Just How Big is the Mercedes CL?

"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi) 09/05/2016 at 13:23 • Filed to: None

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The Mercedes CL is a big coupe. Everybody knows this. But just how big is the CL? Seemingly, deceptively large.

For those who don’t know, I recently acquired a CL63. A short time after that I happened to park it in my driveway, which just happened to also contain my S Class. It was at this point I realized; Damn, the CL is HUGE.

So I took some measurements, crunched some numbers (aka Google) and put together a size comparison list (by length) of Mercedes sedans as compared to the CL over the last three model generations, using the longest length for each model.

And here it is (all Lengths are in inches to the nearest 10th):

W222~~2015 - 2017~~~S Class Sedan~~~~206.5

W221~~2007 - 2014~~~S Class Sedan~~~~205.0

W220~~1999 - 2006 ~~S Class Sedan~~~~203.1

W216~~2007 - 2014~~~CL Class Coupe~~~201.0

W217~~2016 - 2017~~~ S Class Coupe~~~~197.9

W218~~2012 - 2017~~~CLS Class “Coupe”~196.7

W215~~1999 - 2001 ~~~CL Class Coupe~~~196.6

W213~~2017 - 2012~~~ E Class Sedan~~~~ 193.8

W219~ 2006 - 2011~~~ CLS Class “coupe”~193.6

W212~~2010 - 2016~~~E Class Sedan~~~~ 192.1

W211~~2002 - 2009 ~~ E Class Sedan~~~~ 191.0

W204~ 2007 - 2014~~~C Class Sedan~~~~ 186.1

W205~2015 - 2017 ~~~ C Class Sedan~~~~184.5

W203~ 2001 - 2007~~~C Class Sedan~~~~178.2

Whats not surprising here is that the model ranges go up in class as they should (C,E, CLS, CL, S).

What is surprising is...

The last of the CL (CL became S coupe in MY’16) is 5.5" shorter than the current S Sedan, 4" shorter than the prior model S Sedan, and 2.1" shorter than the early 2000's S Sedan,

The new S Coupe (successor to the CL) is actually shorter than the last CL by 3.1".

Besides the S Class Sedan, the current version CLS is the only 4 door car made by Mercedes that is longer than any variant of the CL, and only by a mere 0.1".

The largest CL is 7.2 inches longer than the longest E Class.

The current C Class is smaller than its predecessor.

The CLS is the only chassis code that goes backwards; W219 first, then W218..

You’re welcome for all this useless knowledge.

Steve in Manhattan > CAR_IS_MI 09/05/2016 at 13:29

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Useless knowledge is the best - don’t get me started on James Bond or Planet of the Apes ... you’ll never escape.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CAR_IS_MI 09/05/2016 at 13:37

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CL Class is best Class.

Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa > CAR_IS_MI 09/05/2016 at 13:41

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I just love how all CLs looked except for the first gen. Still after seeing the S-Class Coupe, I just can’t want it anymore. I get a boner just by looking at the S Coupe and I hate hi-tech cars.

CAR_IS_MI > Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa 09/05/2016 at 14:37

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The S coupe is even better from the inside and the second I have a spare $200,000 to drop on a car I will buy one.

Schaefft > CAR_IS_MI 09/05/2016 at 14:44

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One that tops them all:

207.3 inches of ‘Muricah!

And its not really that hard to park.

Btw: You didn’t have it in your list but only now with the current generation the S-class managed to surpass the W140 in size. And that one came out in ‘91.

dogisbadob > CAR_IS_MI 09/05/2016 at 14:57

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And how about the W140?

CAR_IS_MI > dogisbadob 09/06/2016 at 01:50

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I only went back 3 generations, otherwise this list would be to tomorrow.