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Mercedes CL500 C216 Calcit White AUTOart 1:18

Mercedes CL500 C216 Calcit White AUTOart 1:18
Current price: £204.17

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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
B66962341
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About the Mercedes CL500 C216 Calcit White AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Mercedes CL500 C216 wears Calcit White and opens at the doors and bonnet. This used model has a box showing traces of storage. A replica of Mercedes' flagship coupe built on S-Class underpinnings.

The C216 CL-Class shared its platform with the contemporary S-Class but wore a lower, two-door body, positioning it as Mercedes' luxury grand tourer of the mid-to-late 2000s.

AUTOart Diecast Detail and Opening Panels

Doors and bonnet open on this casting, exposing the CL500's spacious, well-trimmed cabin and the V8 engine bay beneath a long, low hood line. AUTOart's diecast work generally holds tighter panel tolerances than mass-market equivalents, and this CL500 shows that in consistently even shut lines running the length of the doors and boot. Calcit White is a demanding finish to get right, since any unevenness in gloss shows clearly against a bright, uniform base colour, and this casting carries a consistent finish across the coupe's broad flat panels. Zinc alloy gives the long two-door body genuine mass, reflecting the real car's substantial size despite its coupe silhouette. As a used piece, hinge tension on the doors and bonnet is worth checking on arrival; the traces of storage noted apply specifically to the packaging rather than the casting.

The CL500's Standing in a Luxury Coupe Display

Grand tourer coupes built on flagship saloon platforms occupy a specific niche, offering S-Class comfort and technology in a lower, sportier body, and the CL500 represents that formula clearly within Mercedes' own history. At 1:18, its long proportions ask for a touch more shelf depth than a standard coupe, worth planning for in a display cabinet. Set beside a contemporary W221 S-Class, the shared underpinnings and differing rooflines make an instructive pairing. This used example, at sensible pricing against a new AUTOart equivalent, is a solid addition to any luxury coupe collection.

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