Mercedes CL65 Road Test | Top Gear

The team puts the Mercedes CL65 through a rigorous road test.
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[@irritatedmushroom2]

"We have have had literally some emails from viewers" Lol, classic Clarkson.

[@amnaah653]

738ft-lb's of Torque in a 2004 car is insane even 17 years later. But I'd say it would be a lot of fun on a track if speed wasn't your goal. It's a grand tourer at heart though

[@darylyatestransportblogs]

Not far off what a diesel with 600hp would have

[@villadeste23]

@@darylyatestransportblogsyou forgot the weight

[@barsaf9989]

It must have early adaptive dampers, because it has like zero body roll lol

[@MercedesMan]

Yep ABC active body control suspension

[@TheGAVstudio]

and it's a little bit faster than an impreza, slower than an evo and so much less reliable than a pulsar vzr. Overall, a great mobile living room.

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@TheGAVstudio A lot slower than an Evo, considering the Evo 8 was 1 24.8 and this is 1 29.

[@insayn7995]

@@TheGAVstudio To be fair that’s what it’s supposed to be, a living room, it’s a gran tourer. Track times have ruined modern cars for the road, everyone complains that they’re too stiff.

[@metrobound]

gotta love that 80's porn music the stig was listening to haha

[@copali]

F355 Berlinetta and CL65 AMG in my garage, that's all about my car dreams.

[@jamesf7437]

Two very cool cars!

[@Puknuti]

it's miserable as a race car, as a road car, it's perfect, this is supposed to be grand tourer, and it is ...

[@Makron5]

The sound though of most of them tends to be amazing and it can be fun to drive them on a circuit.

[@15Alex92]

Look how fast it was through the tyres!

[@timfagan816]

Warp speed.

[@cypv12]

i don't care what some dorks say...this is a very good looking and elegant car

[@steeeven1]

yeah you can usually tell roughly when it was by the registration plate. 04 is somewhere between march-september 2004

[@speedycatz]

That is one of the most sensible things I've ever heard coming from an American. Respect!

[@bcarby]

Well spoken

[@AbdulrahmanHadid]

we want to see the road test not only a lap on the track!

[@Hyce777]

Europeans are. You've just done it in different ways... Us in the US, we've decided to gain power by showing off our military programs, and our economy (which used to be good...). Over the pond, as they say, you Europeans have other things... You show off engineering feats. Great bridges, highspeed trains, the chunnel, for god's sake, they are all masterpieces. Don't diss on yourself, Europe is a great continent.

[@ahouse8600]

Rarely recommended

[@vivaportugalhabs]

lol an ad for the chevy camora popped up as i was watching

[@MartiniPinball]

I just love the insanity of that engine.

[@DC1903]

beautiful car

[@ragingbull94mtx]

For the US market, just 194 were produced for the 2005 and 2006 model years combined.

[@ragingbull94mtx]

@Camper1234599 Oh yeah, your car (my dream car!) is extremely rare! You're about 10x more likely to see a C216 CL63 AMG than you are another C215 CL65... and I've only ever seen one CL63 on the road! The rarest AMG sold in the US is the R63... just 30! Though I suspect it has less to do with exclusivity and more to do with the fact that buyers preferred the ML63... but I digress. You sir, have a cool car, and I love this video!

[@andrew190e]

1:10 wow

[@jazzykoenig]

Such a nice car.

[@phas3rrr]

1000Nm is impressive by 2022 standards let alone 2004(?) But of course it is a grand tourer or a two door version of the s class, 2+ tonnes car made for cruising not corners

[@0oziyado0]

nice music Stig

[@antonio_antao]

stig is my hero!!!

[@everything777]

God they look so young. Makes me feel old

[@Iluvcarsforever02]

Can someone tell me the name of the song playing in the car whilst Stig thumps it round the track? Cheers :)

[@vivaportugalhabs]

cl65 is an awesome luxury car

[@Makron5]

I don't call them that. It's mostly to do with the high performance cars of the 1960s-1970s era or heavily based on them like the New Challenger. The New Challenger lives up to its older brother by being just like the old one, a giant bottle rocket engine strapped to a chassis that turns like a boat. Muscle Cars are quite fun to take around bends. Corvette could smoke the Challenger, but you don't get that same sense of accomplishment and turning with the throttle.

[@vv304]

This is literlly the best comentary of a top gear lap by Jeremy

[@PowerRizer]

Dear BBC, why is it stuttering?

