Mercedes CL65 Road Test | Top Gear

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  • @irritatedmushroom2
    @irritatedmushroom2 15 ปีที่แล้ว +305

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

  • @amnaah653
    @amnaah653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    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
      @darylyatestransportblogs ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not far off what a diesel with 600hp would have

    • @villadeste23
      @villadeste23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@darylyatestransportblogsyou forgot the weight

  • @barsaf9989
    @barsaf9989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

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

    • @MercedesMan
      @MercedesMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Yep ABC active body control suspension

    • @TheGAVstudio
      @TheGAVstudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      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
      @sukhdevr3489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @insayn7995
      @insayn7995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@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.

  • @copali
    @copali 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

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

    • @jamesf7437
      @jamesf7437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Two very cool cars!

  • @36hridayeshpanditx-b61
    @36hridayeshpanditx-b61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Man people at AMG and Mercedes were crazy back then

  • @metrobound
    @metrobound 15 ปีที่แล้ว +90

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

  • @Puknuti
    @Puknuti 15 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    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
    @Makron5 15 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @15Alex92
    @15Alex92 15 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Look how fast it was through the tyres!

  • @steeeven1
    @steeeven1 15 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @AbdulrahmanHadid
    @AbdulrahmanHadid 15 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @cypv12
    @cypv12 15 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @speedycatz
    @speedycatz 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Hyce777
    @Hyce777 15 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    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.

  • @nemanume
    @nemanume 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @thomasamundsen3519
      @thomasamundsen3519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @ahouse8600
    @ahouse8600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rarely recommended

  • @bcarby
    @bcarby 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well spoken

  • @phas3rrr
    @phas3rrr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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

  • @vivaportugalhabs
    @vivaportugalhabs 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @vv304
    @vv304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @ragingbull94mtx
    @ragingbull94mtx 14 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    @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!

  • @Iluvcarsforever02
    @Iluvcarsforever02 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @MartiniPinball
    @MartiniPinball ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just love the insanity of that engine.

  • @tomathertonta
    @tomathertonta 9 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    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
      @DanielKingshott 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @sjellk4776
      @sjellk4776 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +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
      @christopheradams5607 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sjellk4776 Wow, you sound so very stupid.

    • @TJG239
      @TJG239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @TJG239
      @TJG239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @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...

  • @andrew190e
    @andrew190e 15 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1:10 wow

  • @ragingbull94mtx
    @ragingbull94mtx 14 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @everything777
    @everything777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    God they look so young. Makes me feel old

  • @DC1903
    @DC1903 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    beautiful car

  • @Hyce777
    @Hyce777 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @JAKSthereal
    @JAKSthereal 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    @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..

  • @mintynuggets
    @mintynuggets 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crazy they only made 200 of these

  • @vivaportugalhabs
    @vivaportugalhabs 13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    cl65 is an awesome luxury car

  • @healyeamon
    @healyeamon 15 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @0oziyado0
    @0oziyado0 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice music Stig

  • @jazzykoenig
    @jazzykoenig 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a nice car.

  • @josj15
    @josj15 14 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Hyce777
    @Hyce777 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @toblarone45
    @toblarone45 15 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @antonio_antao
    @antonio_antao 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    stig is my hero!!!

  • @Makron5
    @Makron5 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @PowerRizer
    @PowerRizer 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dear BBC, why is it stuttering?

  • @Hyce777
    @Hyce777 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @QwJammy
    @QwJammy 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    agreed.

  • @OvalboreCars
    @OvalboreCars 14 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Desmonddd2002
    @Desmonddd2002 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @taunokekkonen5733
    @taunokekkonen5733 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Title says road test, eyes say TG track.

  • @Transam941
    @Transam941 15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LMAO!!! So true!

  • @Biltesteren
    @Biltesteren 12 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @okeyezeilo6187
    @okeyezeilo6187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Gojira_uz
      @Gojira_uz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @0newishisal
    @0newishisal 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    W211 chassis is the best

    • @nightmoodandy9146
      @nightmoodandy9146 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The hydraulic suspension is even better 😆

  • @PsychedelicPigeon
    @PsychedelicPigeon 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's an autobahn cruiser not a track car though

  • @thepylonperspective
    @thepylonperspective 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “If not, it was run on normal soup….”

