Prior Design unveiled its latest customization programme for the
Mercedes-Benz SL 500. The stylish body kit consists in: a front bumper, new hood, side skirts, modified side fenders featuring SLR-style air grills, 21” alloy wheels and a rear air diffuser. With the help of ECU tweaking the engine of the vehicle also received 90 hp featuring now a total power of 477 hp. The sprint from 0-100 km/h is under 5 seconds while the top speed achieved 300+ km/h.
This afternoon, Mercedes invited a handful of automotive journalist to a little gathering in Miami Beach to introduce the new AMG SL 63..
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As you already know, the new SL received a facelift and a big 6.3L 525HP engine. The exterior appearance is mostly the same as the old SL except for new head and tail lights, a much more angular front facia with a taler grille and some nice side vents. The new SL63 will be available as of May 1st 2008, for a mere $132,000.
The most important update in the new SL is the ’Speedshift MCT’ seven-speed transmission, replacing the conventional torque converter for dual wet clutch plates controlled electronically. A knob allows you to decide how fast you want to change gears. But with this system you are supposed to get the best of both worlds. Ultra smooth gear changes as only an automatic gear box can do, but also lightning fast shifting as only the sequentially activated manual gearbox can provide.
As we believe that driving a non manual gear box is just evil, we can’t wait to put our hands on the new SL!
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It is known that soon a new “baby” of Mercedes-Benz will hit the markets but even though it’s not out yet, we were still able to find out some interesting details on the new- coming SL65 AMG Back Series. The most important detail is that the engineers managed to bring out 66 extra horsepower from the car’s twin- turbo 6.0 V12 achieving a total of 670 horsepower, 20 more than the SLR McLaren 772.
The lighter curb weight is due to the extensive use of carbon fiber in the car’s front fenders and the hood and new fixed roof. This brought a loss of 570 pounds bringing its curb weight down to 4080 pounds. For the performance package, Mercedes plans to equip the new SL with a wider track, larger brakes, a deployable rear spoiler, a lower hood and new adjustable suspension.
For the inside of the Black Series, Mercedes will feature carbon fiber shell racing seats, a flat bottom steering wheel and lots of Alcantara leather. In order to save some weight they also removed the SL’s back seat. The expected time for the debut of the SL65 AMG Black Series is next year, in white, black, red or silver and with a price starting from $200.000.
The future SL65 AMG Black Series that will make its world debut this summer is believed to be one of the most extreme Mercedes ever built. And the 670 HP are the testimony!
The SL65 AMG Black Series will be powered by the same 6.0-liter twin turbo V12 engine found in the standard SL65 AMG, but for the Black Series the output is increased to 670 hp. The torque peak won’t increase, but given that it already sits at 738 pound-feet, there’s really isn’t a need for more. It will be offered with the same five-speed automatic transmission and the torque converter from the standard version, but will also get two Sport shift programs, with the second delivering quicker gearchanges timed at just 250 milliseconds.
In addition to the added power, the engineers at Mercedes-Benz concentrated on reducing the car’s weight. AMG’s engineers chucked the heavy airbag suspension setup on the standard SL65 for steel coil springs, lost the Active Body Control system and made the Black’s trunk, vented hood, roof, vented front fenders and bumpers out of carbon fiber.
It will make the 0 to 60 mph sprint in less than 4 seconds and will hit a top speed of 198 mph.
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500-SL. Before you would have finished reading that, this drag-oriented 500-SL would have reached 100 mph. Yeah, about one second.
How? It’s got a list of things to help it achieve this feat and 250 mph in a quarter of a mile if driven to the limit.
Total body weight is only 28lbs- Power to weight ratio better than any supercar built to this day.
Over 2,500 horsepower on tap- Two and a half times the power produced by the Bugatti Veyron.
All-aluminum engine (8,619 cc, multiple turbocharged, alcohol burning, electronic fuel injection).
Weight reduction goes aboard- the pedals, the entire rear end housing, firewall, steering columns and even the battery trays are all made of titanium.
Drag cars aren’t my cup of tea. But this one is phenomenal. This car will go from 4.5 Gs to a negative 4 Gs (after the chute deploys) within six seconds. Absolute madness. You will have to be alive to talk about a full-throttle experience in this machine, let alone being impressed!
Mercedes will add a new model to the Black Series line-up in July. The upcoming SL65 AMG Black Series is based on the SL65 AMG and will follow the route taken by the SLK55 AMG and CLK63 Black Series models.
The SL65 AMG Black Series will be powered by a reworked version of the SL65 AMG’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 engine, tuned to deliver in the vicinity of 680 hp.
"We could have easily got 720 hp without any significant modifications. In the end, though, we decided to dial it back," said an insider privy to the new car’s development. "There will be a slight increase in power, but really it’s all about creating optimal conditions for the introduction of direct injection," a source said.
Mercedes announced that the SL 63 AMG and C 63 AMG Estate are the new Official F1 Safety Car and the new Official F1 Medical Car. The Safety Car, based on the SL 63 AMG, and the Medical Car, derived from the C 63 AMG Estate, have the task of ensuring maximum safety at all 18 Formula 1 races. The two specially prepared AMG high-performance automobiles will be on duty for the first time when the Grand Prix season kicks off in Melbourne, Australia (March 14 to 16, 2008).
The SL63 AMG is powered by a 6.3-litre V8 enginethat delivers 525 hp, providing acceleration from zero to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds. A newly developed AMG sport exhaust system with larger pipe diameter and new rear silencers allows the high-revving AMG naturally aspirated engine to breathe even more freely. Both the motor sport fans at the racetrack and also those at home in front of their TV sets are captivated by the vehicle’s special sound tuning.
The C63 AMG Estate is powered by a AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine, which delivers 457 hp and 600 Newton-metres of torque. Like the SL 63 AMG Safety Car, the C 63 AMG Estate Official F1™ Medical Car also features a newly developed thread chassis combining sportscar-like driving dynamics with versatile adjustment possibilities, thus additionally allowing the chassis setup to be customized to a specific racetrack.
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The German tuner Lorinser will unveil at the Geneva Motor Show two tuning-kits: the Nardo3 and the C-Class T-Model.
The Nardo3 is based on the Mercedes SL, but the V12 engine is upgraded to 660 HP and a peak torque of 1013 Nm. At this numbers the performances are more than impressive: the top speed is limited to 201 mph (325 km/h), to prevent damage to the transmission.
At the exterior, Nardo3 features a new rear bumper with integrated exhaust, unique wheels, extended side skirts, modified side vents, and a new front end.
Nardo3 will be limited to 50 units.
The C-Class T-Model is based on the C320 T CDI, with a power upgrade from 224 hp to 261 Hp.
With the Chicago Auto Show being held this week, here are the most important debuts:
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