Mercedes-Benz
CLK 63 AMG Black Series

Why it matters

The CLK 63 AMG Black Series was the extreme Black Series version of the C 209 coupé: a two-door with flared wheel arches and a 6.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 rated at 507 hp, a seven-speed automatic and a governed 300 km/h. RM Sotheby's noted it as one of only six Mercedes-Benz models to wear the Black Series badge. Sources disagree on how many were built: the archive gives 700, while several auction catalogues say 500.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Paul Broeker · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Paul Broeker · CC BY-SA 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The archive lists the car as design name C 209 E 62 AMG, type 209.377, produced from April 2007 to March 2008. Auction catalogues instead say 500 were made between 2007 and 2009, and RM Sotheby's says 349 of them were US-market cars; this page keeps the archive figure but records the disagreement.

Bonhams quotes an AMG executive saying the car had lapped the Nürburgring in 7 min 52 s, and that in traffic, and lists its 500 bhp 6.2-litre V8 with a SpeedShift 7G-Tronic gearbox. RM Sotheby's catalogued a 2009 car delivered new to a well-known professional tennis player in July 2009 and kept until 2010.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The archive identifies the car as design name C 209 E 62 AMG, type 209.377, with engine M 156 E 62 / 156.982, 6208 cc, bore and stroke 102.2 x 94.6 mm, two intake and two exhaust valves per cylinder, a 7-speed automatic and a final drive of 2.82. It is wider and lower than the standard CLK, with a track of 1568 mm front and 1540 mm rear, 19-inch wheels (9 J front, 9½ J rear) on 265/30 R 19 and 285/30 R 19 tyres, and compound brake discs, internally ventilated and perforated. Bonhams adds dramatically flared wheel arches, carbon-fibre spoiler and diffuser, larger intakes, a limited-slip differential, manually adjustable suspension and bucket seats. Chassis numbers in the catalogues begin WDB209377 for the European-specification cars (for example WDB2093771F241049).

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   CLK 63 AMG Black Series / C 209 E 62 AMG, 2007 - 2008 (Classic M@RS) Level A Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Classic M@RS, Mercedes-Benz Public Archive)

   • Units produced : 700
   • Engine type : M 156 E 62 / 156.982 (Technical data)
   • Number of cylinders / arrangement : 8 / 90° V; light-alloy block (Technical data)
   • Total displacement : 6208 cc (Technical data)
   • Bore x Stroke : 102.2 x 94.6 mm (Technical data)
   • Compression ratio : 11.3 (Technical data)
   • Valve operation : 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (variable adjustment) (Technical data)
   • Fuel system : microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass sensor (Technical data)
   • Rated output : 373 kW / 507 hp at 6800 rpm (Technical data)
   • Rated torque : 630 Nm at 5250 rpm (Technical data)
   • Gearing : 7-speed automatic transmission (electronically controlled) (Technical data)
   • Gear ratios : I. 4.38; II. 2.86; III. 1.92; IV. 1.37; V. 1.0; VI. 0.82; (Technical data)
   • Final drive ratio : 2.82 (Technical data)
   • Driven wheels : rear wheels (Technical data)
   • Frame design : steel unit body (Technical data)
   • Front-wheel suspension : three-link suspension / McPherson strut with coil-over suspension (Technical data)
   • Rear-wheel suspension : multilink suspension with coil-over suspension (Technical data)
   • Brake system (foot brake) : hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster, antilock system and (Technical data)
   • Steering : rack-and-pinion parameter power steering (Technical data)
   • Wheelbase : 2715 mm (Technical data)
   • Length : 4657 mm (Technical data)
   • Width : 1833 mm (Technical data)
   • Height : 1365 mm (Technical data)
   • Front / rear track : 1568 / 1540 mm (Technical data)
   • Kerb weight : 1540 kg (Technical data)
   • Maximum speed : 300 km/h (electronically governed) (Technical data)
   • Acceleration 0-100 km/h : 4.3 s (Technical data)
   • Fuel consumption : 23.3 / 10.8 / 15.3 l (Technical data)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Auto Bild – Mercedes CLK 63 AMG Black Series (2008) Level C

   • 700 CLK 63 AMG Black Series (C 209) built, per Auto Bild ('entstanden nur 700 Stück'); some owners' sources claim fewer were actually completed

   Accessed 2026-11-12