On the road, the Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series reminds you of its track-optimized mission with a ride that's as taut as an upper-octave piano string.
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"You automotive journalists are only concerned with numbers," barked Geoff Day, when he was asked how fast the new Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series is. "It's not about the zero-to-sixty numbers--it's about the experience!"
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It's no secret there's a momentous battle of brawn brewing between the sporting arms of today's German luxury marques.
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It's no secret there's a momentous battle of brawn brewing between the sporting arms of today's German luxury marques.
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The CLK63 AMG doesn't have a big light bar on its roof like the AMG-built CLK that you see pacing the Formula 1 races-in fact, it doesn't even have a roof-but it drives pretty much the same. You're making terrific time, clipping the curbs and rocketing down th
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The best car Mercedes makes.
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Air Force Three: We ride into the sun--and the rain--with a trio of luxurious new big-sky machines
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Ah, the mercury's rising, and the days are getting longer--inevitably giving you the urge to duck out of work to soak up some sun.
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Ah, the mercury's rising, and the days are getting longer--inevitably giving you the urge to duck out of work to soak up some sun.
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$70 grand will get you one of these slick, luxury musclecoupes--or two of the other
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Fiddling with the superb Mercedes-Benz CLK is like approaching a piece of fine art with a touch-up brush; it would be far easier to ruin than improve. RENNTech founder and former AMG technical director in North America, Harmut Feyhl has the credentials to pull off an envelope-expanding transformatio
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In the Swabian region of Germany, understatement is a way of life. When something is very good, they shrug their shoulders and murmur "nicht schlecht," not bad. There was a lot of that going around when we toured the AMG factory in Affalterbach, and drove three new AMG models at the Hockenheim racet
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A super coupe for sure. And a pretty slick race car, too.
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A super coupe for sure. And a pretty slick race car, too.
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The new CLK's fluid SL-inspired styling, spacious interior, and pumped-up powerplants should accelerate demand for the 10,000 convertibles Mercedes expects to sell in the U.S. each year.
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It's here to "pump . . . you up."
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A trio of cabrios in regular, extra, and maximum strength.
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Sport coupes compose the most mercurial segment in the automotive market. Usually, the latest model is fashionable for a year or two, then sales fall off faster than the recent NASDAQ prices.
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Germany has conquered the coupe market. As Mercury Cougars, Honda Preludes, Cadillac Eldorados, and Volvo C70s falter, competitors from the Fatherland's luxury powerhouses, Mercedes-Benz and BMW, thrive.
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Battle of the pavement-eating, luxury four-seater drop-tops
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Battle of the pavement-eating, luxury four-seater drop-tops
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Mercedes has moved the CLK's three-pointed star to the grille, replacing the outgoing car's hood ornament. That seems minor, but it consolidates the new coupe and cabrio (which debuts six to 12 months after the hardtop) into the modern Benz lineup.
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If every moment you spend in a car needs to be a screamer...
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Factory-built high-performance "special editions" are nothing new. The first undoubtedly was conc...
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Even though AMG and M cars are inspired by Mercedes-Benz and BMW racing activities, the CLK55 Cab...
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