limited run of 350 cars, to 175 USA . 

The only body parts shared with the regular SL are the doors and the side mirrors. Everything else has been replaced with carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic panels. Different from every other SL, instead of a convertible top, this one is fixed, and the longer slope of the roof line leads down to a trunklid with a pop-up wing. The lightweight body panels combined with the absence of all the motors and gear for the folding hardtop result in a 427-pound weight saving. The gigantic fenders look about three feet wider than the standard SL’s, but the true amount of widening to the track—4.5 inches in front and 4.1 inches at the rear—is still pretty amazing. The suspension has been totally reworked, and the coil-overs can be adjusted up to 0.8 inch. From the factory, the ride height and the shock adjustments are tuned for the Nürburgring. The forged aluminum wheels—19 inches front and 20 inches rear—are shod with Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT tires.

The AMG engineers managed to squeeze in brake ducts as well; plus, there’s an engine oil cooler mounted parallel to the ground just behind the front splitter. Even minor front end damage in this car is going to get very expensive. As a brief radiator-related aside, there are two small units in back to cool the rear limited-slip differential. Back in front, the extra cooling capacities of the intercoolers combined with slightly larger turbochargers are the main reason for the 57-hp increase over the everyday SL65. The final figure of 661 horsepower makes the Black Series the most powerful roadgoing Mercedes ever produced (2009). Torque is still limited to 738 pound-feet to spare the life of the five-speed automatic transmission.Mercedes-Benz is claiming a 0-to-62-mph time of 3.6 seconds.

Zero to 60 mph: 3.6 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 7.8 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 11.4 sec
Top speed (governor limited): 199 mph

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