Category: Exotic Sports 
Price Range: £33,411 to £68,923
Huge power, understated style, extensive range of gadgetry and refinements
Price, maybe too discreet, not an out-and-out sports car
Fast, subtle and expensive
Harder-riding than the standard CLK, the CLK 55 AMG is nonetheless superbly comfortable for a sporting vehicle. The seats are well bolstered and supportive, the driving position is excellent and noise levels are absolutely minimal, even on the roughest of roads. Coupes don't come much more refined than this. The CLK doesn't pretend to be anything other than a four-seater - indeed, the rear seats are designed so that you can't squeeze an extra person in the middle - but the four that do fit in will all have plenty of room. The cabin is wide enough even for larger occupants: no danger of knocking elbows or rib-digging on hurried gearchanges. The boot is generously sized, and will swallow a bag of golf clubs without difficulty. Standard-issue audio equipment includes a Bose six-CD player and an M-B Audio 10 radio/cassette system of excellent, if slightly bland, quality, with eight speakers. The CD stacker is in the boot, but a dash-mounted CD slot is a no-cost option if you forgo the cassette player. Upgrades are available for the radio/cassette while combining the radio/CD with the Auto Pilot sat-nav system is expensive. The top COMAND sat-nav has a five-inch screen and full mapping, and can be further specified with a TV, SMS messaging and a hands-free phone kit with Linguatronic voice activation.
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wrote on 17 07 2006