It feels like the bespoke Mercedes-AMG models are less and less... bespoke with every generation. First, there was the bonkers SLK, followed by the slightly toned down SLR and now the AMG GT, which in its basic setup had a similar V8 to the C63.
The downgrade in exclusivity has also made AMG's cars more affordable, which could culminate with a Porsche Cayman-sized model if the rumors turn out to be true. However, designers and engineers sometimes get the chance to go wild, resulting in icons of their time.
For the SLR, that icon is the Stirling Moss, a speedster with no roof or windshield. However, the SLS Black Series got hold of the SLS Black Series, which is now also worth a whole lot more money than back in the day.
And it's only natural, since we're not only dealing with gullwing doors, a hand-made 6.3-liter V8 producing 631 horsepower and an aggressive body kit added on top. Even though it's not a Doug DeMuro review, this video is also filled with quirks. For example, the trunk is Miata-sized with an internet router hidden away in there, and this could be the car that originated fake Mercedes exhausts. That's right; behind the quad tips, you actually have only two outlets.
Another famous quirk of the SLS is that the door handles are too high up for most people to reach once they're seated. The Black Series is set apart from the normal model in many ways. The aero package, brakes, pro shaft, gearbox, and suspension are all revised. You're going to hear the word "carbon" a lot, even when concerning the interior.
You probably want one right now, and we can't blame you. If you can find it, the SLS Black Series is sad to be worth £750,000, or about three times more than when it was new. Why do only the cars for the super-rich work like that?
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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