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2005 Mercedes Benz Clk 55 Amg 5.5l Engine With 367 Hp & 4 Exhaust System on 2040-cars

Year:2005 Mileage:40630 Color: Silver /
 Black
Location:

Fishers, Indiana, United States

Fishers, Indiana, United States
Transmission:Automatic with paddles
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:V 8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: WDBTJ76H35F158206 Year: 2005
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: CLK-Class
Trim: Coupe
Options: DVD COMMAND Navigation, 6-Disc CD Changer, Sunroof, Leather Seats
Safety Features: 24 hr Roadside Assistance Program, Owner Information Guide, Tele Aid Emergency Calling and Communication, Dual Front & Side Airbag, Head Protection Curtains, Antitheft Alarm with Engine Immobilizer & Anti Tow, Front Seat Belts with Pre-Tensioners & Force Limit, Night Security Illumination, Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
Drive Type: RWD
Power Options: Dual-Zone Automatic Climate Control, Climate Control with dust /chacoal filter, AMG-Design Nappa/Nubuck Leather, Upholstery Aluminum Trim, AMG-Leather Sport Seats, Heated Front Seats, Front Seats w/Easy Entry/Exit System, 60/40 Split Folding Rear Seats, 10-Way Electric Adjustable Front Seats, Memory Seat Position & Steering, AMG Leather Steering Wheel with AMG Speedshift, Electric Adjustable Tilt/Telescoping Steer Column, Power Tilt/Sliding Tinted Glass Sunroof, Power Window Front & Back, AMG Entrance Plates & AMG Floormats, Integrated Garage Dr Opener, 8-Speaker Bose AudioPilot Digital Sound System, CD/AM/FM/Weatherband Radio, Auto-Diming Rear/Driver Side Mirrors, Cruise Control Smartkey, Pre-wiring for Integrated Motorola, Phone/Sirius Sat. Radio
Mileage: 40,630
Sub Model: 55 AMG
Exterior Color: Silver
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: Black
Number of Doors: 2
Number of Cylinders: V 8
Warranty: vehicle has no warranty
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

We just took this CLK55 in on trade, the car was professionally driven as a sunday car, thus the low miles on the car. It is in meticulous condition, this is a wonderful opportunity to own an amazing AMG product, on a huge discount from MSRP. This was the last year MB imported CLK 55 AMG coupe. It also the first year with new updated interior with Blue Inserts4 exhaust system18" Style IV AMG rims, and a 5.5L engine.  Therefore these are rare 2005 CLK 55 AMG within other CLK 55 AMG, only 1,500 are handmade in 2005. 

Feel free to contact me with any question @ 317-849-9000 x1419 Ask for Jake 

or email at jdodson@donhindsford.com


Specifications

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe 

PRICE AS TESTED: $82,025 (base price: $70,770) 

ENGINE TYPE: SOHC 24-valve 5.5L V-8, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection 

Displacement: 332 cu in, 5439cc 
Power (SAE net): 367 hp @ 5750 rpm 
Torque (SAE net): 376 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm

5-Spd Auto Trans w/manual mode and AMG Speedshift Technology

AMG Sport Suspension

AMG Aerodynamic Bodywork

AMG High Performance Braking System

AMG 18" Twin Spoke Aluminum Alloy Wheels

High Performance Tires (F) 225/40 R18; (R) 255/35 R18

AMG Quad Sport Exhaust System with 4 Chrome AMG Outlets

TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic with manumatic shifting 

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 106.9 in Length: 182.6 in
Width: 68.5 in Height: 55.4 in 
Curb weight: 3808 lb 

C/D-ESTIMATED PERFORMANCE: 
Zero to 60 mph: 4.7 sec 
Zero to 100 mph: 11.3 sec 
Zero to 130 mph: 20.2 sec 
Zero to 150 mph: 30.5 sec 
Street start, 5-60 mph: 5.0 sec 
Standing 1/4 -mile: 13.2 sec @ 107 mph 
Top speed (governor limited): 156 mph 
Braking, 70-0 mph: 173 ft 
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.80 g 

FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city driving: 15 mpg
C/D-observed: 18 mpg 

Here's a car that's hard to think about in rational terms after spending 100 miles in the pilot's seat. You drive a CLK55 AMG around (windows all down unless it's raining, because it just looks so cool with no B-pillars), whipping its 362 horses to a shiny lather and bending its taut but supple chassis hard into every conceivable ess and kink in the road, and you emerge thinking: What're the child slavers paying for a firstborn these days? I must have this car! Then you glance at the eye-watering $82,025 sticker price, and suddenly a lifetime of tardy Father's and Mother's Day cards seems the better deal.

Ah, but the rational cars at your tony tristar dealer don't wear the AMG badge. These cars are different. Brutal. Special-only 1500 CLK55s will be sold here this year. Their engines are hand-built (we built one for a story last March: "Yes, They're Hand-Built," page 59). Their performance is holistically upgraded from lesser CLKs-engine, transmission, suspension, brakes, wheels, tires-and the results are spectacular.

Introduced late in the 2003 model year, this CLK55 AMG is powered by the same 5.4-liter naturally aspirated V-8 that motivated its predecessor, tuned for 20 more horses (freer breathing brings the total to 362), with torque holding at 376 pound-feet. The reinforced five-speed automatic features AMG's Speedshift programming. Sport and comfort modes adapt shift points and firmness to differing driving styles, or press a button for manumatic mode, and the driver can control shifts via the lever or via buttons on the back of the steering wheel. In this mode it remains more manual than most Benzes, upshifting to prevent over-revving but never downshifting at wide-open throttle.

Underneath, AMG shocks, springs, and anti-roll bars lock down the body and quicken response rates without punishing the passengers. In a nod to ride plushness, the rubber is modest: 225/45 fronts and 245/45 rears on 18-inch rims (oddly enough, wider tires are available on the base CLK Sport package). Big 13.6-inch-front and 11.8-inch-rear brake rotors are grasped by four-piston-front and two-piston-rear monoblock calipers.

All this hi-po hardware shoulders a hefty load. Our option-laden example burdened the scales at 3808 pounds. That's 414 pounds up on the CLK's most obvious competitor, the 333-hp BMW M3 (which costs between $48,195 and $60,780). The six-speed manual M3 is geared way shorter than is the automatic CLK, and it revs 1500 rpm higher (to 8000), so both cars shift at nearly the same speeds, leading one to favor the M3 in a drag race. But the CLK's V-8 out-torques the M3's six by 114 pound-feet, and this pulls the CLK ahead of the last M3 we tested by 0.1 second to 60 mph (4.7 seconds) and by 0.4 and 2 mph through the quarter-mile (13.2 at 107 mph). Of course, if you're willing to close the M3-to-CLK55 price gap by $17,798, aftermarket tuner Steve Dinan can close the performance gap (see page 112). It's also worth noting that the new CLK55 runs 0.2 to 0.3 second quicker than its 288-pound-lighter predecessor.

That acceleration is accompanied by a glorious baritone engine note-you know, somewhere maybe a third of the way up the scale between a bass Chevy big-block and a soprano Ferrari 360. The chassis behaves beautifully, too, providing good isolation from small impacts while cleaving tightly to the road over dips and humps. The new rack-and-pinion steering even tickles the fingertips with a reasonably detailed accounting of what's happening down at the contact patches (although the feel remains a touch numb just off-center). The brake pedal feels firm and reassuring, even after repeated overuse. Trouble is, with all this mass and those relatively small tires (the BMW wears 18s with 255/40s in the rear), the handling limits are modest: a sensible-shoes 0.80 g and a ho-hum 173 feet to stop from 70 mph (the M3 manages 0.87 g and 161 feet).

This isn't an M3. It's prettier, more comfortable, easier to drive, and slightly quicker. And without the radar cruise, keyless ignition, built-in phone, park assist, and other resistible tinsel, it can be had for $70,770. Even at that price this will never rank as a rational purchase, but it might be a tad bit easier to rationalize.


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