The AMG FROM HELL! Straight Piped Renntech CLK63 BLACK Series Review

It has a reputation for being a car on the edge of an accident at all times, but today I am finally getting to strap myself in the driver's seat of this very rare white Mercedes CLK63 AMG Black Series and find out just what it's like.
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[@JayEmmOnCars]

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[@markchip1]

"THIS car needs a therapist!" ...presumably for uncontrolled violence/anger management issues! (Congrats, James - you have reached Clarkson levels of descriptive excess!!!)

[@JayEmmOnCars]

A high water mark Mark

[@StratKruzer]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@izzieb]

British man talks about noisy German with wide, slippery rear end for 15 minutes

[@seanmichaelp724]

"Rated M for Mature"

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Rated D for DANG SON

[@markchip1]

"Sublime!!"

[@sbscottw]

@@gil2934 Do you have £100k to spend?

[@dylanh1978]

Imagine driving one of these on the road in 50 years time, people would run for cover in every town and village within a 20 mile radius of it.

[@thalo9237]

🤣😂😅

[@encinobalboa]

In 50 years, motorists will regard this era with fond nostalgia. Big noisy NA motors are disappearing fast.

[@NXT_LVL]

This and ALL the straight piped Chargers, Challengers and Mustangs in the states

[@Amir-kc9yu]

Pure old school AMG 50 cal soundtrack. Glorious.

[@124mun]

Up there with the best looking mercs of all time. Absolutely timeless.

[@watchesbythomsen]

YES I OWN ONE OF THOSE Sadly I'm talking about the Kia Picanto at 01:18. 😟

[@90MinutenLang020Damsko]

Why sad? I'm a proud owner of a picanto!💪

[@watchesbythomsen]

@@90MinutenLang020Damsko yeah at least it's mine and not the banks. 😄

[@jorgechiubomberos]

I own a CLK 350 2008 grand edition.!! At least I can dream it's a CLK 63!!!, right!!!! Shit, I'm poor

[@watchesbythomsen]

@@jorgechiubomberos Well an 08' CLK 350 goes for 40.000 USD in Denmark. So you'd probably be considered rich in here. 😄

[@jorgechiubomberos]

@@watchesbythomsen hahaha, I should take it to Denmark haha, a big hug,

[@augustortiz]

Sexmobile. Mercedes really knocked it out of the park with this car.

[@nicholasshort7849]

5:06 Jay's voice breaks and the car clears it's throat on his behalf!

[@neilbuchan7300]

One word. Beast! Sounds like a very pissed off tiger with a gut full of Guinness

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Accurate description

[@nealp885]

This is the type of car that Tesla fanboys fail to understand how it is so appealing to me. lol

[@mmm4638]

Tesla is like jerking off. This is making love to Merelin Monroe

[@KotomiP]

The car may have the original tires from new, plenty of treads left due to low mileage but super old. If it is, then it is deceivingly dangerous and should be replaced

[@JayEmmOnCars]

They were about four years old. WE checked.

[@FinleyESB]

Nah, the cars just a nutter, I had a amg 55 CLK many years ago, it's was a maniac, very tail happy, it was great fun. I still miss that car, handling was actually decent, but getting the power down without lighting up the rear wheels was like hand feeding a lion.

[@thalo9237]

@@FinleyESB Exactly!!! I have a 04 CLK55, definitely a different animal.. I can only imagine being behind the wheel of that MONSTER!💪🏾💯

[@mohammedshahid9137]

AMG life is Eat. Sleep. Make noise sideways.

[@TraxxofAOT]

True AMG life is Eat Sleep Drive Tow truck Repair Make noise sideways Tow truck Repair Drive Tow truck Repair Gas Gas Gas Tow truck Repair Tow truck Repair Sell

[@bingoberra18]

*Refuel

[@ReclusiveDuck]

It's even louder than that shirt! What an utterly bonkers machine.

[@Jakes_Cars]

I'd take this monster over the new AMG GT Black Seires anyday! 🖤

[@jasonjones8492]

What a machiiiiiiiine!✌🏼

[@madmatt5661]

That noise 👊 That shirt 😜

[@royster3345]

Both loud......!

[@AntoniusTyas]

It is, in the word of the renowned philosopher Clarksonius, an old dinosaur politely chortling. Loved it to bits since I saw JC's review on TopGear back in 2008.

[@peterdelamare]

Must have shit tyres as my old s212 E63 estate with 730hp and 800lbs torque didn’t break the tyres loose that easily.

[@FinleyESB]

It's a CLK, not an E class. They're tail happy, great fun, the traction control will generally save you from a hedge visit though, I've had w212 e class, first generation CLS and currently a s205 C class AMG. The CLK was very light at the rear compared to all of my other Mercedes. I still miss my old CLK, every roundabout was a funfair ride

[@julian987r4]

Sounds utterly horrific. Chav’s in late night supermarket car parks will love it.

