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Apologies to the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, but the 2010 Mercedes-Benz SL65 Black Series has just trumped it as the most powerful Mercedes-Benz ever made. This rare and menacing SL is the third Mercedes to earn Black Series status, and while the third time is usually the charm, in this case it's a cruise missile. With all the king's horses - 661 of them - Mercedes says that its ber-Benz accelerates to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and needs to be electronically restrained to its 199-mph top speed.

Unlike other SLs, the Black Series isn't a convertible. Instead, it has a fixed, carbon-fiber roof with a more raked rear window. Carbon-fiber hood, fascias, and front fenders extend the SL's width by almost an inch, and enormous wheels (9.5 by 19 inches up front, 11.5 by 20 inches at the rear) help widen its track by almost five - five! - inches. At highway speeds, with the automatic rear wing raised, the fat-fendered, low-roofed SL looks like it escaped from a DTM race.


Full Story: Automobile Magazine - REVIEWS: 2010 Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG Black Series


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Love the last pic..