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The Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung Heralds a Return to V-8-Powered Sports Coupes
Mercedes-AMG says the 30 hand-built cars are already sold, and the rear-wheel-drive V8 model uses carbon fiber and track-focused chassis changes.
- Mercedes-AMG has debuted the CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung, an extreme limited-run model serving as the second entry in the automaker's exclusive Mythos Series.
- Built on a modified CLE53 platform, the rear-wheel-drive Spezialanfertigung weighs 4,178 pounds, shedding 375 pounds through carbon fiber bodywork, a lighter battery, and polycarbonate windows.
- The engine generates 637 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque, propelling the vehicle to 62 mph in 3.9 seconds via an electronically controlled limited-slip differential.
- AMG partnered with KW Automotive on a four-way adjustable steel coilover suspension, while the car generates over 550 pounds of downforce and ceramic brake discs.
- Only 30 hand-built units will be produced with all already sold; Mercedes has not disclosed pricing, though estimates suggest each costs at least $500,000.
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Unless you have been living under a rock the entire year, completely cut off from the automotive news, then you know that Mercedes-AMG is planning several new V8-powered models as a way of saying they were wrong for trying to ditch the eight-cylinder powertrain. One of them will be the real range-topping version of the CLE family, which will make the current (continue reading...)
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Small quantities, high prices: What worked for the Mercedes SL with the Pure Speed, AMG now wants to repeat at the CLE 646 - with wide construction body, bollard V8 and a rich price surcharge.
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