CLK 55 AMG with new front section and enhanced standard specification

BoBcanada · 04-04-2005, 07:30 PM

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Harris · 04-05-2005, 02:10 AM

Seems like the CLK55 is getting the C55 front end and smoked tailights!!

Chappy · 04-05-2005, 08:14 AM

Looks sharp

Anybody have pics of the tail lights? Is the entire assembly smoked or just a part of them? Are they now LED?

rev · 04-08-2005, 01:16 AM

I think it looks a little tougher,and less of a "girlie"(not that there's anything wrong with that

car!

MBH · 04-12-2005, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by rev

I think it looks a little tougher,and less of a "girlie"(not that there's anything wrong with that

car!

A 2005 CLK55 "Girlie" ????? DUD there are plenty of Girlie cars out there and the CLK55 is not one of them.

MBH
2005 E55 Silver/Charcoal

allenjdmb · 04-13-2005, 12:22 AM

are girlie. Or is that girly? In any event, as my wife (girly) says, they all look like glorified Accords.

midget fidger · 04-13-2005, 02:07 AM

yea this stuff def makes it look more aggressive and "manly" haha

JLee81 · 04-13-2005, 11:25 AM

wow.. seriously... CLK is girlie.

hellcat · 04-13-2005, 02:15 PM

I prefer the style of the W208 over the W209 personally but I wouldn't call the 209's girlie. Just not quite as aggressive looking.

rev · 04-14-2005, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by allenjdmb

are girlie. Or is that girly? In any event, as my wife (girly) says, they all look like glorified Accords.

Didn't mean to offend anyone, just saying that I like the changes. Now that I'm comparing them side by side, they do/did kind of look like the Accord.

JLee81 · 04-14-2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by allenjdmb

are girlie. Or is that girly? In any event, as my wife (girly) says, they all look like glorified Accords.

Hm.. I think E-class looks just like a beautified Kia Amanti.

IanSL55 · 04-17-2005, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JLee81

Hm.. I think E-class looks just like a beautified Kia Amanti.

Never heard that before - LOL! So maybe, but the E55 still runs past the CLK55 w/out breaking a sweat... The E is certainly more masculine than the CLK, but the SLK (new and old) is the most feminine of the MB's. I'd say the CLK is more metrosexual than feminine.

~ Ian

JLee81 · 04-17-2005, 08:01 PM

that's only in a straight line performace. CLK is a MB's overall performance model. Either on track or Street, it does its job. Well, also let's see what CLK can do once my mods are done.

IanSL55 · 04-17-2005, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JLee81

that's only in a straight line performace. CLK is a MB's overall performance model. Either on track or Street, it does its job. Well, also let's see what CLK can do once my mods are done.

On the racing circuit sure, it's MB's choice... and while it does "it's job" for sure, you can't really compare it to the higher end AMG's in MB's stable. Sure, if you heavily modify it and run it against stock SL55's, E55's, etc. it will be right there, but that could be said for the C55 as well. Don't get me wrong, I love the CLK55, but it simply wasn't aggressive enough for my tastes visually. That said, the new quad exhausts in the rear are a step in the right direction - now AMG needs to add a super charger to get the HP to 450+ and we'll have a tight sled right off the lot.

~ Ian

JLee81 · 04-18-2005, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by IanSL55

On the racing circuit sure, it's MB's choice... and while it does "it's job" for sure, you can't really compare it to the higher end AMG's in MB's stable. Sure, if you heavily modify it and run it against stock SL55's, E55's, etc. it will be right there, but that could be said for the C55 as well. Don't get me wrong, I love the CLK55, but it simply wasn't aggressive enough for my tastes visually. That said, the new quad exhausts in the rear are a step in the right direction - now AMG needs to add a super charger to get the HP to 450+ and we'll have a tight sled right off the lot.

~ Ian

It won't be a heavily moded CLK. Just little stuff with 19inch rims with street tires. Let me see how it runs on the 1/4mile track after mods. Maybe I could change your opinion slightly?

rev · 04-18-2005, 03:10 PM

As I mentioned earlier, traction off the line is the greatest performance deficit of these cars. With the LSD, the fatter tires and it's lighter weight(compared to the E and SL), I think the performance, both street and strip, might surprise a few people. In fact I think it may be with the mods, the best overall performer of the bunch! Still the E55s and SL55s are beasts in their own right. We'll see, perhaps I'm just biased

. Let us know how it goes?

clkcadet · 04-18-2005, 04:38 PM

sorry to say, but this is a regular clk's amg package not exactly the "clk55 amg" but im guessing those features will be standard

IanSL55 · 04-19-2005, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLee81

It won't be a heavily moded CLK. Just little stuff with 19inch rims with street tires. Let me see how it runs on the 1/4mile track after mods. Maybe I could change your opinion slightly?