  • @imbhulu
    @imbhulu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2016

  • @WayneLambrightIII
    @WayneLambrightIII 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Did you notice nobody roll? ABC working.

  • @Hyce777
    @Hyce777 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @calibred818
    @calibred818 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @Hyce777
    @Hyce777 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @alexanderl7491
    @alexanderl7491 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Doug Demuro brought me here

  • @cookiehead2
    @cookiehead2 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @Christopherr16
    @Christopherr16 14 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @borisyurinov4822
    @borisyurinov4822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They look so young here

  • @amosmpundu6679
    @amosmpundu6679 11 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @XxPropheticxX
    @XxPropheticxX 15 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @mtb416
    @mtb416 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @silvia4live Precisely my point actually silvia!

  • @sharartibrat87
    @sharartibrat87 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @thepylonperspective
    @thepylonperspective 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @CW-ee5ih
      @CW-ee5ih 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @tmanepic
    @tmanepic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is the road test?

  • @ftffighter
    @ftffighter 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The CLK 55 probably was faster despite having less power.

  • @ICEMANZIDANE
    @ICEMANZIDANE 14 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @OvalboreCars
    @OvalboreCars 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @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.

  • @EVERLIVERPOOL
    @EVERLIVERPOOL 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @chrisluvjh why do u hates merc ?

  • @Aikay373
    @Aikay373 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    This car is the best... !

  • @Makron5
    @Makron5 15 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @CarbonFiberSpoon
    @CarbonFiberSpoon 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Makron5
    @Makron5 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @OmegaDNA
    @OmegaDNA 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sit through these abs*
    FTFY.

  • @Bloom0to9
    @Bloom0to9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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 :)

  • @themiker15
    @themiker15 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    aomg u got the first reply

  • @Hyce777
    @Hyce777 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    And if you want a muscle car that will kick ass on the track... buy a corvette.

  • @ashec
    @ashec 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    i fort he said his had some emos

  • @Hyce777
    @Hyce777 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @mtb416
    @mtb416 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Last I checked the autobahn does not have sharp turns.

  • @agnostichuman7369
    @agnostichuman7369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2019

  • @RRdaKing23
    @RRdaKing23 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    Actually has a road car its a dream boat

  • @RonjoelSunEighteenPlus
    @RonjoelSunEighteenPlus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Takumi vs Mercedes g

  • @CleverDjembe
    @CleverDjembe 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @MrMohammed420
      @MrMohammed420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      even greater than the price tag is the repair bill lool

  • @Veyronp87
    @Veyronp87 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Tobias83ausmdorf
    ok, a datsun sunny sucks

  • @megadiller123
    @megadiller123 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    jeremy:"stig said"... yeah right

  • @Pirustae
    @Pirustae 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Track test*, not road test.

  • @popkraft
    @popkraft 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @raycroal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @afranca1825
    @afranca1825 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Mercedes is fast but the car has so much torque that the under and oversteer waste precious seconds on the track.

  • @aomar9449
    @aomar9449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Could of done better with wider rear tires and softer suspension in the front, ABC is aggressively fighting body roll hence the wild amount of understeer

    • @siler7
      @siler7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Could of? Lol.

  • @alienlivingform
    @alienlivingform 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is slightly faster than a 300 HP subaru

    • @SavedbyHim
      @SavedbyHim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @TheNoble650
    @TheNoble650 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @TheNoble650 can beat aston vanquish and bentley conti gt

  • @tonistoned8565
    @tonistoned8565 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Meet it on an Autobahn, you will follow. It's for going comfortable and straight, not for curves. If there are some, you go comfortable with it.

  • @leejeongtaek
    @leejeongtaek 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is just an insult for c215 cl65 amg. Who’s gonna enter track with that beast? Autobahn Super Cruiser.

  • @732lover
    @732lover 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm American and I like that car :(

  • @TheCool1989
    @TheCool1989 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:08

  • @padams19
    @padams19 15 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    please, re-encode the video. thanks.

  • @alexthompson5275
    @alexthompson5275 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The CL class is the sister vehicle of the S class