While most of us are drooling over the prospect of driving off into the sunset with the supercar of our dreams, two people who attended the recent RM Auction in London went home with their own supercars that they can now proudly call their own.

Two of the main attractions at the said auction were a pair Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRs – one was a 2005 Coupe version and the other was of the 2006 Roadster variety. Expensive and rare – only 20 coupes and five roadsters were ever built – at the same time, the CLK GTRs sold for a combined £1.1 million – a ‘somewhat’ bargain price considering the ‘beyond exclusive’ tag attached to these two cars.

While the two new – and lucky – owners of these cars were not identified, we do know that the 2005 CLK GTR Coupe sold for £522,500 while the 2006 Roadster version fetched a pretty cool £616,000.

It also goes without saying that the GTRs are not your prototypical Mercedeses. Fine-tuned by no less than HWA, the cars come with a 6.9-liter V12 engine that’s capable of churning out up to 612 horsepower. In addition to that, the two models also came with reinforced features including a six-speed sequential manual gearbox, a dual independent double-wishbone suspension, and carbon fiber brakes.

For the record, we don’t have that kind of money so the very idea of purchasing these cars shall, and will forever be a pipe dream for us. But in the wishful scenario that we did have £1.1 million to throw around, then investing on not one, but two cars of this stature is something that we’d also do in a heartbeat.

Press Release after the jump

2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Coupe and 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster fetch a combined £1.1 million at the RM Auctions originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 2 November 2009 09:00 EST.

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Mercedes had to eliminate their two door CLK sports car in order to make room fot the new E-Class Coupe, but don’t worry, according to Automobile Magazine the model will make a comeback in 2011.

The future Mercedes Benz CLK will be slightly longer than its predecessor, by 5 cm, and will be heavily styled after the current C-Class. Under the hood, Mercedes will incorporate gas saving technologies like direct injection and stop/start technology.

So now the only question left to ask is, why would mercedes want a CLK that could compete with an E-Class Coupe. It is very likely that the super sports version of the entry level Benz would ruin sales of their all new mid sized coupe?

Mercedes Benz CLK will return in 2011 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 22 May 2009 20:00 EST.

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The CLK-Class was first launched in 1996, and thirteen years later its finished serving its purpose. The coupe has already ended production, and the convertible will take a final bow this summer. But fans of swoopy pillarless Mercedes don’t get too up set the CLK is just going away to make room for the similarly sized E-Class Coupe and Convertible that will replace the CLK.

Mercedes CLK's days are numbered originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 30 January 2009 09:30 EST.

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For sure its not the first time you get to see spy pictures of the next-generation CLK, but for sure this are the best ones ever. The new Mercedes will get redesigned front with new headlights and LED style fog lights, sharper lines, more aggressive wheel arches and body creases inspired by the current C-Class saloon.

The new model, believed to be called CE, will also get new technology: Mercedes’ body control system ‘adaptive damping’, plus adjustable steering and body control settings. This changes will make from the CE a strong competitor for the Audi A5 and BMW 3-series.

The CE will be offered with a wide range of engines , ranging from the 1.8-litre petrol found in the C180 to the 3.0-litre V6 diesel unit on the 320CDI.

The official debut will be made in 2009, with the AMG and Black Series version to follow in 2010.

Mercedes CE - best spy shots ever originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 24 November 2008 15:08 EST.

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For those folks who want to transform their standard Mercedes-Benz CLK Cabriolet to look like the CLK DTM AMG Cabriolet, today we have the solution. Inden Design revealed their kit for the German convertible consisting in a new front bumper, new side sills, widened front and rear fenders, a rear trunk spoiler and a rear bumper with integrated air diffuser.

Also a new set of H&R suspension kit was installed as well as a new set of 19 inch wheels wrapped in 255/30 tires on the front axle and 305/30 on the rear. For the interior the tuner prepared new carbon-fiber accessories as well as an optional AMG sport steering wheel.

Mercedes CLK Cabrio by Inden Design originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 12 November 2008 12:55 EST.

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The black widow spider is aggressive and feared. German tuner Vorsteiner wants people to think the same thing when viewing its customized Mercedes CLK 63 AMG. The new kit includes a carbon fiber front lip spoiler and a new rear trunk spoiler.

According to the manufacturer, both of the accessories don’t need drilling to be applied on the factory body panels. Also a new set of custom black alloy wheels were added which contribute to the aerodynamics of the car at very high speeds. Pricing was not revealed yet, but we got lots of images after the jump.

Also check BMW M3 by Vorsteiner.

Vorsteiner Black Widow based on the Mercedes CLK63 AMG originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 18 September 2008 12:10 EST.

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Kleeman, the German tuning company specialized in Mercedes vehicles, today released its version of the CLK 63 AMG Black Series. Just like is bigger brother, the SL 65 AMG Black Series this car is already Mercedes’ ultimate performance version, but Kleeman decided to sweeten it even further. Thanks to the new Kleeman 63-K2 kit, consisting in a set of high flow exhaust manifolds with matching downpipes and 200-cell steel sport catalysts and a remapped engine ECU. The engine of the vehicle has been boosted from 507 to 545 hp and almost 500 ft. lbs. of torque. The wheels were replaced with new

20” 3 piece Kleemann TS-6 wheels fitted with 255/30 tires on the front axle and 11” wide with 305/25 tires on the rear axle. Due to the fact that the vehicle is prepared for the track the body kit remained the same, only the Mercedes logo were replaced with new logos from Kleeman.

