
Mercedes CLK DTM AMG W209 Cabriolet Silver Kyosho 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Kyosho
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- B66962272
- Year
- 2007
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Factory Specials
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Mercedes CLK DTM AMG W209 Cabriolet Silver Kyosho 1:18
TL;DR: Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Mercedes CLK DTM AMG Cabriolet in silver reproduces AMG's DTM-styled road car with opening doors and hood. Wide fenders and vented panels carry the racing look. A factory-special W209 subject for AMG and DTM-themed collections.
AMG built the CLK DTM AMG to bring race-track visual drama to a road-legal Mercedes, and the Cabriolet took that further by removing the roof entirely. Kyosho's diecast captures a genuinely wide-body factory special.
Kyosho's Diecast Build of the CLK DTM AMG
The zinc alloy body carries the kind of weight that signals real diecast construction, and it settles into the hand with a density a resin casting rarely matches. Doors open cleanly, and the hood lifts to reveal an AMG-tuned V8 sitting behind the flared front fenders, real mechanical detail rather than a molded suggestion. Kyosho's paint on the silver finish reads clean and metallic under direct light, with the model's wide arches and vented hood panels picked out in sharp, consistent lines. Panel gaps run tight for a mainstream-tier diecast, though not quite to the tolerances of a boutique resin specialist, which is the honest trade-off at this price. The cabriolet's soft-top mechanism is represented in its stowed position, keeping the focus on the aggressive bodywork that made this factory special stand out from the standard CLK. This is a model built for display of its silhouette first, its mechanical openings second.
The CLK DTM AMG as a Factory Special
Mercedes built the CLK DTM AMG in extremely limited numbers to give road-going customers a taste of the German Touring Car Masters look, with flared bodywork wide enough to house race-derived suspension geometry and a supercharged V8 shared with AMG's performance division. The Cabriolet followed the coupe with an even smaller production run, making it one of the rarer factory-built Mercedes performance cars of its decade. That rarity is why the diecast matters: few collectors will encounter the real car outside a concours field or a specialist auction.
Positioning This Model on a Themed Shelf
The CLK DTM AMG suits a shelf built around AMG factory specials or DTM-adjacent road cars, where its width and vents contrast usefully against standard-bodied Mercedes models nearby. The opening doors and hood are worth using for photography, then closing for long-term storage to keep dust off the engine detail. It is a strong single-piece anchor rather than a car most collectors will pair with a large lineup.














