MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-klasse Cabriolet · 500 Elegance · Convertible · 2005 ‐ 2006

Mercedes-Benz began production from 2005 of automobiles type CLK-klasse Cabriolet, modification of CLK 500 Cabriolet Elegance and terminated it in 2006. In this vehicle can sit 4 men including the driver, it has cabriolet body type with two doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.7 tons.

«CLK-klasse Cabriolet CLK 500 Cabriolet Elegance» is a rear wheel drive vehicle with a 7-speed sequential automatic transmission. This vehicle can be accelerated for 6.1 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 250 km/h, thanks to a 8-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak output of 306 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Fuel rate is 16.9 liters in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 8.2 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 11.1 l per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 62 liters of petrol, what provides to go nearly 559 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/55R17.

Mercedes-Benz CLK-klasse Cabriolet is not tested for Euro NCAP crash test. In addition to dynamic safety systems (ABS, ESP, EBD, Traction control, Brake assistant), it is also has passive safety features (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags).