Factory build sheet

2005 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class CL65 AMG

Build WDBPJ79J-5 · 6L 12cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Coupe

VIN positions 1 through 8 read WDBPJ79J and position 10 reads 5. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every CL-Class whose VIN starts WDBPJ79J and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 61 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 61 known VINs
  • 2 listed for sale now

Factory specification

As filed by Mercedes-Benz with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
6 L
Cylinders
12
Configuration
V-Shaped
Horsepower
604 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
Rear-wheel drive

Body & chassis

Body class
Coupe
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
2
Seats
4
Manufacturer
MERCEDES-BENZ CARS

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 WDB MERCEDES-BENZ CARS · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 PJ79J Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 5 Model year — 2005
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

61 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to WDBPJ79J-5 shares the specification above.

  • 61 Known VINs
  • 2 Listed for sale now

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the CL-Class, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 61 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.