Mercedes-Benz
CLK DTM AMG Coupé

Why it matters

Built to celebrate Bernd Schneider's 2003 DTM title, the CLK DTM AMG was the most powerful car of the C209 CLK range and was limited to 100 coupés. Its supercharged V8, stripped two-seat interior and race-styled carbon bodywork made it a direct precursor of the AMG Black Series road cars.

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 DTM AMG Coupé (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Pelicanactor · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG Coupé (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: More Cars · CC BY 2.0
• Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG Coupé (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: More Cars · CC BY 2.0

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

Unveiled in 2004, the coupé was built by HWA AG, the Mercedes-Benz racing operation, under AMG supervision. Where the DTM race car used a regulated, normally aspirated 4.0-litre V8, the road car received a supercharged 5.4-litre V8 rated at 582 hp, about 200 hp more than a CLK 55. The run was limited to 100 coupés, later joined by 80 cabriolets, and the car was not offered in North America at launch.

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.

A genuine coupé has no rear seats, carbon-fibre racing buckets with multi-point harnesses, carbon door panels and an Alcantara-rimmed wheel. Outside it carries a deep carbon front apron, large air ducts, strongly flared wheel arches and a large rear wing modelled on the race car. Underneath it has stiffer springs, height-adjustable dampers, metal joints in place of rubber bushings, larger brakes and a limited-slip differential.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   PistonHeads – One of six RHD Mercedes CLK DTM Cabriolet for sale Level B

   • 100 coupés built

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG Coupe (Monterey 2024) Level C RM Sotheby's

   • supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 pumping out 582 horsepower
   • pumping out 582 horsepower
   • reach a top speed of 198.8 mph
   • sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG Coupe, Pebble Beach Auctions 2015 Lot 141 Level C Gooding & Company

   • 5,439 CC DOHC Supercharged V-8 Engine
   • SFI Fuel Injection
   • DOHC Supercharged V-8 Engine
   • 574 HP at 6,100 RPM

   Accessed 2026-11-12
4. 4
   2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG Coupe, Monterey 2024 Lot 275 Level C RM Sotheby's

   • supercharged 5.4-liter V-8
   • supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 pumping out 582 horsepower
   • SpeedShift 5G-Tronic automatic with paddle shifters
   • SpeedShift 5G-Tronic automatic transmission
   • rear wing were all made of carbon fiber

   Accessed 2026-11-12
5. 5
   2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG Coupé, Chassis no. WDB2093421F166034, Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris Level C Bonhams · 2023-02-02

   • The five-speed semi-automatic transmission is controlled by the 'supercar standard' shift paddles
   • Height-adjustable spring/shock absorber units are fitted all round and the suspension bushes are stiffer
   • the DTM's redesigned rear suspension owes little to that of the stock CLK
   • bigger and stronger AMG composite brakes
   • makes liberal use of carbon fibre for its body panels
   • Weighing 1,742kg
   • races to 100km/h in a trifling 3.9 seconds

   Accessed 2026-11-12