Remember when Mercedes made an SLK55 Black Series?

"dsgolson" (dsgolson) 08/02/2017 at 20:14 • Filed to: None

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It had a fixed roof, 30 more horsepower than a normal SLK55, and it weighed 45kg less thanks to a lot of carbon fiber. They only made 100!

RPM esq. > dsgolson 08/02/2017 at 20:18

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I saw one of the very few CLK63 Black Series-es in person a couple weeks ago. It was sweet.

dogisbadob > dsgolson 08/02/2017 at 20:18

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yeah I remember that! And it was also hideously expensive, too, I think over 200k

dsgolson > RPM esq. 08/02/2017 at 20:24

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Those are so fucking awesome.

dsgolson > dogisbadob 08/02/2017 at 20:26

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A review from Car magazine (in 2006) says £73,795, which they say was £22,765 more than a standard SLK55. Not a super crazy price jump, but still expensive!

dogisbadob > dsgolson 08/02/2017 at 20:42

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just looked it up, and it turns out it was the SL, not SLK, Black Series that was 300k, sorry for the confusion

Saracen > RPM esq. 08/02/2017 at 20:43

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I got to sit in one at an AMG driving event many years ago (sat in an SLR Roadster too), but didn’t get to drive it. I want one.

dsgolson > dogisbadob 08/02/2017 at 20:45

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The SL65 Black was INSANE.

fintail > dsgolson 08/02/2017 at 22:15

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Never sold on this side of the pond, right?

I saw an SL65 Black Series a few weeks ago.

dropthatclutch > dsgolson 08/02/2017 at 22:30

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An ump for my softball rec league had one. Didn’t realize that they were that rare.

dsgolson > fintail 08/03/2017 at 11:11

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Yeah, only in Europe.

dsgolson > dropthatclutch 08/03/2017 at 11:11

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I’m sure they had a normal SLK55, not this Black Series.

dropthatclutch > dsgolson 08/03/2017 at 11:14

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He claimed it was, but you may be right. The wheels and front bumper looked identical, but I don’t recall any vents in front of the doors.

dsgolson > dropthatclutch 08/03/2017 at 11:20

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This was in the States I assume? Because then it definitely was just a normal one.

dropthatclutch > dsgolson 08/03/2017 at 11:23

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Yup.