The CarlssonSL CK63 RS debuted last year at the Essen Motor Show, but not until today has the German tuning company revealed its official specifications. The first thing that catches your eye is the car’s black matte finish, then you notice the improvements in aerodynamics. Consisting of a re-designed front bumper, new side sills, a rear boot spoiler and a new rear bumper with an upgraded diffuser with integrated exhaust cutouts.
Carlsson also fitted a new braking system along with a new set of 20 inch wheels fitted with Dunlop SP SportMaxx high performance tires.
The interior is even more refined then what you would come to expect from a Mercedes. The Germans use the finest leather to upholster the seats and the highest quality varnish and carbon-fiber accessories.
Under the hood, the V8 engine was boosted to an impressive 600 hp and 705 Nm of torque. Up from 525 horsepower and 630 Nm in the standard SL 63 AMG. All this force propels the German vehicle to 62 mph in just 4.1 seconds while the top speed is limited to 202 mph.
Jay Leno likes to show off his collection. Last time we got to see him do a few burnouts with his first production 2009 Corvette ZR1. Now he’s showing us something a little more for the luxury minded crowd with his 2009 Mercedes SL63 AMG. Enjoy!
Yes this is breathtakingly beautiful. No, it won’t go into production (but that we’ll get to that in a second).
The Coupetorino was created by Alfredo Stola a designer at StudioTorino and Piotr Degler Jablonski a student at IAAD art institute. It was entered into the event "Turin World Design Capital 2008" as part of the "Bespoke Coachwork" category. The idea was to take a Mercedes SL and give it Italian flair. The result was pure sex.
Now comes the unfortunate part... Mercedes will not make anything like this.
The current Mercedes SL is a convertible with a retractable hardtop, so a coupe may be redundant. But even more to the point is that if Mercedes thought the SL needed to be a coupe, there would be no problem to make one, because it has made coupes of the SL before. The last one was based on the SL from two generations ago (R107), which Mercedes used the body style from the 70s and 80s. But the first SL coupe was also the first SL: the 1954 300SL. Right now Mercedes is working on the gullwing SLC supercar, which will likely share some components with the current SL. So, the SL coupe pictured above can’t make production because Mercedes already has the bases covered.
For those folks who want to transform their Mercedes-Benz SL into a SLR, Prior-Design revealed today the solution, its new customized body kit. This new kit includes a new front bumper, new grille designed in the SLR style, as well as the new hood, new fenders with new air inlets using the same style, side sills and a redesigned rear bumper with integrated air diffuser.
The tuner also used a new ECU software which offers a plus of 20 to 70 hp, depending of the type of engine found under the hood. The stylish kit is completed by a new set of 20 inch multi spoke wheels. No words about the price yet!
The SL65 AMG Black Series made its official debut today. It is a high-performance coupé introduces sports car fans to a whole new world in terms of dynamic performance. The sale price is 327,250 euros, and the first models will be delivered to customers in November 2008.
The SL65 AMG Black Series is powered by a 6.0-liter V12 biturbo engine, developing a maximum output of 670 hp and maximum torque of 1,000 NM.
It can reach a speed of 100 km/h from a standing start in just 3.8 seconds, and takes 11.0 seconds to reach 200 km/h. The top speed is 320 km/h (electronically limited).
The Mercedes SL got a facelift from Sportservice Lorinser which makes the car suitable more than ever with the “Sport light” nature. The new model received a new spoiler bumper featuring three huge openings with racing grill inserts and a blade shaped spoiler hung below. New side skirts with large air openings in the rear part come to complete the sports look. The new Mercedes SL is now nearer to ground which makes driving at high speeds more fun than ever.
The car features RS 9 wide tyres and light-alloy wheels and an exhaust system with four openings.
A big question among geek car fans lately seems to be why and how Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, manage to drive around California without any license plate. As you can see in the photo, the vehicle, a Mercedes SL55 AMG, has only a barcode that represents the manufacturer’s VIN sticker used to identify the car, while the license plate simply doesn’t exist.
The answer is simple...thieves! Jobs doesn’t have a license plate anymore because he owns the California license plate “Apple” and it already got stolen multiple times. Of course, let’s be honest, a plate like that has quite a value on eBay, so this might be a reason too. Whoever you are, if you got Steve’s plate, at least send us a little snapshot of it in front of your PC, that would certainly make Job’s smile, wouldn’t it? :)
Lorinser, one of the most exclusive German tuning companies, announced the launch of its new customized Mercedes SL-Class at the Automechanika, a big auto show in Germany. According to the manufacturer the new roadster will feature a L 55 RS engine, based on the latest CL which will be capable of boosting the SL to speeds over 185 mph.
The SL will not be the only car Lorinser will bring. The new Lorinser GL420 CDI will be there, with a V8 diesel engine developing 335 hp. Also present will be the Power-Smart 320 CDI boosted to 261 hp as well as the Lorinser 350 V6 C-Class with 305 hp and a 168 mph top speed.
Since 1976, Kicherer, the German tuner specialized, has dedicated itself in improving high-end vehicles from Mercedes and Audi. After the Audi RS6 Avant, today the tuner unveiled its customized Mercedes SL63 AMG. Although the car comes already with 525 hp, Kicherer wanted some more. It used ECU tweaking and a new exhaust system for a total increase of 40 hp. With the new improvement the vehicle sprints from 0-60 mph in just 4.3 being with 0.3 seconds faster than the ”standard” version while the top speed is limited to 200 mph.
Due to the fact that the SL63 AMG comes already tuned, the German tuning house added only few minor carbon fiber accessories like the mirror covers, rear air diffuser, trunk spoiler, a new stylish exhaust system and new 20 inch alloy wheels. Pricing starts at €21,765 or $32,419.
Large, thirsty sports cars seem to still be finding a market. Although launched at the beginning of the year, the 2009 SL-Class is already a success for Mercedes. The refreshed fifth generation of the SL-Class has so sold 145,000 units. Demand for the SL is particularly high in the U.S., where half of all SL-Class roadsters are sold. The SL 500 is by far the most popular model among customers who choose SLs.
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