Zack killin' it!

[@photilal1960]

Zack had a big shoe to fill when he took over this series and he's doing a great job so far!

[@evanwheeler7687]

Great job with this one, Zack. I knew you'd be great on camera since the SRT Viper vs. 911 Turbo S video way back in 2014. Please keep up your humor!

[@gnarlytothemax]

Zack does a great job with these one takes.

[@jamesjross]

Zack is coming into his own. Like everything it took a few times out to find a voice. But he's unique, and confident now. well done.

[@NicheID]

That straight pipe is packing heat. AMG got mad swag!! The kind of car that should be featured in the Jame Bond lineup.

[@bcmstfilms]

Killing it Klapman!

[@kittypigeonclueless5566]

It's funny to see the sunroof slide back in this cls. My CLS 55 does the same thing in heavy acceleration which I tend to do way to much around town, however, I thought it was just unique to my car and was something that I've always meant to find a fix for. Love the sound of that 63!

[@CamiloRodriguez-xy8pe]

Yeah my cls 63 does the same when I accelerate. Seems to be a CLS thing

[@BeesonsCars]

Love the command screen upgrade and the facelifted steering wheel. Would’ve done both of those upgrades myself if I had the car.

[@adamsdailydriveway]

Love the upgraded infotainment screen! Better then the small 4.5” screen.

[@Thepar123]

WEEKEND UPLOADS!!! NEW INTRO!!!! I love it zach, keep it up

[@TheSmokingTire]

Time zone issue, actually. Zack is in the UK and KZbin got his time zone wrong.

[@Teydolla88]

I want one of these sooo bad I keep finding myself comin back to this video gotta stay motivated

[@autotrimmers6353]

NOW THATS A DOPE CAR. Love the way u spun off that’s the way every video should be lmao

[@JasonLitman]

Stoked to see our footage has begun posting! That thing is a beast though!

[@Drew_HBK]

it sounds so so so good, didn't expect that

[@dowboykfx470]

I'm Glade they have someone doing the review

[@thesolojourney8955]

Straight up baller sedan Love AMG’s

[@JustinSmithPYRO]

Damn that is nasty 🤘🤘 my 2014 C63 AMG 2 Dr is stock. I want to eliminate the resonators, but I love the sound of this. I need to do this to mine. I only have 451 horse and 443 pounds of torque. But I'm definitely gonna tune mine as much as I can possibly do. This CLS is nice.

[@Garethjames987]

Great new intro and this is a fantastic One Take Zac!

[@georgelambertson300]

Well done AMG seems sorted out...Great Vlog keep it up..

[@salah458]

nice update and welcome to the new guy !

[@letsrunit2131]

these cars are stunning and the way they move being that heavy is incredible..straight missile

[@mynameis63]

Thanks Zack...Awesome vid....again. :)

[@Gippo50]

Bike to work and have a V8 with straight pipes for the weekend, now that is something I can get behind!

[@futuredk89]

Awesome!!! Zack is a natural

[@YasumotoUS]

Ya know, Zack is growing into his role. His level of comfort talking either to himself or with the car owner is getting better as time progresses.

[@WBush-uc9pe]

Zack brings the funny, too - The air molecule bit had me laughing out loud!

[@HesterDW]

Yep, and he wasn't bad to begin with so I'm impressed.

[@THEPRINCEKONSTANTINE]

awesome video, awesome car, and awesome dude as well! good job Zack!!

[@mousiee7]

Nice to see a big body AMG car. Seems everyone wants the C63. I get it, the buy in is much cheaper and pretty much the same engine.

[@ericsade5961]

"that's like a number, added to a number" haha THAT fast

[@Politiek-debat]

How did he got the facelift interior in a 2012 cls? It's very nice!

[@ridee96]

MANS UPGRADED THE SCREEN🙏🏾

[@av8743]

such a nicer looking car than the standard E63/M5 everybody always raves about in this segment

[@michaelcastillo8458]

Just bought a 2012 CLS for $15,700 out the door 105k miles running strong just pulled out oil pump solenoid wire harness IYKYK must do! Changed oil airbag suspension was changed timing chain is newer version !

[@Teydolla88]

I watch this video quite often is there anyway we can get an update from this guy on how the car is doing I remember you saying it had over 80000+ miles I’m just really interested in one and wanna get as much info as possible

[@blinx197]

My E63 is having these turboback pipes installed right now. Thinking, I might go full straight piped too. Resonator is still in for the moment

[@BeastMK]

Sound for my Ears and 1 of my Wishes

[@the-boring-car-guy]

Woah how did I miss this

[@idin1976]

Nice job Zack!

[@imSchwaggy]

matt lost a lot of weight and grew hair? wtf happened

[@PrestigeWorldWide179]

im Schwaggy hes having a mid life crisis

[@awdrifter3394]

It's all the ball powder and cheap watches.

[@DeShawnaldTrump]

Been waiting on the reupload

[@MrHav1k]

This was my dream car for so many years.... and it kinda still is honestly.

[@av8743]

Wouldnt you say this is way nicer than the E63/m5 everyone always talks about in this segment?

[@MrHav1k]

@Red 2847, absolutely!!

[@mingzhaochen506]

Awesome video! Really nice car as well. German hellcat!

[@landofconfusionfan]

2:41 Did I imagine it or did the car get a little squirrelly there for a hot second?

[@DopeBoysofAtlanta]

This year model didn't come with that navigation system. Did he take it back to meecedes and get that custom swapped?

[@PanamaMo]

Still my dream car

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

Fancy intro, fancy boy!

[@eurosonly]

Mike is very rich and has a nice life. I am jealous of this Mike.

