This stunning 2014 Mercedes CL65 AMG is a rare and elusive unicorn, with only maybe 20 imported that year. It was available at CarMax some time back and a blog reader snatched it up. He’s ready to move it on and you can bid on it (or just lure) at the MB Market auction site. Here’s the link: https://thembmarket.com/41k-mile-2014-cl65-amg-w-comprehensive-5-year-100k-warranty. The car is spectacular in its own right, and is offered with the transferrable MaxCare warranty – same one you get at CarMax.
THE ORIGINAL CARMAX OFFERINGATTRACTIVE FROM ANY ANGLETHE CABIN IS LUXURIOUS. THE SEATS WILL KEEP YOU PLANTED AT RIDICULOUS SPEEDS.BUT THIS IS WHY YOU WANT THIS CAR. V-12. 604HP. 738 lb-ft OF TORQUE.
The seller knows these CarMax V-12’s inside and out. (I own my S600 because of his recommendation.) We’ve corresponded about his CarMax purchases over the years and the diligence it takes to have CarMax keep the cars running well with MaxCare. I highly recommend reading his thorough write up on the MB Market and bid if interested. Who knows when another Mercedes V-12 will surface at CarMax?
Thought I’d get these unicorns out there all at one time. The first two are more Jaguar XK’s, the cars that I have always loved but never bought. My very first blog in August, 2017 included one. I found a 2010 XKR selling for less than $25,000 a few years ago. Tracked a 2007 model that wouldn’t sell until it dropped $3,000 to $19,000. And if you really want to be amused, check out this saga of my 500 mile round trip journey to buy an XK that wouldn’t start! I passed. Anyway, below you’ll find this pretty 2012 Jaguar XK selling for only $29,998 and this 2015 model for $38,998. Both are in Riverside, California.
Yesterday I sat down for a long-delayed blogging session only to sadly see all of the unicorns saved to my profile were “Currently Unavailable”. Not a single interesting car to write about. This morning I woke up to this special coupe – a 2015 Mercedes C63 AMG “Edition 507”. What’s special about it? Well, 2015 was the last year for the naturally aspirated M156 V-8 motor, and this bad boy makes 507 hp (hence the Edition 507), more than the 451 hp of a “regular” C63. The specs listed by CarMax are incorrect. This was the era when “63” in the model meant 6.3 liters (okay, 6.2 here). Now the 63’s sport a 4.0 liter twin turbo.
How do you know this is an “Edition 507” C63? Two ways. The easy way was to ask blog reader Hans Mertens, who brought this car to my attention. He said the hood vents are the tell tale signs of a 507 – and told me the car makes 507 hp. The other way to know, if you’re not fortunate enough to know Hans, is to pull the data card from the internet. The code is P61 SPECIAL MODEL “GRAND EDITION”.
The M156 motor and seven-speed automatic transmission will take this sub-4,000 pound coupe to 60 mph in sub-4 seconds. The $9,750 upgrade also removes the top speed limiter and allows this speedster to hit 176 mph. Damned fast coupe. And I’m told it sounds bawdy getting there. Here’s the Car and Driver review of the 2014 model if you want a professional opinion.
This 2015 Mercedes C63 AMG also has the standard seat heaters, blind spot monitor, and rear view camera. It is a three-owner, one-accident car if that matters to you. CarMax will offer MaxCare for 60 months and up to 125,000 miles – another 90,000 miles of driving or 18,000 miles annually of high-speed driving. Buy the MaxCare. The car sold new for probably over $87,000 six years ago. Find it here in Phoenix for half that. May not be a bargain, but it is the last of its kind.
The Jaguar XF sedan was designed while Ford owned Jaguar, on the Ford DEW platform that debuted on the Lincoln LS. This Jaguar sold in the US from 2009 until 2015, and the XF R is maybe the second or third best XF after the XF R-S and the XF R Sportbrake. The XF R has a 510 hp supercharged V-8 engine and an eight-speed automatic that cranks 4.3 second 0-60 mph runs. Damned fast. The 2015 Jaguar XF R above sold new for perhaps $85,000 when new and like all good unicorns is deeply depreciated at CarMax for $35,998. (Just for fun, check out this 2013 Jaguar XF Supercharged – same powertrain but less features – that was selling for $10,000 less than this XF R just last year. )
2014 Chevrolet SS
Amazing to me how similar the Jaguar XF R is to the Australian Holden Commodore, otherwise known to us as the Chevrolet SS and imported from 2014 to 2017. The SS has a naturally aspirated 6.2 liter V-8 that makes 415 hp – significantly less than the XF R. But in wheelbase, length, and width the cars are within an inch or two of being twins – although the SS is maybe 200 pounds lighter. Interestingly, the Chevy SS sold in the low $40’s new at best and had to be deeply discounted to move them off the lots. Now, as I wrote about here these five to eight year old cars are selling for thousands more than MSRP used! If interested, CarMax has this 2017 model with only 6,000 miles selling for a wild $55,000.
But back to the Jaguar XF R. This car has heated and air conditioned seats and the normal range of luxury features found on 2015 cars. CarMax indicates this car has the “Special Edition” package but I can find nothing on the net about what that is. Nor can I find how many Jaguar XF R’s were sold in the US. Been looking for an hour plus and this is how I get sidetracked when blogging – more than a few unicorns vanish while I’m trying to research if they are rare breeds. Not today. I did learn there are only 11 of these on Autotrader today, and this car, at this mileage, seems to be a decent enough deal. And only here can you get MaxCare! And I would certainly get MaxCare. Find this single-owner, accident free 2015 Jaguar XF R here in Riverside, California.
