The 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 is a beautiful car; taking into account both its exterior and interior. It has a curvaceous profile, pronounced fenders, bold front nose and stylish rear wheel arches which makes it the most elegant car on the road. The inside view is also better–especially with the windows down, and as there is no B pillar, there is more space.

The car cabin combines leather and wood-trimmed refinement and has some great gadgets, including some very comfortable seats. It has a 5.5-liter V-8 engine that ensures superior performance in par with its looks. Superb safety features in the car include radar cruise control, Pre Safe and Night Vision Assist that makes this car one of the safest cars on the road.

The CL550 is not only an excellent piece of engineering by Germans and an elegant, pillar less coupe, but also a big computer on wheels. The car’s Night View infra red Assist monitor helps to give the driver a better view of the road while driving in the dark.

The night View assist feature helps beams of infrared light from projectors in the car’s headlights and lights up at least 500 feet of the road ahead. The complete scene is captured in infrared camera placed near the rearview mirror, which then generates a grayscale image of the road ahead. IT is sent to the high-resolution display in the CL550’s instrument panel which also works as a virtual speedometer when Night View Assist is switched off.

The car feels massive in a narroe street. It measures 199.4 inches in length, and is 3 inches longer, nearly an inch taller and slightly wider than the previous model. This put the car about 9 inches longer than a BMW 6 series and only about 5 inches short of the S-class sedan.

Base price of the 2007 CL550 coupe is $99,900.The S550 sticker shows a bottom line of over 99-grand, from a base price of $88,750. Only one option is listed, a “Value Added” package, which includes: Dynamic Rear View Monitor, Active Ventilated Seats in front, parktronic, Driving Dynamic Front Seats etc. Owing to the smooth power it is rare to hear the rumbling noise under the broad hoods of both cars comes from a new 5.5-liter V8 making 382 horsepower and 391-lb.ft. of torque. EPA estimates fuel mileage to be between 15 and 22-mpg on premium fuel.

The specifications of the vehicle include:
Wheelbase, in. 116.3
Overall Length, in. 199.4
Overall Width, in. 73.7
Overall Height, in. 55.8
Curb Weight, lbs. 4486
Cargo Volume, cu. ft. 12.9
Standard Payload, lbs. –
Fuel Capacity, gals. 23.8
Seating Capacity 4
Front Head Room, in. 36.9
Max. Front Leg Room, in. 42.2
Rear Head Room, in. 36.4
Max. Rear Leg Room, in. 32.2

Engines dohc V8 dohc V8 Turbocharged sohc V12 Turbocharged sohc V12
Size, liters/cu. in. 5.5 /333 6.2 /379 5.5 /336 6.0 /365
Horsepower @ rpm. 382 @ 6000 518 @ 6800 510 @ 5000 604 @ 4800
Torque (lb-ft) @ rpm. 391 @ 2800 465 @ 5200 612 @ 1800 738 @ 2000
Availability Standard Standard Standard Standard

EPA City / highway mpg
5-speed automatic –/– –/– 13/19 11/17
7-speed automatic 15/22 11/18 –/– –/–

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