Yes, That's Right - 500HP Wasn't Enough for Mercedes-Benz
 

Mercedes putting finishing touches on more powerful, turbocharged 6.5-liter V12

Mercedes-Benz’s appetite for power remains unfulfilled, according to press reports in Germany. Not content with the 500 hp delivered by the supercharged 5.4-liter V8 engine found in the SL55, the German carmaker is putting the finishing touches on an even more powerful, turbo-charged 6.5-liter V12.

The new powerplant, offspring of the 60-degree unit used in the upmarket Maybach, produces more than 600 hp along with 723 lb-ft of torque. The new engine is due to appear in a CL65 AMG model slated for launch later this year.
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It will trickle into the SL as the SL65 AMG a year after taking up residence in the CL's engine bay. 723 lb.-ft. of torque is mind boggling.

Sweet sassy mollassy. That much power going to two wheels, eeek. Thank gawd for stabilty control. I think they are going to limit the power in 1st gear so you dont jsut sit there and smoke the tires. I'm thinking some 20x10 wheels will be standard.

DAMN...any pics of the car or engine?

I'm too lazy to go look:)

So this is different from this, right?

dayem... just... dayem

i would say completely different. Your post was about the standard (non-AMG) models. (except the E55).

Acurafantic is talking about the AMG version of the CL

The current 600 models have a 493hp V12... while the AMG models (SL/S/CL) all have a 493hp V8... they both have the same horsepower. I guess AMG doesn't want that, so they're upping the ante (and upping it a hell of a lot).

This car will never make it to the states. AMG produces mass market cars that we see now like the S55, CL55, and on and on. The CL65 and S65 are extremely limited vehicles produced by order only for some really rich people. They are not sold in MB dealerships in Germany. They are bought directly from AMG. Any of you remember the SL740 AMG (old SL body with a massive V12)? Or the S63 AMG and CL63 AMG of last year? Probably not, but there were a handfull that were built and sold only in Germany through AMG not Mercedes of Deutcheland. Same type of thing applies here.

I remember the 63s... never heard of the SL740 though.

You never know. We didnt get a AMG version of the SL til this year anyways.