Mercedes coupe with a Ferrari complex

[Christofuh]

220MPH SL 65 AMG Black Series with 661HP twin turbo V12 capable of churning out 885 lb-ft of torque which had to be dialed down so as not to smash to shyt the 5AT

(Due to fragility M-B's newer 7AT was a non-starter from the get-go.)

 

[Joffrey]

Why no 6AT??

 

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by Jodum5

Why no 6AT??
When did this nomenclature come into use? And yes, the SL is cool, but not much of a change from the prior SL65, though. ~ H

 

[Christofuh]

I'm not sure M-B even has a 6AT on hand.
There's supposed to be a sporty 7AT in the pipeline for AMG models, and 8AT for the rest of the line-up.

 

[clee1982]

Mercedes never had 6speed auto, unlike a lot manufactures, Mercedes makes its own gearbox, and they went from 5 to 7, so...

 

[HgaleK]

It's pretty for a Mercedes.

 

[nootje]

didnt they use a 4speed transmission from a truck to solve that problem in a different car?

 

[JetBlast]

That is a Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-200F.


Nice car too.

 

[Flambeur]

That's an amazing car. My favorite current german car by far.

Originally Posted by Christofuh

I'm not sure M-B even has a 6AT on hand. There's supposed to be a sporty 7AT in the pipeline for AMG models, and 8AT for the rest of the line-up.
I still doubt it will be tough enough for this monster.. Tuned AMG models in the past couple years have been definitely hitting the limits of the stock ******, especially the V12TT which can put out 800-1000 tq with some relatively mild mods.

 

[xpress]

the SL is nice... but the CLK 63 Black is the better of the two...
(As per Jeremy Clarkson, who actually bought the CLK)

 

[Flambeur]

Originally Posted by xpress

the SL is nice... but the CLK 63 Black is the better of the two...
(As per Jeremy Clarkson, who actually bought the CLK)

I don't know dude, the SL black series came out after he bought his, at least so i believe..

 

[bawlin]

On a purely aesthetic level, I much prefer the CLK-BS to this.

 

[Gallardo2501]

Originally Posted by Huntsman

And yes, the SL is cool, but not much of a change from the prior SL65, though.

~ H

The biggest change is that it's no longer a convertible. AMG decided that to help stiffen the chassis they would use a dedicated hard top. The chassis is supposedly much more ridged (I think that a cage is also present or is a option, but I may be wrong on that one). It's lost a lot of weight (for a Mercedes), and has a extensively tuned suspension (hardware as well as electronic controls).

AMG has proven its magic is its ability to take a standard Mercedes, and tune it nut and bolt, and turn out a machine that will annihilate anything that Stuttgart churns out.

 

[Southern-Nupe]

Originally Posted by Gallardo2501

The biggest change is that it's no longer a convertible. AMG decided that to help stiffen the chassis they would use a dedicated hard top. The chassis is supposedly much more ridged (I think that a cage is also present or is a option, but I may be wrong on that one). It's lost a lot of weight (for a Mercedes), and has a extensively tuned suspension (hardware as well as electronic controls).

AMG has proven its magic is its ability to take a standard Mercedes, and tune it nut and bolt, and turn out a machine that will annihilate anything that Stuttgart churns out.
Very true...it's simply an amazing car. I'm a little hesitant to believe it could touch the 220 m.p.h. barrier, but it's still by far my favorite current MB.

 

[Christofuh]

Torque was dialed down to 737 lb-ft
Max speed to 300 km/h
For the sake of - cough - safety.
Meantime, the lunatics over @ Brabus have been offering tuned models where the thrust would warrant 360 km/h or even 400 km/h speedos like it was nothing.