M113
V8- 113.9434.3 L · 4,266 cc
279 PS
205 kW · 275 hp at 5,750 rpm
400 N·m
295 lb·ft at 3,000 rpm
- 113.9845.4 L · 5,439 cc
347 PS
255 kW · 342 hp at 5,500 rpm
510 N·m
376 lb·ft at 2,000 rpm
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Coupé (C208) · CLK Coupé
C208
The original CLK — compact luxury coupé.
- Production
- 1997–2002
- Built
- 233,367
- Body
- Coupé
- Chassis
- C208
Mercedes-Benz needed a coupé that felt younger than the E-Class and less exotic than the SL — the C208 CLK answered with compact proportions, a soft-edged body, and a name that would define the brand's mid-size two-door line for more than a decade.
Launched in 1997, the first-generation CLK Coupé shared its platform with the W202 C-Class but wore entirely distinct styling — rounded flanks, oval headlamps, and a pillarless glasshouse on later variants. Engines ranged from a 2.0-liter four-cylinder through six-cylinder and V8 options, with the CLK 55 AMG establishing AMG credibility in the segment. The C208 paired with the A208 cabriolet to create Mercedes-Benz's first modern CLK generation.
Production ran from 1997 to 2003, establishing the CLK as a core Mercedes-Benz nameplate and setting the design and packaging template that the C209 would refine and extend.
Every model.
11 model designations across 1997–2002 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the C208.
| Model | Model years | Chassis | Engine | Transmission | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLK 200 | 1997–1999 | 208.335 | 111.945 | 45,890 | |
| CLK 200 | 2000 | 208.335 | 111.945 | included above | |
| CLK 200 Kompressor | 1997–1999 | 208.345 | 111.944 | 15,985 | |
| CLK 200 Kompressor | 2000 | 208.345 | 111.944 | included above | |
| CLK 200 Kompressor | 2001–2002 | 208.344 | 111.956 | 24,639 | |
| CLK 230 Kompressor | 1997–1999 | 208.347 | 111.975 | 37,479 | |
| CLK 230 Kompressor | 2000 | 208.347 | 111.975 | included above | |
| CLK 230 Kompressor | 2001–2002 | 208.348 | 111.982 | 14,555 | |
| CLK 320 | 2000–2002 | 208.365 | 112.940 | included above | |
| CLK 430 | 2000–2002 | 208.370 | 113.943 | included above | |
| CLK 55 AMG | 2000–2002 | 208.374 | 113.984 | 3,381 |
* The published production figure covers every series of that model; the source does not break it down further.
Engines.
The M113 as fitted to the C208.