2013 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG

As the traditional showcase for new automotive technology, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, and naturally its coupe cousin, came loaded with all the new gear. AMG versions were even more laden with go-faster goodies and styling enhancements. It’s hard to believe that this 2013 CL63 is nearly 11 years old, such is the smart condition in which it presents and the contemporary nature of its styling. The car’s capable of hitting 60mph from rest in a staggering 4.5 seconds and would have cost its first keeper upwards of an astounding £112k. Somehow, it’ll even manage 30mpg on an ‘extra urban’ run. 

This private-plated Iridium Silver metallic CL63 has an equipment list that reads more like a build sheet for the private jet. Comfort and safety kit consisting of the following: parking guidance, traffic sign recognition, navigation, automatic climate control, automatic high beam, burred walnut trim, AMG styling package (772), heated screen, eco start/stop, reinforced automatic transmission, infotainment package (P70) and region 2 DVD player with DVD changer. That’s before you even get to the more ‘common’ components such as the heated seats in a stunning cabin that’s contrasted to perfection by deep burred walnut and black Nappa leather.

A good wad of service history from Mercedes-Benz dealerships all enhances the appeal of this 45,827-mile (displayed) motorway monster.

It’s hard to find fault with the exterior of this CL63, or its cabin for that matter, with barely a mark anywhere worthy of mention. There are far fewer than the usual chips to the paint from errant pebbles, only a few tiny impacts having landed on the car’s enormous, yet aerodynamic front end. There’s a mark that’s managed to break the paint on the nearside rear of the bumper, just behind the rear tyre, likely caused by the same kicking up a rock. It’s seemingly the only small area on the whole car that’s broken through the paint.

The excellent wheels, which seem to have been refurbished or simply pampered from new, have been wrapped in Continental Sport Contact 2 tyres (dated 2023). The wheels themselves look in excellent order with only very mild lifting of lacquer visible on a few spokes. Essentially, this more than a decade old Benz could still cut a dash down Mayfair or around similarly posh parts of town.

An S-Class of any derivation and number of doors must impress on the inside and this CL63 certainly does. Black Nappa with semi-aniline/black anthracite (811A) trim butts up beautifully with burred walnut to create a classy cabin that still feels top drawer luxury, even more than a decade after it was installed. There are a few very light scratches around the electric window controls on the driver’s door card but this is effectively the only indication that this isn’t a brand new car.

Plastics and trim look similarly excellent and the infotainment and large digital dials give enough functions and readouts to keep you busy for hours, tweaking every last setting for maximum comfort and clarity. It’s hard to imagine how much more luxury you’re getting from a 2024 S-Class coupe compared to this gentleman’s club on wheels. The seat fabric looks barely sat in, especially in the rear, but almost everywhere you look, the cabin’s gleaming with a fresh finish that defies this machine’s vintage. 

We’re firmly in the era of plastics covering nearly everything mechanical, so a visual inspection of this CL63’s guts doesn’t really serve any purpose. There are a myriad of sensors and level checks that cycle when you turn the key and none appear to be reporting that any fluid has escaped or isn’t pressurised, with the same going for the wind in the tyres.

From what we could make out, under that enormous bonnet, the engine bay looks highly presentable with very little to tarnish that phenomenal handcrafted V8 engine’s visual appeal. There is a little staining on the Benz badge on the engine cover and the usual surface rusted bolt heads here and there, but replacing these or cleaning them up would return the near factory fresh vibe that’s shared by the condition of the exterior panels and interior materials.

A glance underneath proves just as fruitless as the engine bay, with more plastics shrouding everything from the driveline to the wheelarches. For what it’s worth, the suspension, steering and braking components that we could see looked very clean, dry and serviceable.

There’s a lot to get through in this car’s history file, so we won’t give you it all here, but these are the most recent receipts, the vendor claims that they all amount to around £6300 spent in the past 12 months alone…

• First MoT in 2016 at 23,389 miles. Clean MoT passes since with the current test running to September 2024.
• May 2024; PAS pump dampers replaced (£192).
• February 2024 Mercedes-Benz Aylesbury carried out visual inspection and Service B (including brake and auto transmission fluid change) £1281.90.
• February 2024 front brakes replaced at DSR, a Mercedes specialist in Leighton Buzzard £1305.56.
• March 2023 a grinding noise was investigated by Mercedes-Benz Aylesbury which led to substantial suspension work and a fluid change £3229.07. 
• 2019 Mercedes-Benz Guilford fixed a faulty ABS sensor £323.64.

In addition to the above, there’s also a Mercedes-Benz CL owner’s manual – apparently still unopened in its plastic – and the V5C which shows just three owners to date. 

Considering a new S-Class coupe will set you back between £103k-£197k, the estimate for this still remarkably luxurious and rampantly fast CL63 doesn’t need any further sales patter to sell its appeal. 

For a quarter or less of the price you could have an extremely presentable super coupe whose styling doesn’t look dramatically different to a new one. It certainly doesn’t offer a third (or less) of the luxury or pace of the 2024 model, making bagging the bargain older CL seem to have never made more sense.

We are happy to offer this vehicle for auction with an estimate in the range of £20,000 - £25,000.

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