This pavement-pounding 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG. With a hand-built 5.5-liter supercharged V-8 under the hood, this full-size luxury coupe has plenty of power with 493 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque allowing the car to accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 4.8 seconds.
All this brawn is reined in by sophisticated technology. The handbuilt eight features a Bosch engine-management system that monitors engine load and speed and calculates when to activate an electromagnetic clutch for the supercharger’s drive belt. Under light loads, the engine operates as a naturally aspirated unit. Under acceleration, and full-time above 2700 rpm, the supercharger seamlessly engages to deliver a maximum 11.6 psi of boost.
A stainless-steel, 2.75-inch four-cat dual-exhaust system efficiently scavenges all that air and lends the car its signature voice. Behind this potent mill is theMercedeselectronically controlled five-speed automatic, upgraded to AMG status. The SpeedShift programming delivers 35-percent-quicker shifts, with gear changes manually controllable from two steering-wheel-mounted buttons.
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