Mercedes-Benz CLK

Under the designation CLK of were middle class associated coupes and convertibles from Mercedes-Benz offered.

The previous model built until the end of 1996 was based on the 124 series of the E-Class and was considered a vehicle in the upper middle class . The CLK was based on the mid-range C-Class and was called CLK (C for Coupé, L for light, K for short); In the first generation, it was externally adapted to the E-Class of the 210 series. The abbreviations L and K were already introduced for the SLK (Sport-Leicht-Kurz) and the larger SL (Super-Leicht).

More than 700,000 vehicles were delivered between mid-1997 and the end of 2008.

So far, two series have borne the name CLK :

• the Mercedes-Benz 208 series : C 208 (1997-2002) and A 208 (1998-2003)
• of the Mercedes-Benz 209 series : C 209 (2002–2009) and A 209 (2003–2010)

In May 2009 the model change for the CLK Coupé took place; the cabriolet was still available until the A 207 appeared in March 2010. In 2010 there were 37 new CLK registrations in Germany.

The successor to the C 209 bears the designation C 207 and is sold again as the E-Class Coupé after 13 years. Despite this renaming, like its predecessors, it is largely based on the C-Class (204 series) .

Overview

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  Mercedes-Benz CLK 208

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  Mercedes-Benz CLK 208

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  Mercedes-Benz CLK 209

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  Mercedes-Benz CLK 209

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mercedes-Benz Cars Portfolio 2009 ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. CLK sales figures on page 42. 

Web links

Commons : Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the coupe
• Official website of the convertible