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Rare Rides: The 2000 Mercedes-Benz CL 500, a Finale Called Final Edition

Large, luxurious, and very serious, the first generation CL was also an SEC and S during its life. While Mercedes-Benz played the Nineties naming games with its lineup, the W140 soldiered on in two-door format as a last-of for a top-tier Mercedes coupe.

The W140 500 SEC and 600 SEC were introduced in 1992 globally as successor to the C126 (that’s coupe) variant of the legendary W126 S-Class. We’ve covered C126 previously in both standard and cocaine-inspired AMG variants, but never a W126. Look for it in a future Rare Rides Icons.

Both versions of the W140 were penned by Bruno Sacco late in 1987, during the middle of his career at Mercedes. Sacco was lead designer at Benz between 1975 and 1999. With the W140, he brilliantly continued the pillarless hardtop styling of the C126. Two models of SEC were initially available: The 500 used a 5.0-liter V8 that produced 320 horsepower, while the top-drawer 600 SEC had a V12. The most expensive car Mercedes produced at the time, it used a 6.0-liter engine that produced 394 horsepower and rocketed the coupe to 60 in 6.1 seconds. The 600 SEC was incredibly exclusive, and fittingly asked $132,000 in 1992. Adjusted for inflation that figure comes to an eye-watering $262,000. V12 models were identifiable almost solely via their V12 badges on the C-pillar and the 600 on the back.

The range expanded into other models over the years, as a less expensive 4.2-liter V8 was an option in some markets. On the other end of the spectrum, AMG models used larger and more powerful V12 engines of 6.0, 6.9, and even 7.3 liters. That largest engine allowed the CL 73 AMG a top speed of 199 miles per hour and was the engine Pagani chose to power the Zonda of the 2000s. Standard Mercedes-issued coupes were all limited by German tradition to 155 mph. A considerable number of horses were required to motivate the CL, since in any trim it weighed at least 4,500 pounds, and weighed about 4,900 pounds with a 12-cylinder lump upfront. All cars used a four- or five-speed automatic dependent on model year.

In 1994 the SEC moniker that Mercedes used for decades was replaced by an S, as the S 500 Coupe and S 600 Coupe more closely identified with their sedan sibling. It was a temporary measure though, as for the model year 1997 in Europe and 1998 in North America the S was swapped for CL, and the CL-Class was born. Models were then CL 500, CL 600, and so on. The car underneath changed little over the years, as Mercedes used their best build quality, materials, and technology in their halo coupe.

The W140 coupe was offered through 1999 in Europe and 2000 in North America, at which point it was replaced by the W215 CL-Class. The second CL was based upon the new W220 S-Class sedan. The W215 was noteworthy, as it was Bruno Sacco’s final design for Mercedes. Both the W215 and its 2007 successor (C216) were more modern, full of even more technology, much more complicated, and as a consequence has aged more poorly over the years. Both second and third-gen CLs can be found commonly on high-quality internet content like “You Can Get All This $200,000 Mercedes Coupe For $15,000 You Guys Like and Subscribe,” but the W140 SEC and CL have escaped such an undignified fate. Their quality, non-bling appearance, and limited production (26,022 total) have kept them under the radar.

Shortly before the end of its production, Mercedes offered a final run trim on the W140 CL which they creatively called Final Edition. Said special edition seems to be an “all options as standard” version of the CL 500, and in this instance pairs a nice navy metallic paint to a black interior, with sporty AMG-adjacent monoblock wheels. A testament to its build quality, today’s CL has traveled over 164,000 miles and looks brand new. Located in Spain, the future classic asks $15,235.

[Images: Mercedes-Benz]

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Pontiac G5 GT Coupe

<img data-attachment-id="1764724" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/00-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/00-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291125","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.001453488372093","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, RH front view" data-image-description="

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” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-9.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764724″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, RH front view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-8.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-9.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-10.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-11.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-12.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>While General Motors may have developed an alarming rod knock during the middle 2000s, culminating in Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009, The General’s Pontiac Division was shooting rods through the hood by 2007 or so. Oh, sure, the Solstice gave us all hope for the marque that gave us so many great machines over the decades, but few felt optimistic about Pontiac by the time the G5 hit showrooms for the 2007 model year. Here’s one of those first-year G5s, a Performance Red GT Coupe found in a Denver-area yard over the weekend.

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<img data-attachment-id="1764762" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/54-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/54-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291183","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.00418410041841","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, decklid badge" data-image-description="

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” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-19.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-2.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764762″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-2.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, decklid badge – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-2.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-18.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-19.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-20.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-21.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-22.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>This one is the GT version, the higher-priced of the two trim levels available for the G5.

<img data-attachment-id="1764740" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/18-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/18-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291072","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0060240963855422","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, Engine" data-image-description="

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” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-24.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-3.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764740″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-3.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, Engine – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-3.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-23.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-24.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-25.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-26.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-27.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>With the GT package, you got the 2.4-liter Ecotec engine, rated at 173 horsepower, rather than the 148-horse 2.2 in the base G5. The GT also got a better audio system, nicer wheels, ABS, one year of OnStar, and some other goodies. The GT’s MSRP started at $18,375 (about $24,240 today), while the base G5 cost $14,725 (about $19,425 in 2021 bones, or clams).

<img data-attachment-id="1764744" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/26-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291106","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0083333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior" data-image-description="

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” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-29.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-4.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764744″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-4.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-4.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-28.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-29.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-30.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-31.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-32.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>A five-speed manual came as standard equipment, but nearly all Cobalt/G5 buyers decided to spend extra for the four-speed automatic. How much more did it cost to convert this fun-to-drive car into a boring commuter? 850 bones, which comes to about 1,120 clams today. At least air conditioning came at no extra cost on all G5s.

<img data-attachment-id="1764738" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/14-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/14-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291014","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0063694267515924","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, MyxedUp decal" data-image-description="

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” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-34.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-5.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764738″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-5.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, MyxedUp decal – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-5.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-33.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-34.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-35.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-36.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-37.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>As is typical for most used-up cars found in Denver-area car graveyards, this G5 boasts plenty of stickers from cannabis dispensaries.

<img data-attachment-id="1764746" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/27-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291110","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0065359477124183","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior" data-image-description="

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” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-39.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-6.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764746″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-6.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-6.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-38.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-39.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-40.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-41.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-42.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Depreciation hit late Pontiacs hard, so this car appears to have spent its final years in Hooptie Mode.

<img data-attachment-id="1764750" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/34-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/34-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291133","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0019193857965451","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, front view" data-image-description="

2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, front view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars

” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-44.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-7.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764750″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-7.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, front view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-7.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-43.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-44.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-45.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-46.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-47.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>In the end, the very last US-market Pontiacs were 2010 G6s and Vibes, and I’ve managed to document those cars in junkyards; I’ve shot discarded examples of the Solstice and G3 as well. To complete the Final Days of Pontiac set, I’ll need to add examples of the 2009 G8, Torrent, and Montana as well.

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