Gotta be honest, the CLK Black Series from four years ago looked a lot better

Maybe the newer version is the better car, but does it really matter if it doesn’t arouse feelings of lust the way the old one did (and to a large extent still does)?

Fun-looking track here (California guys, is that Horse Thief Mile at Willow Springs?).

Bonus video: Flüela Pass (between Davos and Stelvio) in the Swiss Alps— plus a couple of good Clarkson one-liners:

~ by velofinds on September 14, 2012.

Posted in Circuits, Moving images, Roads, What would you buy
Tags: amg, black series, c63, clk 63, clk63, flüela pass, horse thief mile, mercedes-benz, willow springs

6 Responses to “Gotta be honest, the CLK Black Series from four years ago looked a lot better”

I was thinking the exact same thing.

Nater said this on September 14, 2012 at 1:12 am
CLK was just a better looking car to start with.

Mike S said this on September 14, 2012 at 11:01 am
I could be wrong but I think at least certain shots are on the big track at willow.

turnerc7 said this on September 14, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Easily better looking. The Current one looks terrible with that fake areo mess on it. Honestly those parts are too small to really have an effect that balance the terrible looks.

friday said this on September 14, 2012 at 6:33 pm
I was lucky enough to see one on the street in motion. It bounced around like a lowered Honda on cheap suspension, but it looked great. Much of the current Mercedes line-up is much maligned. Unless you start looking at the really expensive items: CL, Gullwing, maybe 1 or 2 others.

tomd said this on September 15, 2012 at 10:54 am
- Also, what a good comparo between why Top Gear is so successful and everything else (especially on this side of the pond) is just so meh…
  
  Stig chasing sheep vs slightly douchey guy in aviators.
  
  tomd said this on September 15, 2012 at 1:11 pm