[@zfloz9895]

Mercedes alow the power to be available from the lower gears, compared to other brands witch only let's you use the full power from 3 or 4th gear up. The M5 E60 included. That's why for the usual driver, those cars can be tamed.

[@brogenville]

HAIRCUT! Finally! 🎉 👏 👍

[@brianiswrong]

I think,if I owned it I would add a couple of silencers with bypass valves. Classy and refined for town work/ mega loud for the supermarket sound off.

[@browner5452]

Shirts louder than the car 😎

[@vintagesteelgarage]

I love my clk500. Comfy cruiser. But plant the throttle and it certainly moves quick. Makes me smile.

[@miamimo70]

Didn't Clarkson have one? Real Monster

[@stekwack]

it was one of Clarksons all time favourite cars.

[@joshjack6127]

@@stekwack Yeah he actually owned one. Think he still does

[@fastercars2010]

@@joshjack6127 I think he sold his.

[@HG504X]

Dream car garage material there especially with that Renn exhaust on it, takes it up to 11.

[@spencerhan7995]

My neighbor has this car in Black. He bought it from a pro baseball player.

[@805NAVE]

There is a black one in my neighbor hood too, Woodland Hills ca. Also I see another black one down in Rancho Santa Fe

[@spencerhan7995]

@@805NAVE Cali must have a good percentage of the few that were made. I'm in Upcountry Maui.

[@805NAVE]

Spencer Han Maui damnnnn yeah lol. I also see a red one in Beverly Hills every few months. I wonder how many are in California

[@spencerhan7995]

@@805NAVE red must be wicked,and this is the first time I've seen a white one. I'd have to choose silver like the amg warsteiner race cars. What color would you choose?

[@dxutube]

The CLK GTR was based on the 208 not the 209

[@nikoweindel1198]

It was styled to look like it but not even remotely based on it.

[@wightangel]

I absolutely love your videos. they are so natural and easy to watch. You ought to do this for a living. I thought these Black Series Mercedes were very limited. I know Jensen Button owns one and also Michael Schumacher.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Jenson had a DTM. I actually did a video on his car.

[@190weee]

As the owner of a black series this is probably the most accurate review

[@johnclayney2933]

Phooaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! Just don’t make Emm like that anymore. What a shirt. What a car.

[@vrsmartin2981]

Another amazing video. Really loving the intro and outro now too. You have come such a long way. As for the car..... You have to admit Merc make the best and dirtiest sounding performance cars going. The C63 black is one of my dream cars. Since seeing clarkson test one.

[@endaf]

I wouldn't let renntech anywhere near my CL 55 AMG, way overpriced, can get simular from other companies at a much lower price. Oh and their air intakes are a joke.... Got my CL up at 700hp 1000nm torque, and spent less than £2k. Need to get the exhaust done, but not as loud as this.

[@hubbyofmad5122]

Endaf Evans can you please share these other companies cheers

[@endaf]

@@hubbyofmad5122 there are many that specialise in AMG/mercedes, Eurocharged is one, I use them and other smaller companies. Much cheaper than renntech, renn seem to think that they can still charge £5k for headers for a c55 when the car itself is just about that value!! Join the Amg Facebook groups and just ask, plenty of recommendations my personal favourite company is DTK

[@mrjohnnyk]

I don't know what's louder. That car or the shirt.

[@805NAVE]

the CLK line is absolutely bonkers I can’t believe there are TWO CLKs above the black series !!! 😂

[@jorgechiubomberos]

What is bonkers????

[@jacquesmartin9741]

This car needs a therapist!! Haaa, great comment!

[@ShogunsDojo]

The Mercedes 6.2 is the best best V8 Ever made. I’ll happily die on this hill.

[@richboy900]

I drove an E63 amg with that lump and would agree. Sounds unbelievable and extremely torquey for an n/a. One of the best engines we'll see in our time with the way things are going

[@dagnut]

Depends on the criteria. I would never normally defend american engineering but in comparison to the LS they drink oil -more expensive oil, require higher octane fuel, are not as efficient , cost twice as much and the block in standard form is no where near a strong

[@ShogunsDojo]

dagnut I meant in terms of character and charm rather than efficiency or any particular mechanical quality. I know it’s not the most effective and given its capacity it’s BMEP is probably low but it just seems to be the most charismatic V8.

[@dagnut]

@@ShogunsDojo yeah hard to deny ..I'm trying to talk myself out of a c63 wagon at the moment ..shouldn't have drove one...worst mistake I've ever made.

[@CarToneHK]

This is still my favourite Black Series of them all

[@brianiswrong]

Wow That motor and exhaust combo is so loud it made your shirt silent😃

[@DjDolHaus86]

Someone in my town has a straight piped C53 and I hate him. The car sounds great from about half a mile away but when it sounds like you've just had a flyby from a WW2 fighter plane at 1AM every day it gets a little tiresome.

[@greydog1104]

They were smoking tires when they signed it off.

[@Fc-cb3tn]

The government won't be happy about the noise... which is why I like this so much.

[@dastzumk8851]

Its still my undisputed dreamcar since its release 👌🏻 great video 💪🏻

[@Josh-ce9sv]

This should be titled- How to make your Mercedes sound like a crappy Honda Civic owned by teenagers. Just because you can- doesn't mean you should. Of course- nobody owns a Mercedes post 1990 unless they are trying to impress someone who doesn't know anything about *real* cars....

[@onelyone6976]

Something I’d love to see is a CLK 55 AMG on the channel, it won’t be anywhere close to this monster but still cool Edit: the exact one I’m refering to is the one based on the w208 chassis, or the pre facelift clk

[@adriankeys6245]

What a peach of a car in the best colour ever

[@pjakep]

You are definitely the best freelance motoring journalist out there, and your last few car reviews have been very good. Keep up the good work. That Merc sounds amazing!

[@RSX.91G]

5:08 beautiful sound 😀

[@lexusls4305]

“This car needs a therapist.”- When AMG’s inspired hyperbole like “Axe murderer with headlights.” We won’t see that kind of automotive language stretched again. R.I.P. N/A 6.2

[@davidphillips7255]

A chain drive Mercedes with a Scott Oiler??? Cool if it was 1908:) That AMG really does sound the business though.

[@DW911S]

poor brake balancing, incapable of putting the power down, anti-social sound, shite interior. I want one so much.

[@Cosmo-ye7em]

Bruh why do you hate amg s like SL55-SL65 CLK55-CLK63 Black Series

[@VincentLasseaux]

Scottoiler was what the constant motorbike chain oiler is called - they still sell them!

[@RichardJPalmer]

Had one myself!

[@tomnutting3836]

Difficult for me to want any modern Mercedes more than this!!! Maybe the DTM

[@cologne2792]

I think that's your best review yet. Brilliant and perfectly pitched.

[@davidmadej5955]

I need to drive one. From what I understand the tires twitching and brakes pulling are the characteristics of a race before it’s been warmed up. If it’s not the case then I don’t know why mercedes didn’t go for larger circumference tires instead of more width. Bigger circumference is like gearing up while width provides more traction at the expense of drag. Maybe there is enough space in the wheel well for larger and squarer tires like on race cars? I don’t know, I really do want to get in one for myself though.

[@sbscottw]

JayEmm really giving the CLK a dressing down here, but considering the ghastly shirt he’s wearing plus the fact he’s so confused he’s chosen a White Black Series, the biggest criticism I have of this car is that he’s sitting in it. He really does not expand at all on its best qualities: handling, engine, not to mention show-stopping looks & back road gravitas. As an American, Jay’s review is just another Limey talking about Waggy Bottoms. Good Day Sir, I said Good Day!

[@rajjy1976]

Did he say “An Legendary” ??? 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@JayEmmOnCars]

He did

[@Марк.Фетнов]

Lol'd at the bit where you said he centred the drivers seat, it's the steering wheel thats off centre (in all Mercs)!

[@timmietz]

C63 BS is basically the improved version of this car.

[@christianwuchatsch9510]

I want to like the video but it was just a man complaining. It felt like a nerdy KZbin gamer giving a very rare AMG Mercedes review without showing the car actually breaking loose once

[@atomicdave1987]

This car is utter filth. I'm sure your neighbours would hate you every time you want out....but THAT NOISE!

[@jorgechiubomberos]

That car is absolutely nothing compared to the BMW M3 2008. 😳 ( BMW fan boy cry)

[@LowKeyTris]

Absolutely gorgeous 63

[@19PatMcDowell90]

I know your just giving your input on the vehicle but there’s no way this car is any way shape or form, the loudest low passing car ever, it maybe very loud but definetly not slow, I’ve personally driven one stock test drive one, I just didn’t record in n out in on KZbin absolute beast for how old the car is not the, so give the car its respect

[@ericcarson342]

Getting close to pulling the trigger on a C36 AMG. This is on my dream list. And a first gen NSX.

[@grahamnutt8958]

What were Mercedes smoking? AND other memorable quotes almost had me spitting out my tea 😆😆😆. To say that the car's "bonkers" would be an absolute understatement. Great review yet again 👍👍

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Happy to provide you entertainment Graham

[@grahamnutt8958]

@@JayEmmOnCars 👍👍 Just shared this with a Mercedes fan who has her own YT channel. Been totally loving your content James. Thanks and respect bud 😊👍

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

@@grahamnutt8958 Haha, here I am! Thanks, mate! This beast can rip! 🤗

[@grahamnutt8958]

@@ClaireYunFarronXIII Just in case it gets noted by JayEmm..... this is the lady who I shared the link with. LF..... thanks for your reply to thread & glad you enjoyed it 😊♥️⚡👍

[@JayEmmOnCars]

@@grahamnutt8958 oooh who is that?

[@FairladyS130]

A pretty repetitive review this one, visually and audibly. No visual sign of the loose rear end you kept talking about so perhaps it would have been better to take it to a track and do a Stig. It does sound like the car needs a rear end alignment if the chassis is good as you said, toe out for example can result in a skittish rear end, having a wider front track does not help rear end grip but that's mainly in corners.

[@TheRealVranesh]

This car, along Quattroporte make the best noise... I mean... as Hammond said for the Quattroporte, I don't care if it picks it nose and farts in bed... just give me more of those fart noises lol

[@Rhowhat]

I feel that people are going to try and out do each other with how uncomfortable they can make you feel with the exhaust sound on their cars. I could never drive anything quite this load but it's a giggle watching you wince.

[@Cynycter]

I don't get it. ... What's the point of this obnoxiously loud exhaust? The stock exhaust already sounds awesome. The "straight pipe" ruins it IMO

[@Tracertme]

I notice in some of those passing shots the camera man was standing a long long away from the side of the road with this car......:-) probably with good reason....

[@DanLMH]

Another leftie for Jay, but holy shit that car sounds awful...

[@finalpharoah1]

Electric cars were made for you

[@socaljmac7720]

The contraption you refer to that dripped oil on your motorcycle chain is called ‘British engineering’. Sorry mate, couldn’t resist.

[@commasNculture]

What do you guys think clk black series or c63 black series

[@richarddonoghue7474]

I don’t think the Devil would drink blue wkd’s, funny though 😂

[@markm0000]

Something is definitely not right with those tires. They might be under inflated or had been sitting flat for too long. Maybe they’re defective that can happen.

[@sleebanger]

i'll take driving satisfaction / fun over performance any day of the week.

[@peterbratu]

Can anyone answer me: - how did he manage to insure it? - how does this pass MOT?

[@timhuddlestone8280]

Why wouldn’t it pass

[@peterbratu]

@@timhuddlestone8280 noise and emissions. every vehicle has a baseline for homologation. this does not pass either.

[@joshjack6127]

Noise is not measured in an MOT.

[@peterbratu]

@@joshjack6127 of course it is, you can find it under the 'Nuisance' heading. The Police can also order you to change and re-test your exhaust if they receive complaints about your vehicle.

[@brianiswrong]

He just asks the mot guy to give it a quick 15 min pre mot drive😃 After that and a booking for the next year it ain't failing on anything.

[@mikej5541]

My dream benz. Im stuck with a c55 poor man's amg :/ still fun car

[@Themayseffect]

Makes plenty of sense why it would be tall happy... It's riding on all seasons

[@JDCALDECOTT]

Your vids are like old top gear, I like it.

[@markchip1]

A true compliment!!

[@MilitaryHistory2011]

It's tragic how a modern merc sounds like a bloke sat on the toilet after a dodgy curry compared to this

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Regulations.

[@hasangenc2922]

@@ClaireYunFarronXIII so sad, those regulations are nonsense

[@tedtitmus8900]

I love, love your review and the way you go about telling your viewers. Well done.

[@beneddy99]

I know the terrible shirts are a bit of gimmick but my God have you outdone yourself this time!

[@tjpj1919]

New intro is great not too long perfect

[@nikoweindel1198]

Maybe this car is due for an alignment?

[@resnonverba137]

Nice looking car but has carbon-fibre overkill, and sounds as if it has a hole in the exhaust.

[@google_apigallerez5.184]

How dare you cut on the CLK 63? Did you check the rear tire pressures?

[@theyers]

Needs a suspension geometry reallignment.

[@mattryerson3902]

Love the new intro

[@WhiteMouse77]

Lamborghinis seem to be piece of cake compared to this beast....

[@Cupat1]

The oil thing for your bike from years ago that dripped on the chain was a scotoiler.

[@theliberatorszen2916]

A Scottoiler for motorbike chains!

[@bo_d_n]

This will be one hell of a classic car !

[@hasangenc2922]

A real AMG. Not the crap like the C43, Cls53 and all that crap.

[@SkywardOne]

Dude didn't talk about tires. Car like that deserves some good shoes on her.

[@clato74]

Does Nordshcleife in 7:45, can't be all that scary on the road...

[@LoganWard4621]

that exhaust sound badass it almost sounds like a Nascar stock car on steroids literally

[@ClubsportEvoluzione]

My dream AMG muscle 😍

[@CanyonsCarver]

The CLK GTR was not based on the W209 though