I know the CLK55 is wicked quick, I like the look, it has a great interior, and it's a cute car yes, ... but at the end of the day the 130+ HP difference along with the more masculine lines between it and the E55 made my buying choice an easy one. I don't know how we can even compare the two cars. I'd be more interested in seeing a CLK55 face off w/ a M3 or the E55 w/ the M5.

~ Ian

04-05-2005, 08:14 AM	#3
Chappy MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hotlanta Posts: 7,887 Drives: AMG	Looks sharp Anybody have pics of the tail lights? Is the entire assembly smoked or just a part of them? Are they now LED? __________________ W208 CLK55 - 2002 (Silver w/Charcoal - 43K miles) 1 of 3,381 W208 AMG Coupes Worldwide 304WHP / 321TQ - Stock! W124 Estate - 1995 MBWGCM #71 Kombi's Uber Alles Member #3

04-13-2005, 12:22 AM	#6
allenjdmb MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,045 Drives: SL 55 030, ML, E55, bunch of old ones	Sorry, but lots of us think all 209's... are girlie. Or is that girly? In any event, as my wife (girly) says, they all look like glorified Accords.

04-13-2005, 02:07 AM	#7
midget fidger MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Baltimore/Orlando Posts: 3,307 Drives: SLK350	yea this stuff def makes it look more aggressive and "manly" haha __________________

04-13-2005, 11:25 AM	#8
JLee81 Super Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seoul, Korea Posts: 611 Drives: 04 CLK55, IWC CLS55 AMG(one of 55), 07 Honda CR-V 4WD	wow.. seriously... CLK is girlie. __________________ 2004 CLK55 AMG 2006 IWC CLS55 AMG (one of 55) 2007 Honda CR-V 4WD

04-13-2005, 02:15 PM	#9
hellcat MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 4,803 Drives: 97 4Runner	I prefer the style of the W208 over the W209 personally but I wouldn't call the 209's girlie. Just not quite as aggressive looking. __________________ "The speed with which the fiscal situation has deteriorated has been breathtaking. Just one year ago, in the Mid-Session Review of the last budget of the Bush Administration, the federal budget was expected to move from deficit to surplus in 2012 with debt equaling 36% of GDP. Today, the deficit is expected to be almost $800 billion in 2012 with the debt at over 71% of GDP and rising." -JP Morgan Market Bulletin, 8 Sep 09

04-05-2005, 02:10 AM	#2
Harris MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,439	Seems like the CLK55 is getting the C55 front end and smoked tailights!!

04-08-2005, 01:16 AM	#4
rev Almost a Member! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Posts: 63 Drives: 2002 CLK55	I think it looks a little tougher,and less of a "girlie"(not that there's anything wrong with that car!

04-17-2005, 08:01 PM	#13
JLee81 Super Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seoul, Korea Posts: 611 Drives: 04 CLK55, IWC CLS55 AMG(one of 55), 07 Honda CR-V 4WD	that's only in a straight line performace. CLK is a MB's overall performance model. Either on track or Street, it does its job. Well, also let's see what CLK can do once my mods are done. __________________ 2004 CLK55 AMG 2006 IWC CLS55 AMG (one of 55) 2007 Honda CR-V 4WD

04-18-2005, 03:10 PM	#16
rev Almost a Member! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Posts: 63 Drives: 2002 CLK55	As I mentioned earlier, traction off the line is the greatest performance deficit of these cars. With the LSD, the fatter tires and it's lighter weight(compared to the E and SL), I think the performance, both street and strip, might surprise a few people. In fact I think it may be with the mods, the best overall performer of the bunch! Still the E55s and SL55s are beasts in their own right. We'll see, perhaps I'm just biased . Let us know how it goes?

04-18-2005, 04:38 PM	#17
clkcadet MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC/NJ Posts: 1,798 Drives: BMW, Escalade	sorry to say, but this is a regular clk's amg package not exactly the "clk55 amg" but im guessing those features will be standard __________________ CLK 350 NJM

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