Brabus takes the SL 65 AMG Black Series to the extreme

Brabus takes the SL 65 AMG Black Series to the extreme

Even the already extreme Black Series SL65 AMG is not spared by the tuners. The perpetrator this time is Brabus, which managed to coax 800 horses from the SL’s 6.0-litre V12 engine. 0-100 km/h is 3.2 seconds and you’ll only need 9.8 seconds to double that speed (the new 911 GT2 RS achieves the same 0-200 km/h time with half the number of cylinders!).

Best effort is 330 km/h, but most hands will already be shaking at the electronically limited 320km/h. That’s not the only thing that has been limited – after outworking themselves to create 1,420 Nm of torque from as 2,100 rpm, they decided to spare owners’ lives by pegging it back at 1,100 Nm.

Brabus takes the SL 65 AMG Black Series to the extreme

Responsible for this insane performance is Brabus’ twin-turbo system that includes two special exhaust manifolds with integrated turbine housings. A specially made Brabus carbon-fiber hood scoop feeds four big intercoolers while a bespoke stainless-steel high-performance exhaust system with free-flow metal catalysts are included. An ECU remap coordinates the altered ignition and injection timings.

Called T65, this car was a one off model done for a Brabus customer, but the famous Mercedes tuner has decided to go public with it. Customers can pick whatever they want from the Brabus catalogue. As you can see from the gallery, this car was finished in matte black while the interior is covered in breathable black leather and Alcantara. This particular owner specified stainless-steel scuff plates with illuminated logos and the car’s name (Vanish) on the 360 km/h speedo and the brakes.

More images after the jump.

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Jacob Alexander

Jacob Mathew Alexander has been a motoring nut for as far as he can remember and has recently turned his passion into writing. After spending some time in the same industry in the UK, Jacob's work is from a slightly different perspective.

 

Comments

  • wahedenator on May 14, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    i can only say . .
    WOW !

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  • Jaybond on May 14, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    Insane car, one of the ultimate straightline machine.

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  • Bonnet scoop a bit weird. Look like shaker-head for supercharge.

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  • WOW!!! 800hp!! I always love brabus…. I’ve seen S class brabus vs Murciélago and also C class vs Enzo and guess wat? The C class leave the enzo behind…

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    • raybrig on May 15, 2010 at 2:04 pm

      thats not c-class..it is slk…..n u should noted that the slk already been heavily modified

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  • long_shap on May 14, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    the Porsche link encountered error

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  • nonce on May 14, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    i think you’re wrong on that..it’s 9.3 seconds to 124mph.

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  • fuyiopo on May 14, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    So brabus makes the demon into lucifer?? 1420 torque!! These amount of torque can spin the earth the other way round! FANTASTIC!

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  • fuyiopo on May 14, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    So brabus just made a demon into lucifer?? 1420 torque!! These amount of torque can spin the earth the other way round! FANTASTIC!

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  • Gajen on May 15, 2010 at 2:59 am

    pointless….sl black is good in straight line only…whatmore for this brabus version..

    gt2 rs way better…less hp,less torque,smaller engine,half the cylinders,cleaner[less co2 emission],faster,better handling,more practical…

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    • HirumaKecil on May 15, 2010 at 9:20 am

      RX8 And Miata is better… Easy to drive… beautiful looking… No need xtra effort to drive the cars… Fun and easy… Never drive RX8, but twice drive Miata(1999 model)… good handling, and relax… Dunno about Lotus elise,exige and evora.. but i think they are better than mazda… not to big engine, handling is very good..

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    • Seriously on May 17, 2010 at 8:01 am

      alot of things are pointless when you’re rich and spendful. But why buy one? Because you can. It’s simply to make a point, rich people hardly buy anything for practicality.

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  • HirumaKecil on May 15, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Paul… Any news about Proton Exora jadi teksi 1Malaysia… Dengar cerita 3000 Exora akan dijadikan teksi… How about the spec??

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  • khaix19a on May 15, 2010 at 9:24 am

    pppppooooowwwwerrrrr!!!!!!!!

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  • what that metal plate “one off vanish” mean..? weird german

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  • Jarum on May 16, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    Stupid car! Proton Juara is better! ;)

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  • Seriously on May 17, 2010 at 8:05 am

    They changed those beautiful buckets seats from the SL to ones that look like their from the E coupe. And they changed the speed dials from white to red! OMG the insanity! Not a complain thou, just pointing out.

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  • Wondering who’s that one-off customer is. A young, upcoming American entrepreneur? a European blue-blood? or an Arab Sheikh’s spoiled brat? With that ‘Vanish’ name, and the ridiculous mod figures, I am going for the latter.

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  • Rizal on May 17, 2010 at 11:39 am

    Crazy car with crazy price… wohooooo!!!

    I will only buy this car if I am billionaire.

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