2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG BiTurbo

‘FM62 AYU’ is a 2013 four-door Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG that’s had just two previous owners and still shows only 37,000 miles on the odometer. It’s got a full service history too, with eight annual services by a Mercedes-Benz main dealer and one by a well-respected independent specialist.

As a result it is in great shape, has no known faults, and is possibly the safest and most reliable way to get behind the wheel of a car that Steve Cropley of Autocar said has a “breathtakingly charismatic” engine, “excellent chassis control at higher speeds, well judged ESP settings and enough grip and capability to make it a rapid point-to-point machine” and “is arguably AMG’s best attempt yet to alter the dynamic character of the Mercedes model on which it’s based.”

The seller has owned it for five years now and simply finds he isn’t driving it as much as he thought he would but then given his garage also includes a Nissan Skyline and a Range Rover – plus the Mitsubishi Evo VIII FQ400 we’re also selling for him – he hasn’t been short of powerful cars to choose from.
 

The quality of German shutlines is a cliché for a reason, and that reason has never been more evident than here because the CLS looks like it’s been carved out of a solid ingot of aluminium before having its panel gaps drawn on with a marker pen – and a fine-tipped one at that.

It’s also a beautifully proportioned car, and the four-door shape means you aren’t going to struggle to open the doors in a car-park.

This one is immaculately presented with no dents or dinks to the panels, ripple-free flanks, and few signs across the metallic silver finish that it’s now 12 years old.

As for the 19-inch alloy wheels, anything that’s fitted with such low-profile tyres is at a constant risk of being kerbed. These though are immaculate – and the low-profile tyres they’re fitted with are matching Pirelli P-Zeros, which have decent tread left and were made in 2018 and 2021.

We will never get tired of telling you that experience shows that matching high-quality tyres are an infallible sign of a caring and mechanically sympathetic owner who is prepared to spend the appropriate amount in maintaining their car properly.

The smaller details are just as compelling and include four AMG-engraved exhaust tailpipes, unsullied badging, crack- and chip-free lamp lenses, and unscuffed door mirrors.

The sunroof fits very neatly too and operates as it should.

In fact, the only sign this isn’t a much newer example is slight paint loss to one door handle, which means there’s nothing for the new owner to do other than polish it every now and then. 
 

The black leather interior has survived every bit as well as the coachwork, and the fact we can tell you about its faults – very light creasing to the face of the driver’s seat – tells you all you need to know about just how good the rest of it is.

The front seats, which grip you very tightly but are nonetheless all-day comfortable, are electrically adjustable as well as being heated and ventilated. 
They also got a massage feature and adjustable lumbar, thigh, and side support, making them more comfortable than anything you’ve got in your sitting room.

The two heated rear seats offer huge comfort too, thanks partly to their design and partly to their impressive legroom; this is a full four-seater saloon car that just happens to look as sexy as a (much less practical) sportscar.

The fat-rimmed AMG steering wheel is joined by an AMG-branded gearknob, and there are buttons to change the suspension and gearbox settings, so you can tailor the car to suit your mood – and if you don’t want to faff about then just  press the button marked ‘AMG’ to set the gearbox in manual and the suspension to the filling-rattling Sport+ mode.

The smaller details confirm our initial impressions: the netting pockets are still taut; the headlining is clean and undamaged; the tambour doors glide open and closed smoothly; the door cards are excellent; and the carpet looks like it was fitted a year ago.

Oh, and the in-dash clock is an IWC Schaffhausen, and the speakers are from Harmon Karden.

This was not a cheap car when it was new.

As befits its continent-crushing status the boot is huge. It’s nice and clean too, with no obvious damage to either the carpets or the plastic trim. Lifting out the false floor reveals the tool kit and space-saver spare wheel, and lifting those out shows only a clean, well-painted, and solid metal.
 

If you’ve made it this far then the fact the CLS’s service record is impeccable won’t come as a surprise:

•    06.11.2023 and 35,577 miles – service by Mercedes-Benz Ipswich including fresh brake fluid, and new transmission oil and filter
•    02.11.2022 and 34,845 miles – service by Mercedes-Benz Ipswich
•    14.09.2021 and 30,861 miles – service by Derrick Wells, an independent Mercedes specialist
•    26.08.2020 and 30,586 miles – service by Mercedes-Benz Colchester
•    23.05.2019 and 27,131 miles – service by Mercedes-Benz Colchester 21.05.2018 and 20,327 miles – service by Mercedes-Benz Colchester 19.05.2017 and 11,038 miles – service by Mercedes-Benz Colchester
•    04.05.2016 and 8,631 miles – service by Waterhouse Chelmsford Mercedes 
•    06.03.2015 and 7,402 miles – service by Mercedes-Benz Colchester 24.01.2014 and 3,819 miles – service by Mercedes-Benz Colchester

That’s an impressive record, isn’t it?

And that record of diligent maintenance has paid off because the 5.5-litre bi-turbo V8 engine bursts into life with a growl, idles with a purr, and snarls when it is revved, with the 700Nm of torque rocking the engine gently.

The engine bay is every bit as glorious s the exhaust note. Clean and beautifully presented, pride of place belongs to the “breathtakingly charismatic” engine, which was built by Stefanie Eloel.

As for the underside, it’s as clean as everywhere else. Of course, no MoT tester has ever mentioned structural rust but the last test did mention corroded brake pipes, so you might want to get your garage to check them and advise. 
 

The seller thinks the car started life as a demonstrator before moving into the hands of its first private owner.  

The Mercedes’ MoT certificate is valid until June 2026.

The recent Vehicle History Check is clear, and it comes with two remote key fobs, the Mercedes-Benz wallet and book pack, a printed summary of its service history, and some old MoT certificates and invoices.
 

We can’t think of many ways to get from A-to-B faster and in more comfort than this.

A genuine four-seater, it’s got the performance of a sportscar and the civility of a luxury saloon.

Plus the engine and exhaust note of a NASCAR racer.

If fuel consumption isn’t an issue, it’s all the car you’ll ever need.

And it could probably be yours for somewhere between £25,000 and £30,000, which seems very reasonable to us, especially when you factor in the car’s likely depreciation which, if you continue to keep it in the manner to which it has become accustomed, shouldn’t be too bad. 

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