Spycam: Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

One of the best looking cars in the history of automobile design.

Was this car designed at the Pasadena Art Center College of Design :-?

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/30/2008 8:49:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

a fixed roof...that's all i needed to hear.

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/30/2008 9:04:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

Which fits this SPORTS car perfectly. Get the Lexus 8 speed slushbox crap out of your mind. This car WILL be incredible to drive.

— w209w114 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/30/2008 10:17:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9   

The thing has 1,000 NM of torque. You need an auto otherwise one wrong gear shift and you could probably snap the axle in half. Don't forget that the torque is actually electronically limited due to possible stress on the tranny.

— jeffy210 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/30/2008 10:59:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

Apart from the 7 Speed DSG from the Veyron name me any other transmition from a production car which can handle this kind of torque.

— Heyhuub (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 6:26:54 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7   

With all that torque available, there is absolutely no need for more than a 5-speed transmission.

— SHOWTIME (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 9:15:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8   

IS-F has like half the torque of this thing.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 10:11:31 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Response? To a car that isn't even out yet? You do know the regular SL65 has been out for some years now?

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 6:19:59 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9   

Ha, the LF-A... it's the only car that spent it's entire product life cycle on the autoshow circuit. I'm guessing Lexus will soon be releasing an all new LA-F to go on sale (I mean, on display) for the 2010 model year.

— ZBL1414 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 6:24:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9   

response to LFA? lol

you mean the LFA that doesn't exist yet?

i don't think the guys at AMG are aware of lexus' existence. no need to be.

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 11:30:36 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Everyone with half a brain knows by now the LF-A is a marketing stunt and pr propaganda from Lexus.

— w209w114 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 5:18:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

The front is out of proprtion with the rest of the car, and it's looking very dated now!!!

— ubercool (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 6:51:23 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -7   

why is lexus even mentioned here?

— andraz (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 8:49:17 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9   

Black Series = Last Edition
why would I buy a model that will change within a year or so ?

— fatboi (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 10:04:33 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

Just another overweight bloated monster. I don't think any of the MB Black series got good reviews against their peers.

— 993Turbo (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 10:24:27 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

outrageous amounts of power and torque. totally unnecessary. and i love it.

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 11:32:03 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

- I expect nothing but top notch straight line power with satisfactory handling. I expect it to also be like the CLK AMG 63 Black Series. That car was superb but it's bigger brother will be even more of a beast setting another benchmark in the luxury GT class.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/1/2008 12:52:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

My god, what the F is up with all these Lexus fanboys here on Autospies. I am pretty sure that it is all spam.

Anyway, just like all the previous cars, this should be great. All I can hope is that they turn away from the standard Merc handling, and make it a real dream to drive, which, I believe, will be the case.

— lamboman (View Profile)

Posted on 4/4/2008 3:46:39 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1