In the course of the eighties and nineties, AMG was a really shut coach to Mercedes, however was nonetheless utterly unbiased at an operational and financial degree. Though they signed a collaboration settlement with Mercedes in 1993, they weren’t acquired by Daimler till 2005. This allowed them to develop extremely unique initiatives, with out the official endorsement of the German model. For instance, it allowed them to supply a Mercedes CL 700 AMG, of which solely two units are identified to exist all around the planet. And one, is for sale.
The Mercedes CL 700 AMG was by no means an “official” AMG automobile, as was the Mercedes E 55 AMG or the Mercedes C 36 AMG. The Mercedes CLs of the 1990s had been vehicles with an expensive and refined orientation, and on paper, that they had a personality that didn’t match the standard sportiness that AMG imbued with its creations. Nevertheless, the German coach created a number of high-performance variations of the Mercedes CL, all the time primarily based on the big V12 engine of its high of the vary. The M120 even noticed its displacement elevated to 7.three liters of displacement.
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Solely two units of the CL 700 AMG had been manufactured. The whereabouts of the opposite unit are unknown.
There have been a number of AMG variations of the CLs, with final names like 600 AMG, 70 AMG, 72 AMG, and even 73 AMG. All of them confer with the displacement of their engine of their nomenclature, reaching 525 hp within the very uncommon CL 73 AMG. All of them had been produced in extraordinarily small numbers. For instance, Of the Mercedes CL 70 AMG solely 40 units had been manufactured, and of these, solely two had been renamed the CL 700 AMG. And for those who surprise why, I simply should let you know the title of the shopper who ordered them: the very Sultan of Brunei.
The Sultan had and nonetheless has one of the most important automobile collections on the planet, and a few fashions, such because the Mercedes S-Class W140, had dozens of units of every shade. Be that as it could, the vendor of this Mercedes CL 700 AMG claims that solely two units had been constructed, and that the unit for sale was initially equipped by Greenoaks of Maidenhead, a Berkshire (UK) Mercedes dealership – the place the place the Sultan used to have his summer time residence within the British Isles.
All of the Mercedes CL touched by AMG had been vehicles of very low circulation and really costly worth.
The automobile in query has simply over 100,000 km on its odometer, and has had two homeowners after the Sultan himself. It was initially painted within the unique Designo LCP shade, a shade that seems blue or inexperienced relying on the sunshine of the second. Its inside is upholstered to match, with inexperienced and black leather-based and pure lacquered wooden. It has all of the extras that the automobile might carry on the time, reminiscent of xenon headlights, parking sensors, panoramic roof or heated seats, with reminiscence and electrical drive. A real full-team.
Beneath the hood beats a V12 engine of 7,055 cubic centimeters and 503 hp of energy, transmitted to the rear axle via a five-speed automated gearbox. Though it was a heavy automobile and never very agile, its 720 Nm of torque helped make its acceleration appear everlasting and easy. Its braking gear, its suspension and its 19-inch wheels are unique AMG gadgets, and a search of its VIN quantity confirms the authenticity of this stuff. This automobile was an actual gem in 1998.
Rumor has it that it value £ 250,000 in 1998. Greater than a supercar.
The automobile in query obtained an entire upkeep and its cylinder heads had been rebuilt to ensure an ideal mechanical situation. It’s for sale in the UK for “solely” 89,995 kilos sterling, a worth that doesn’t appear exaggerated, given its excellent mechanical and aesthetic situation.
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