I’ve always been a fan of Mercedes, so it makes me rather happy to see them taking performance cars more seriously. Now if they’d just offer a proper manual gearbox…
It starts with a 6.0-liter twin turbo V12 engine. In the standard SL65 AMG it pumps out a healthy 604 horsepower, but in the Black Series the same engine gets cranked up 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. The five-speed automatic transmission, torque converter and all, will remain, but it will get two Sport shift programs, with the second delivering quicker gearchanges timed at just 250 milliseconds.
Full Article: Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series Will Boast 670 Horsepower
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