6.2 L 90° v8 · naturally aspirated · M 156Longitudinal front engine, rear-wheel driveTopology diagram · not to scale · based on the cited primary sources
The CLK 63 AMG Black Series established the hard-edged, track-led identity of AMG’s road-going Black Series line.
R / production rarity
How rare is it?
A simple 1–5 rating based on completed worldwide production for this exact version. Price and desirability are not included.
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How the rating works
The rating uses five fixed production bands. Smaller production runs receive higher ratings. Exact totals and responsibly sourced estimates for this precise version can be rated. Plans, regional totals, lower bounds, disputed figures and broader-family totals remain visible but unclassified. The evidence description is kept separate from the rating so a source limitation cannot change how scarcity is measured.
CLK 63 AMG Black Series (C209) records one precise Mercedes-Benz performance-car configuration from 2007–2009. The CLK 63 AMG Black Series established the hard-edged, track-led identity of AMG’s road-going Black Series line.
At its centre is a 6,208 cc naturally aspirated v8 identified as M 156. Mercedes-Benz publishes 373 kW (507 PS) for this scope and 630 Nm. Wider tracks, adjustable coil-over suspension and a higher-output 6.2-litre V8 translated the Formula 1 safety-car programme into a road coupé.
The engine sits in a longitudinal front engine, rear-wheel drive layout and works through a 7-speed automatic.
This entry belongs to a deliberately narrow Mercedes-Benz chronology. Related badges, body styles and competition derivatives can share a visual or mechanical vocabulary without sharing exact specifications. The family tree supplies context, not permission to transfer a recording or fact from a neighbouring model.
Engineering and character
The listening cues naturally aspirated V8, seven-speed automatic, rigid coupé body, AMG sports exhaust are orientation rather than proof. A cold start can expose idle control and mechanical texture; acceleration can document induction, combustion and shift behaviour; a fly-by can place exhaust and tyre sound in an exterior context.
The focus here is the C209 CLK 63 AMG Black Series. It excludes the standard CLK 63 AMG, DTM cars and modified coupés. Many survivors have replacement exhausts, engine work or other changes. An openly licensed recording may still be useful when its exact state is uncertain, but the page will show a visible Unregistered note until evidence resolves the match.
It invites cold start, acceleration and fly-by recordings, as well as photographs, documents and corrections.
A photograph identifies the model but does not prove every detail of a surviving car.
Legacy and identity
Exact location and ownership evidence stay private while the technical context remains available to later listeners.
That evidence also helps readers compare like with like. A useful submission therefore describes what was heard and how it was recorded, while avoiding claims that the microphone alone cannot establish. Photographs of permitted mechanical details and contemporary documents can strengthen the record, but personal identifiers and ownership evidence remain private.
Preservation means keeping every claim inspectable and correctable. That structure protects the exact identity on which a meaningful sound archive depends.
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Model identity
The focus here is the C209 CLK 63 AMG Black Series. It excludes the standard CLK 63 AMG, DTM cars and modified coupés.
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Why it matters
The CLK 63 AMG Black Series established the hard-edged, track-led identity of AMG’s road-going Black Series line.