[@JAKSthereal]

@faizaanalap4 in germany.. there is this one thing that is called Autobahn.. i know the rest of the world don't have such a thing.. yeah but in germany .. there is it.. so 12 cylinders could be needed.. and in straight line.. and yes, the autobahn is mostly straight.. you can use the 12 cylinders power.. and if you have the money, tell me one aspect why you shouldn't buy this car..

[@QwJammy]

agreed.

[@imbhulu]

2016

[@calibred818]

SOOO!! MUCH!! TORQUE!!! my cousin owns a used car dealership and bought an 07 s65 back in the day.. I saw what that giant beast does.. i cant even imagine what the sl's and cl's do.. theyre lighter and have more horsepower and torque

[@tomathertonta]

ive got a cl55 AMG (500bhp) and let me assure u that nobody buys these cars to go fast around a track. most of the people commenting will never have the money to appreciate a car like this. i cud modify a nova to do 1.29 round the test track..... doesnt make it a good car!

[@DanielKingshott]

+Tom Atherton because of course, someone with the money for an AMG merc listens to Diplo and trolls youtube videos

[@sjellk4776]

+Tom Atherton I think that you do not have a CL55 AMG because you do not know how to spell and on top of that I would like to bet that you don't have the money either.

[@christopheradams5607]

@@sjellk4776 Wow, you sound so very stupid.

[@TJG239]

@Bushmaster88 have you ever heard of a thing called 'running costs'?

[@TJG239]

@Commentor1 Lexus are just Toyotas in a frock, be real. CLs and especially CL55s are leagues ahead of any Lexus alternative. Youre confusing running costs with reliability...

[@mintynuggets]

Crazy they only made 200 of these

[@toblarone45]

well that was depressing - looking at the second to last corner it looked quick would have liked t to have been higher up!!

[@healyeamon]

is there any new top gear on the tv these days?

[@0newishisal]

W211 chassis is the best

[@nightmoodandy9146]

The hydraulic suspension is even better 😆

[@OvalboreCars]

@sjs2011 I don't have to prove it to you, but I DO have a C215 Cl65.

[@Aikay373]

This car is the best... !

[@josj15]

it says the video was uploaded in 2004? how is that possible?

[@Makron5]

Also the Corvette is a sleek sports car and the ZR-1 threatens for the top spot with its amazing handling and even more amazing power. They are amazing but they are not muscle cars in many definitions. The Muscle car is more than an American car with a big engine.

[@cookiehead2]

It looks to me like it needs wider wheels and better tires. It's a Mercedes, so it's going to be heavy. There's nothing you can do about that, but I think it needs a 315 series tire in the back at least.

[@themiker15]

aomg u got the first reply

[@Hyce777]

I never made any comment against the UK itself. I don't exactly care what nation is better than which- In a sense, we're just people, in different parts of the world, calling our homes different things. The UK is a fine area of the world. I've never been there, but I've wanted to visit.

[@borisyurinov4822]

They look so young here

[@Desmonddd2002]

Dear BBC, Road testing a car is different from putting it on a circuit. Keen viewer who wanted to watch a road test of this car.

[@Hyce777]

I didn't say any when it was manufactured. I just said originally. Anyways, that's just saying that you value the USA over every other country that is in either of the Americas.

[@sharartibrat87]

How many people drive a luxury executive car like this? Mercedez awesome.

[@mtb416]

@silvia4live Precisely my point actually silvia!

[@alexanderl7491]

Doug Demuro brought me here

[@CarbonFiberSpoon]

omg, from half word came this "Subscribe" thing...

[@Biltesteren]

This is not the road test. It's the power lap!

[@OmegaDNA]

Sit through these abs* FTFY.

[@thepylonperspective]

“If not, it was run on normal soup….”

[@Hyce777]

Technically, they are. They have a big engine, and muscle cars don't need big boxy looks. Corvettes are sexy, and just because they have better steering, doesn't make them not a muscle car. No one ever said the handling of a muscle car HAS to be bad. The Corvette is technically a muscle car.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Title says road test, eyes say TG track.

[@agnostichuman7369]

2019

[@Christopherr16]

This car is pretty rare, isn't it? How many are there built?

[@OvalboreCars]

@ragingbull94mtx are you serious? I didn't think my car was that rare. come to think of it, don't see too many C215 CL65s on the streets.

[@ICEMANZIDANE]

i saw this car in real and its amazing its a ver ylong car and it has a wounderfoul design i love this car

[@amosmpundu6679]

i would love to see the power of a latest benz and that of vw

[@RRdaKing23]

Actually has a road car its a dream boat

[@ashec]

i fort he said his had some emos

[@Hyce777]

Well I must say that as fun as debating is, I accept losing with dignity, although I will say I am more of a charger fan than a corvette fan. You win. As far as Top Gear calling it America... Well, that's just being bias, and is a whole argument in itself. You'd make a good lawyer.

[@XxPropheticxX]

thought he said " We have had literally some EMO's"

[@nemanume]

The 55AMG version is faster than the 65 ...

[@thomasamundsen3519]

I'd still have that creamy smooth v12 tho even if is more expensive to maintain

[@tmanepic]

Where is the road test?

[@CleverDjembe]

wait, then it gets even GREATER: The pricetag. ;P

[@MrMohammed420]

even greater than the price tag is the repair bill lool

[@732lover]

I'm American and I like that car :(

[@TheCool1989]

1:08

[@EVERLIVERPOOL]

@chrisluvjh why do u hates merc ?

[@Makron5]

1955 was the classic era and Top Gear likes to call it America. You can't win this one.

[@popkraft]

Lol nice car. I still have my 98' CL600 which runs... has air conditioning... ok car got it from a friend who moved out of the country so it was cheap :) xD

[@raycroal]

what colour? maybe i own it now there only are 15 of them

[@mtb416]

Last I checked the autobahn does not have sharp turns.

[@okeyezeilo6187]

Suspect this car wasn't designed for track use but to bludgeon everything else into submission on the autobahn...

[@Gojira_uz]

With more torque than a LaFerrari, hell yeah it is!

[@PsychedelicPigeon]

It's an autobahn cruiser not a track car though

[@thepylonperspective]

I know how unreliable they are… But I have never wanted one more…

[@CW-ee5ih]

I’ve had several magnificent CLs and anyone who thinks they are unreliable should stick with a Jensen Interceptor, and STFU.

[@megadiller123]

jeremy:"stig said"... yeah right

[@WayneLambrightIII]

Did you notice nobody roll? ABC working.

[@Veyronp87]

@Tobias83ausmdorf ok, a datsun sunny sucks

[@TheNoble650]

@TheNoble650 can beat aston vanquish and bentley conti gt

[@Reverseflush]

The R8 coated in anti reflective triple black...my night rider. I obey the freeway speed limit like an earthquake is predictable. Run slow in the right then drop it like it hot and rocket past those turd mobiles as if they were standing. I have flaming exhuasts that shoot out a butane flame.

[@Hyce777]

You've got to remember the original Corvette- I believe, that it was manufactured as a muscle car. Some of the lower end versions don't have the nice handling of the ZR-1, either, and may seem more like a muscle car, rather than a sports car. And just for politically correctness, you shouldn't call them "American" cars. They should be cars from the USA. The USA is not America, it is a very small fraction of it.

[@Makron5]

If GM Lasts that long of course.

[@padams19]

please, re-encode the video. thanks.

[@Transam941]

LMAO!!! So true!

[@alexthompson5275]

The CL class is the sister vehicle of the S class

[@Pirustae]

Track test*, not road test.

[@amosmpundu6679]

i bet Mercedes Benz is the best machine

[@alienlivingform]

this is slightly faster than a 300 HP subaru

[@SavedbyHim]

The Subaru is rally inspired which makes the Mercedes even more impressive because it's a grand tourer by design

[@SalmanC]

@DLJ585 just refresh and they dont come :D

[@ENGINE8V]

@Tobias83ausmdorf thats good theory indeed

[@Hyce777]

Yes, I understand that. Although everyone has their differences, that doesn't mean our enemies are worthless. It's all a matter of the person... Sure, many people may think of their enemies as trash, but others can see that they are fine people also.

[@antyvirusuk8056]

"road test"

[@ftffighter]

The CLK 55 probably was faster despite having less power.

[@RonjoelSunEighteenPlus]

Takumi vs Mercedes g

[@Bloom0to9]

I have had a couple of the S Class and they handle like poo. I'm looking to get a C Class tho. And no I don't buy it for the handling! They are so comfortable and user friendly when needing servicing/light repairs, luxurious and great speed :)