Mercedes CLK 63 AMG Black Series by Kleeman originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 10 September 2008 16:40 EST.

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Mercedes will unveil at the Paris Auto Show the CLT Concept, a Shooting Brake (Sports Wagon) model based on the new CLK. The concept will be powered by a Blue-hybrid diesel drive, the series production will follow in 2010.

The CLT was first supposed to be based on the SLK, but the CLK was chosen because the car wanted to have a more elegant appearance and offer generous interior space. Like the concept, the production version will be offered as a hybrid model, in conjunction with the new 252-hp V6 diesel.

Expect the CLT to show a preview of the design language that will be used in the future E-Class.

Mercedes CLT Concept to be revealed in Paris originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 4 September 2008 16:30 EST.

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For those who think that the Mercedes CLK 63 AMG Black Series is a little bit soft, you have to find out that Renntech launched its customization programme for the German sports car. Renntech was established back in 1989 by Hartmut Feyhl, an ex technical director of AMG North America and made quickly a name in the world of car tuning.

In order to increase the power of the vehicle the tuner added long-tube headers and a new motorsports style exhaust which with the ECU tweaking pushed the power plant to an astonishing 550 hp, delivering an aditional torque between 2400 and 500 rpm.

Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series by Renntech originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 16 June 2008 10:15 EST.

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Kicherer unveiled today its latest masterpiece: its customized Mercedes CLK 63 AMG Black Series. Based on the already powerful CLK 63 AMG the vehicle received a new ECU tweaking in order to make the engine deliver 540 hp and improve the sprint from 0-100 km/h in just 4.1 seconds while the top speed received limitation after 300 km/h.

The tuning company added some visual improvements like the carbon fiber radiator grille or the new Kicherer RS-1 alloy wheels while at the interior the carbon insertions accentuate the sportivity of the car. The chassis of the vehicle was specially developed by the DTM specialist H&R in order to improve the racer’s cornering dynamics by several degrees. More details after the jump!

Kicherer Racer based on the Mercedes CLK 63 AMG Black Series originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 09:54 EST.

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Mercedes Netherlands launched today the CLK Grand Edition, a new special edition priced at an extra 1000 euro over the price of the standard CLK.

The Grand Edition is being offered in five new metallic colours: Palladium Silver, Obsidian Black, Indium Grey, Irridium Silver and Diamond Metallic, each of them priced at 2107 euro. At the interior the Grand Edition features tobacco or grey colors.

In order to accentuate the sportiveness of the vehicle, Mercedes added new sport pedals, aluminum insertions and sport steering wheel and at the exterior 18” alloy wheels fitted with 225/40R 18 tyres on the front and 255/35 R18 on the rear.

The Grand Edition is available with the following engines: CLK 200 KOMPRESSOR 4-cylinder, CLK 280 and 350, CLK , CLK 200 CDI and 320 CDI.

Mercedes CLK Grand Edition originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 14:09 EST.

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The new generation CLK will be released in 2009. It will come to compete with the newly launched Audi A5 Coupe and the BMW 3-Series.

The 2009 CLK will be powered by a V6 engine that will deliver 272 hp; a V8 engine for the CLK500 that will deliver 388 hp and also a 6.3 liter that willd eliver 503 hp.

A hybrid version will also be unveiled at the end of 2010.

2009 Mercedes CLK Convertible renderings originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 28 April 2008 11:49 EST.

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With the CLK Shooting Brake study, Mercedes is offering a preview of how the design of its future E-Class will look like. The new E-Class will debut in 2009, while the CLK Shooting Brake study will be unveiled in October at the Paris Motor Show.

The CLK Shooting Brake is a mixture of a Coupe and a Shooting Brake, but also a combination of design with the future E-Class. For example, the CLK features a heavily revised front end with four angular headlights (replacing the four round headlights of the current generation E-Class). The friendly, flowing forms of the current E-Class are now replaced by more corners and edges.

Beside the new, fresh face of the new E-Class, the car will also grow in length by seven centimeters.

A hybrid version of the E-Class will be unveiled in 2010 as the E 300 Bluetec hybrid; it will be powered by a V6 engine delivering 224 HP in combination with a 15 KW strong electrical engine and an integrated starter generator.

Mercedes CLK Shooting Brake rendering originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 9 April 2008 11:33 EST.

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The next generation Mercedes-Benz CLK, currently “in works”, will be a lot more ostentatious, displaying a dynamic look with angular lines, refining the visual language of the new C-Class sedan. Official launch is expected for 2009, sales beginning later. The CLK-Class will be $10,000 more expensive than the C-Class.

2009 Mercedes CLK-Class - new info originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 11 July 2007 09:00 EST.

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Old CLK with CLS nose originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 26 June 2007 17:01 EST.

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