An AMG Black Series version of the Mercedes Benz SLSwas recently filmed by fastsportscardriver at the Nurburgring track in Germany.
It looks like the full reveal of the ultimate Mercedes supercar isn’t that far off, as prototypes have been popping up in our spyshots section since the beginning of the year. The most extreme AMG performance machine ever built really got our blood going, especially since the car is a total mystery.
Yes, it’s built by the Skunk Works inside AMG to be the fastest SLS ever, but beyond that we don’t know exactly what sort of engine this has got. The car could be the swan song of the naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V8, which is gradually being replaced with a twin-turbo V8 across the range.
But supercar logic dictates the Black Series must have the best engine Mercedes has got, and that should be the same 6-liter biturbo used by the G65 AMG and SL65 AMG. We think this is under the bonnet, because
At the same time, the body of the gullwing supercar will be festooned with go-fast parts like flared wheelarches and radical intakes.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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