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Old 07-10-2008, 05:25 PM
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Holy crap.... Mercedes def. just stepped up to me again. While the CLK Black was still really striking, it got a little outdated. The SL Black is beautiful. I'm still wondering how well it will perform.
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O MY. DO WANT. x 1,000,000

Those DTM-style fenders are insane.

Go Mercedes!
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Old 07-10-2008, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Onehots2k,Jul 10 2008, 03:07 PM
Interesting FACTS:

6.0 Twin Turbo V12
661horsepower 738lb tq
Shed 570lb from regular SL
Didn't Mercedes just say they were not going to make anymore petroleum-powered cars by 2015? I guess they're going out with a bang
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Old 07-10-2008, 05:45 PM
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That has to be the most aggressive, most powerful production Merc I have ever seen or heard of.

Love those Black Series cars!

This very well may be the last of the BIG HP Mercs for quite some time.
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that is a great looking car and the power will be nuts.

Now if only MB would offer it with a better tranny. 250ms shifts arent bad, but something more DSG-like, getting the shifts down into the single or double digits instead...

It looks like it has a power spoiler too? First show shows it up, second has it down. I kinda like how it looks better than the CarreraGT or Veyron.
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much improved from the old SL...I hated the round headlight...
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I wonder if Benz will finally offer a manual trans or some type of sequential clutchless manual rather than their traditional slush box
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gotta be one of the sexiest cars I've seen in a long time. Pure hotness. Would probably be one of my first picks if I had megabucks.
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Thing is a monster but 300k? Ouch.

I wonder why Mercedes won't develop a dual clutch gearbox or any other kind of sequential shifter for their AMG cars. It'd make their cars a lot more sporty.
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Clarkson liked it, and I liked that review he had on Top Gear.
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