What a glorious vehicle. I can't help myself but appreciate what Mercedes made possible with this thing back in the day.

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series specs
Car type | Coupe |
Curb weight | 1870-1914 kg (4123-4220 lbs) |
Introduced | 2009 |
Origin country | Germany |
Views | 130.5k |
Lap times
Performance
0 - 50 kph | 2.0 s |
0 - 100 kph | 3.8 s |
0 - 130 kph | 5.4 s |
0 - 180 kph | 9.1 s |
0 - 200 kph | 10.9 s |
Est. 1000 m | 22.0 s @ 265.0 kph |
Est. 100 - 200 kph | 7.1 s |
0 - 60 mph | 3.6 s |
0 - 100 mph | 7.6 s |
0 - 150 mph | 17.9 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 8.0 s @ 105.0 mph |
1/4 mile | 11.6 s @ 126.1 mph |
Est. 1/2 mile | 18.8 s @ 156.6 mph |
Est. 1 mile | 30.8 s @ 177.1 mph |
Top speed | 320 kph (199 mph) |
Est. max acceleration | 0.80 g (8 m/s²) |
Lateral acceleration | 0.96 g (9 m/s²) |
60 mph - 0 | 32 m (105 ft) |

Powertrain specs
Engine type | V12, Twin Turbo, 48v |
Displacement | 6.0 l (366 ci) |
Power | 670 ps (661 bhp / 493 kw) |
Torque | 1000 Nm (738 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 112 ps (110 hp) |
Power / weight | 354 ps (349 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 529 Nm (390 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | 5 Speed Automatic |
Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
SL65 AMG Black Series competition




Ruvie 8y ago
The cars weight is its own enemy, shave at least another 300kg, install a manual box, probably make it a 4wd and I'm sure there will be noticeable effects





DeDe 11y ago
0-50 kph: 2,0 s
0-130 kph: 5,4 s
0-160 kph: 7,6 s
0-180 kph: 9,1 s
0-200 kph: 10,9 s
Source: AutoBild Sportscars - http://img142.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-4664/loc106/33616_test_sl_black_series_vs_techart_gt2_650_122_106lo.jpg

Oliveira 11y ago
This car is very slow... all those looks, all that carbon fiber, all that power and torque, all that price, all that crapy ride, and no folding roof...
Sorry but it is slow as hell...

Anon 13y ago
Despite being a little strangely built, I\'m kinda taken by this car. My guess is this car 1) needs a really good driver and 2) is highly dependant on chassis superiority on tracks.


Anonymous 13y ago
How does this beat the Ford GT at HockenHeim by 2s, yet it Looses on the Top gear Track in the Damp by 1.1s?

Anonymous 13y ago
sucha a strange car, it beats the KZ! at hockenheim, yet the KZ whoops it on a damp track at the Top Gear track? strange no?

phavyarden 14y ago
o-160 7.7
1/4 mile 11,7
i little bit quicker

Anonymous 14y ago
its not just its weight, 1, it has steel brakes, which carbon ceramics woulda ben a better choice,2, it has all that power, and not grippy eniff tyres, 3, its torque is too much, so all your gonna get i wheelspin.

Anonymous 14y ago
Was just browing and thought with those amazing hp numbers how can this car be more than 20 seconds slower thatn the Nissan GTR at nurburgring????? Is the weight its own enemy.

Zora 14y ago
Can not find a lap time on the auto motor und sport site.
The Sport Auto (7:51) time is here:
http://www.sportauto-online.de/rundenzeiten-supertests-1062778.html

Wads 14y ago
The 7:36 came from http://www.supercars.net/PitLane?viewThread=y&gID=3&fID=0&tID=10073
They did have a link to MotorSport Und Auto that no longer works..... if as I suspect thats the same as SportAuto we'll change the time to 7:51. The original referance checked out at the time but its not impossible it was wrong..... does anyone have a link to the 7:51 time just in case?


Anonymous 14y ago
i think it ws a claim, and i dont believe that top gear time for a minute, if you saw the video, he didnt really push it, i think he was being biased toward it for being much more expensive than a sl350.

Hey Wads or Fastetst Laps 14y ago
I think Zora and woody raise an interesting point. Where did that 7:36 come from? All the fetishizing and projectile spooging over this car on this board has been besed on that time. Why no source?

Zora 14y ago
The nordschleife time that SportAuto clocked was a 7:51. So where does the 7:36 time come from? BS?
If this car is not very fast around a track and unliveable in daily life as Clarkson so subtly pointed out, what's its purpose?


venom 14y ago
that was actually my guess, 1:23. handling is much more important. the reason the sv can get more of its power down is because it can brake later, exit earlier, and with 4wd, also exit quite a bit smoother. i dont get how im saying its power is a bad thing and somehow worse than the svs output.

BumRush 14y ago
yeah i didnt think it would do a 1:23.0. i thought it would havd done a 1:19.3, but when the Stig did that lap, he didnt seem to push it as he could, but i dont know i gues you gotta have alot of things to count for. but o wouldnt care if this did a 2:03.6 id still want the hell out of one: