Confession time

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 07/15/2014 at 20:38 • Filed to: Mini Rant

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I hate the SLS Black. Mercedes took excellent grand tourer and turned it into a riced out racer. Sure unlike a true ricer the Black actually works but the lines are ruined and the character is destroyed.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > JR1 07/15/2014 at 20:39

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THANK YOU! My thoughts exactly

ly2v8-Brian > JR1 07/15/2014 at 20:41

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Fair enough.

RotaryLover > JR1 07/15/2014 at 20:42

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I'm with you too!

Brian Silvestro > JR1 07/15/2014 at 20:43

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If that spoiler was taken off it would be 90% better.

JR1 > Brian Silvestro 07/15/2014 at 20:45

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I don't know man the gigantic running boards and what not also ruin the lines. Although I do agree it would be better.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > JR1 07/15/2014 at 20:48

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I strongly disagree!

Look at the SLS Racecar.

Look at the Black.

Now back to the racecar.

Back to the Black.

I'm on a horse.

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > JR1 07/15/2014 at 20:57

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I respectfully disagree.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > JR1 07/15/2014 at 21:00

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In Germany you could order it without the spoilers, they were standard in the US and you couldn't delete...it's why I didn't "upgrade."

But I agree, it looks great as is:

Vicente Esteve > JR1 07/15/2014 at 21:00

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Agree 100%. Still, a Black is a Black, and in Black it looks much less riced out. Still, a Black is a Black, but better if its in Black.

Raphael Orlove > JR1 07/15/2014 at 21:01

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could not agree more. There's a right way to do big wings and shit (GT3 RS, for example) and there's a wrong way. The SLS Black is very much on the wrong side of the equation in my eyes.

Leadbull > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/15/2014 at 21:12

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IM ON 622 HORSES.

YOU WANNA COME AT ME?

JR1 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/15/2014 at 21:17

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Are you on a fast black horse?

JR1 > Battery Tender Unnecessary 07/15/2014 at 21:18

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I must admit it does look a little better but nothing in the Mercedes lineup could ever beat the original

Manuél Ferrari > Vicente Esteve 07/15/2014 at 21:22

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This comment wins!

JR1 > Raphael Orlove 07/15/2014 at 21:23

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Exactly. It depends on the style of the car. Sometimes a little restraint goes miles with desirability.

Manuél Ferrari > Raphael Orlove 07/15/2014 at 21:23

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Would you still take one if Big Bird offered you an SLS Black as your company car?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Raphael Orlove 07/15/2014 at 21:24

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If it's wrong, then I don't ever want to be right.

Manuél Ferrari > JR1 07/15/2014 at 21:25

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Anyone know if it's possible to update the firmware on the standard car to get the Black's transmission settings?

The Black's DCT apparently shifts much faster than the standard car's does. If you could update the firmware for the standard car then you could have the best of both worlds. Understated looks with effectively the same DCT as the Ferrari 458.

scoob > JR1 07/15/2014 at 21:35

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Totally agree, and I'm gonna take it a step further.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Mansory (yes, Mansory) has a better looking SLS than the Black Series.

They kept... most... of the original lines, but I like it more than the Black Series. However, from the front, well damn it I'd rather have the original SLS.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > JR1 07/15/2014 at 21:40

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I disagree. They went function over form. Race cars are ugly. Raw aerodynamics are ugly. We appreciate them because we know what they're for but at the end of the day a purely aerodynamic vehicle is ugly. That's what's happened to the SLS. They gave it an aero kit, wing, and everything that disrupts its pretty pretty lines and curves to improve... What? Aerodynamics

JR1 > scoob 07/15/2014 at 21:45

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Damn you're right it is better. Wow Mercedes really did get it wrong

JR1 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/15/2014 at 21:47

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I understand it is improved aero however I don't think this is a car that should have improved aero. It isn't that type of car

Textured Soy Protein > JR1 07/15/2014 at 21:47

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I've never been much of a fan of the SLS. It's a bit bland looking for me. I generally prefer the Black, but can do without the spoiler and front bumper canards.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > JR1 07/15/2014 at 21:49

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no matter what the car someone somewhere will try to racecar it. In this case it was AMG.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Manuél Ferrari 07/15/2014 at 22:01

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Weistec will flash your transmission ECU with the Black series software for a price. It's the exact same transmission. In fact, it's the same transmission used in the 458, MP4-12C, F12, etc.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Brian Silvestro 07/15/2014 at 22:02

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Brian Silvestro > Battery Tender Unnecessary 07/15/2014 at 22:06

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Manuél Ferrari > Battery Tender Unnecessary 07/15/2014 at 22:07

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That's pretty cool! Are you going to do it once your warranty is up (if it's not up already)?

I knew it was the same box that Ferrari uses but I didn't know that Macca uses it too. Thanks for that intel.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Manuél Ferrari 07/15/2014 at 22:08

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It's on the todo list, post-warranty, but it might be a while. I've got five years and 78k miles left on the warranty.

Raphael Orlove > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/15/2014 at 22:11

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don't let anyone tell you to stop being you

now let's see some aero on that there FoMoCo

Raphael Orlove > Manuél Ferrari 07/15/2014 at 22:11

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>.>

<.<

>.>

for a lil' bit

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Raphael Orlove 07/15/2014 at 22:23

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You talkin bout my Pinto Wagon that I really need to start working on again one day? Because if you are then, yes I do eventually plan on adding a chin spoiler and a wing like the Trans Am Boss 302's, but that would only come after I put a Mustang Cobra IRS in the back and a V8 under the fiberglass hood. And I would have to custom make and design it all...

Manuél Ferrari > Battery Tender Unnecessary 07/15/2014 at 22:25

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Wow you still have a ton of warranty!

Did you buy CPO or buy an extended warranty?

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Manuél Ferrari 07/15/2014 at 22:34

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Bought the extended warranty, figured if I plan to keep it forever I might as well.

Manuél Ferrari > Battery Tender Unnecessary 07/15/2014 at 22:37

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GOOD CALL!

I would have done the same

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > Battery Tender Unnecessary 07/15/2014 at 23:10

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I think small integrated duckbill style spoiler would have looked really nice too.

Because Duckbill.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > JR1 07/15/2014 at 23:57

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How is it not that type of car? If you buy an SLS and you want to track it, you get the black. Underneath it is almost identical to the racecar versions. Biggest changes are safety items and things for track regulations vs. street legality.

uofime > JR1 07/16/2014 at 11:53

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pretty sure the target audience for these thinks the more expensive and ostentatious they are the better, and Merc couldn't be happier to make and sell them because I'm sure they have a very healthy margin.