2027 Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung Interior And Exterior Picture Gallery
Mercedes-AMG took a CLE 53, ripped out its all-wheel drive, stripped away roughly 375 pounds, and handed the whole thing to the engineers in Affalterbach with one brief: build the most extreme driver’s car the platform can support. The result is the CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung, a hand-built, widebody coupe packing a 637-hp twin-turbo V8 sent exclusively to the rear wheels. It’s the second model in AMG’s ultra-exclusive Mythos Series, following the roofless PureSpeed, and only 30 will be built. If you were hoping to get one, you’re already too late, because every example sold out before the car even made its public debut.
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The CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung’s cabin follows the same brief as the rest of the car: less weight, more focus. The rear seats are gone, turning the CLE into a strict two-seater, and AMG has also pulled out the acoustic insulation, so more of that Akrapovič-tuned V8 will find its way into the cabin.
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The standard CLE seats have been replaced by ultra-lightweight racing buckets with deep side bolsters to hold occupants in place under heavy cornering loads. Buyers who opt for the Performance Package can add six-point harnesses for both the driver and passenger.
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The AMG Performance steering wheel gets a microfiber rim and a motorsport-style flat bottom for better grip and control. It also has fewer buttons than usual. Because AMG deleted several drive modes and assistance systems, many of the controls simply had nothing left to do.
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The tech has been cut back too. Infotainment features have been reduced, various comfort features have been removed, and the sound system has been simplified to save weight. Even PARKTRONIC parking assistance didn’t survive, which is a notable omission on a car this wide.
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A roll bar sits behind the front seats and doubles as a structural brace, adding torsional rigidity to the body. Lightweight carbon fiber door panels finish off the interior, while the rear side windows and rear window are made from polycarbonate instead of glass.
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The first thing you notice is the stance. AMG reinforced and widened the CLE’s bodyshell, adding 2.4 inches of width at both the front and rear. It sits lower too, dropping 0.9 inches up front and 0.6 inches at the back, which gives the coupe a squat, planted look that the standard car can’t match.
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Carbon fiber is everywhere. The widened front fenders, front fascia, side sills, hood, roof, rear apron, and reinforced trunk lid are all made from it. The hood gets a central cold air intake, while the new front end features large cooling intakes and an oversized grille that Mercedes’ design team says is meant to signal just how extreme this car is.
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The aero package is functional rather than decorative. A carbon front diffuser can be moved between Street and Race positions using three fasteners, and the carbon rear wing, mounted on two trapezoidal supports, has a center section that can be adjusted manually for track use. Small flics on the sides of the front apron add front-end downforce and help cool the brakes.
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The fenders hide one of the car’s cleverest details. Channels next to the headlights route air through the wheel arches and out through open louvers in the widened fenders, venting the wheel wells and generating extra downforce. Underneath, a nearly enclosed flat floor with longitudinal fins helps push total downforce past 550 pounds at top speed.
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Filling those flared arches are exclusive AMG Performance forged wheels measuring 11 x 20 inches up front and 12 x 20 inches at the rear. They wear 305/30 ZR20 front and 335/30 ZR20 rear tires based on technology developed for the Mercedes-AMG One.
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