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2005 “Canepa Design” AMG/Mercedes Benz CLK DTM
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This special version of the CLK is the CLK DTM AMG sports car, which looks similar to the full race car for the German Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) racing series. Only 100 street cars were released for sale with only 60 being left hand drive.
This particular car is one of only 5 that were delivered
to the US. In addition to an engine upgrade producing an extra
51 hp over a standard DTM this car also has an un-restricted carbon
fiber ground effect under tray for greater down force and top speed.
t certainly looks the part, with its deep front spoiler, deck-lid wing, brawny wheel-arch extensions, and nineteen-inch front and twenty-inch rear wheels, shod with 225/35 and 285/30 Dunlop tires.
The interior is a study in carbon fiber. The stock CLK instrument panel remains, but there’s a new gauge cluster, and carbon fiber door panels, the center console, and the space where the rear seats used to live. Carbon-fiber bucket sport seats with leather trim, four-point harnesses, a suede-covered steering wheel, and alloy paddle shifters complete the effect.
Powered by a massaged version of the SL55 AMG’s 5.4-liter, supercharged V-8, which now cranks out 625 hp. Modified cam timing, more boost, a stiffer crankcase, and a new exhaust system help to hike power and torque over the SL55’s already useful 493 hp and 516 lb-ft. The engine is mated to a five-speed manu-matic transmission.
The running gear, too, has been modified. The MacPherson-strut
front and multilink rear suspensions have adjustable springs and gas-filled
dampers, there is a stiffer rear antiroll bar and new rear hub carriers and
driveshafts, and metal-to-metal joints have replaced rubber ones. A multiplate
limited-slip differential helps put the power to the ground, and the stability
and traction control systems have been recalibrated. Finally, there are properly
large 14.2-inch-diameter front and 13.0-inch rear discs, with six-piston calipers
up front and four pistons out back.
The result of these changes is a stunning car. The engine makes 86 percent
of its torque from 2000 rpm, so it goes with real alacrity: Mercedes claims
0 to 62 mph in 3.0 seconds. It sounds fabulous, too, with an awesome growl
that’s an octave higher than that of a stock AMG blown engine.
625 Horsepower — 516 ft/lbs Torque