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Mercedes engineer drives the SL Black Series
Comparing a street car with a dedicated race car is almost always an unfair proposition. Doing away with the necessity for street-legal operation means performance can be maximized at the cost of every remaining ounce of practicality, yielding a car that is so ill-mannered the driver actually has to wear earplugs or risk hearing damage.

In the case of the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series, however, the comparison is not entirely inapposite, and the fact that it was made by DTM driver Bernd Schneider makes the comparison all the more compelling. Read Article
Mercedes engineer drives the SL Black Series



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ualluall - 9/9/2008 10:08:34 AM
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Damn..what a beast

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B7FANB7FAN - 9/9/2008 10:13:26 AM
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this car is a SUPER SPORT MONSTER.....great job MB

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1dott81dott8 - 9/9/2008 10:52:52 AMView My AgentSpace
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b7fan - why didn't you comment on the big wing like you did on the R8?

i'm not an MB fan but i have to respect this.


B7FANB7FAN - 9/9/2008 12:08:01 PM
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which R8 are you talking about....the racing street version they are supposed to produce or the regular R8...the wing on that car isnt in a fixed position it does the same thing as the veyron, porsche's, and even the air vents on the lambo murceilago.....it only pops up when you hit a certain speed. so standing still that car is pretty as hell


JonathanJonathan - 9/9/2008 11:15:41 PM
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Unlike many of the tacked on spoilers you see nowadays on common vehicles, this one actually is designed to create downforce at higher speeds. B7 is correct... this thing is a discrete lip spoiler at street-legal speeds and only rises over 75 mph.


mmeeccmmeecc - 9/9/2008 3:37:25 PM
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Drooling all over the keyboard......

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ThierryHenry14ThierryHenry14 - 9/9/2008 3:59:39 PM
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Talk about a heck of a monster... this thing is awesome!!!

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BMWprideBMWpride - 9/11/2008 5:10:37 AM
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dang 738 lb-ft. i know some previous mercs (S SL and CL65 amgs) had the same engine but still thats a monster. I would not want to race that thing unless I had a f430 scud.

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