[@IanB22]

Great opening line! Rofl..great work Sir!

[@mattkochanowski6196]

suspension is also aftermarket? How he got airmatic at the back and springs at the front?

[@namas000]

"My turbos are my mufflers"

[@Fee.1]

Egidijus Kajeta this is not a new phrase it’s funnny to see the reaction

[@blinx197]

I'm getting this shirt made!!!

[@mastadriver]

I spy with my little eye an antilaser priority laser jammer control panel @2:01

[@crazymanfansiamyourbiggest9879]

How come he has a large stand screen in the front of the car? Was that aftermarket? If so, where do you get those?

[@MrLebronjames2324]

Amazing car

[@colonslash6609]

Zack Klapman dude please go forward with your t-shirt ideas! If Cleetus can sell his bardle skeet shirts...do it my friend!

[@TheSmokingTire]

New shirts being announced next week, actually.

[@usamaalkasab7509]

Es tut sehr gut wenn man zu viel gelernt hat und abends raus geht weil man bisschen seine ruhe braucht.🤲

[@nirfz]

10:36 sitting up straight by applying throttle. :-) In torque we trust.

[@EliteProductions3129]

These guys need to start their own channel honestly

[@tmanepic]

What warranty are you using for a 90k mile car?

[@Albanianguy9]

He has defintly spent a ton of money. That interior is really upgraded, like the tv and floor mats. I wonder who the tune is from?

[@mattwasilewicz9677]

Yeah, I have a 2012 CLS 63 as well, and neither the steering wheel or infotainment system is stock. Looks like he tried to facelift the interior tot he newest ones. I absolutely loved mine, really fun car

[@user-qk9yi6ro4s]

The headunit looks like a CKM unit www.ckmcardesign.com/

[@arelaththewhitewolf230]

THE-ALBANIAN-GUY I bought a similar floor mat but better looking for 150$

[@joshcosco2]

are the products from CKM good quality? I just bought a 2012 CLS and love the look of that facelifted screen.

[@shantohanian9122]

from where?

[@peteogrande]

Zach is hilarious both on here and on the podcast

[@RAJohnson713]

Damn that sounds good!!

[@steve-hp3uq]

What road is this and where? Looks like a cool place to drive

[@faizrahman7671]

can the owner chime in to the command screen modification and also the steering upgrade

[@JMMYCOLLINS]

his interior looks like a 2017 sooo nice

[@jmhellison]

How much would I used one of these cost? They still seem expensive at about $40k

[@boyTerry]

Hello...What tune do you have and how much HP and torque?

[@AllAboutAccuracyFreekicks]

Beautiful.

[@rogerj412]

I really like this car but I like the way the first gen looked more.

[@ernestbailey4241]

Mike! I see you Bro. well done.

[@AKhellbindeR]

Honestly I thought I would stop watching one takes when Matt said he was going to stop doing them, but I find Zach and excellent replacement.

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

odd time for a one take

[@seanhenry9191]

How do you get the screen like that in ‘12 cls 63?

[@young9534]

That AMG sound will be missed

[@cae2487]

No shoutout to tavarish for the I am the warranty line.....gotta give credit where credit is due. Haha jk lol keep up the good work young padawan.

[@my4cars528]

Saying it in of itself was a shoutout. At least that is how I interpreted it.

[@cae2487]

XR4ti people who haven't seen tavarish wouldn't know about it. I think his channel is interesting and a little shout out from these guys might get him some new subscribers. I know on one of the podcasts Matt gave tavarish an open invite. I just think it's great when channels throw out other channels to check out. Sorry for the ramble it's not really a big deal I just would have personally liked to see it.

[@Fee.1]

Zack is the bolstering as bad as the m5’s where it’s like a badly dubbed video, it’s just a little too late to be effective unless you’re in a big sweeper maybe

[@slaWterCH]

This is the first time I really noticed how cheap cars are in the US. Back in 2011 I got a CLS 350 CDI (this generation of car) and it was more expensive than the 63 in the states... 😳 Had the car for a few years and really loved it.

[@Jamess17065]

had a 2012 with a Renntech Tune. Great car, Bought catless downpipes but took them off. Way too loud for me, Also the car ran very rich. It reeked like gas all the time. I dynoed at 589 whp before the downpipes.

[@davidj7998]

How is she doing?

[@Gus_envivo66]

Do you lose power with a muffler delete??

[@karbonfiba2044]

I love my cls550 but i do get wheel hop when i got it in sport...

[@christopherclaure6689]

muffler delete is perfect. straight pipe all the way through is a bit too much especial for a daily, I believe theres like 3 sets of restrictors resonators to a mid resonator n mufflers. thats without including the cats.

[@jordanthomson7682]

SWEET! RIDE!!

[@topdownb58]

As soon as the Geo came into view, I knew it was getting roasted....thank you my good sir....

[@IranAir12]

This kid can NOT be in the Navy with a car this expensive and exhaust this loud would get huge ticket in CA after 2020.

[@harakaz007]

nice ride

[@paramjeetrana490]

"handcrafted by Oliver Becker" .....hmm.... whys that name sound familiar..... OHHHH his plaque is on my engine aswell :D

[@ph4tboy]

Do u have a CLS63 too? He did mine.

[@JaredR1996]

New logo design 👍

[@tooshmart6669]

You ever play Mortal Kombat?, Every time I see that supermoto pass-by all I want to say is wooopsie!

[@Jayarea510]

Check engine light on with no muffler ???

[@drewwave9736]

I can’t make up my mind between this and a m6 help me plz..

[@burmesebandit9906]

this.. all day 👍🏽