2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class:

In a word, the CLK is balanced. Its stylish design and elegant interior make it a pleasant place to spend time, and it delivers Mercedes cachet that works in almost any circumstance.

-- Automotive.com

In the CLK, the system is virtually transparent, intervening unobtrusively to prevent wheel spin, but without the heavy-handed reduction in power that marred some of its early applications.

-- New Car Test Drive

The CLK is comfortable, but not numbing, so the steering feeds good information back to the driver about how well the front tires are gripping.

-- New Car Test Drive

In a word, the CLK is balanced. Its stylish design and elegant interior make it a pleasant place to spend time, and it delivers Mercedes cachet that works in almost any circumstance.

-- Automotive.com

The CLK is comfortable, but not numbing, so the steering feeds good information back to the driver about how well the front tires are gripping.

-- New Car Test Drive

In the CLK, the system is virtually transparent, intervening unobtrusively to prevent wheel spin, but without the heavy-handed reduction in power that marred some of its early applications.

-- New Car Test Drive

[The CLK63 AMG] will out-accelerate, out-brake and out-corner all but a handful of four-place cars anywhere.

-- Automotive.com

In a word, the CLK is balanced. Its stylish design and elegant interior make it a pleasant place to spend time, and it delivers Mercedes cachet that works in almost any circumstance.

-- Automotive.com

The performance is astounding. The car has ridiculous amounts of lateral grip, exquisite transitional manners, fantastic braking and steering as lively and communicative as anything with a Mercedes star.

-- Los Angeles Times

In the CLK, the system is virtually transparent, intervening unobtrusively to prevent wheel spin, but without the heavy-handed reduction in power that marred some of its early applications.

-- New Car Test Drive

The CLK is comfortable, but not numbing, so the steering feeds good information back to the driver about how well the front tires are gripping.

-- New Car Test Drive

What reviewers liked least about the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class:

The CLK63 AMG we tested had a fluttering sound in the idle that was a bit annoying by Mercedes standards, but when we recalled it was a 475-hp engine, practically a race motor, it seemed a little less so.

-- New Car Test Drive

The CLK63 has prodigious capabilities, but its super personality is marred by the steering, which feels lackluster compared to the rest of the car.

-- Edmunds.com

Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Comparisons:

The CLK350 offers confident, stable handling, though serious enthusiasts are apt to prefer the sharper reflexes of the less expensive BMW 3 Series coupe.

-- Edmunds.com

The CLK350 offers confident, stable handling, though serious enthusiasts are apt to prefer the sharper reflexes of the less expensive BMW 3 Series coupe.

-- Edmunds.com

The CLK350 offers confident, stable handling, though serious enthusiasts are apt to prefer the sharper reflexes of the less expensive BMW 3 Series coupe.

-- Edmunds.com

Best one-liner about the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class:

In general, the CLK is one of the sportiest cars in the Mercedes lineup.

-- Automotive.com

In general, the CLK is one of the sportiest cars in the Mercedes lineup.

-- Automotive.com

In general, the CLK is one of the sportiest cars in the Mercedes lineup.

-- Automotive.com