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| Mercedes-Benz
SLK55 AMG Black Series |
Broadcast
date : 1st October 2006 |
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Why the Black Series name tag,
we’re not quite sure. We commented earlier this year that
the SLK 55 AMG was, finally, a worthy competitor from
Mercedes-Benz to Porsche’s 911, and it seems as if someone
at AMG has taken this to heart.
The biggest change to the Black Series is one that’s not
immediately visible. The famed SLK variable fold-down roof has
been replaced with a fixed hard top, but made of carbon fibre,
not steel.
The fenders on the Black Series have been widened to accept
bigger wheels and given extra ducting, and they’re not made
of steel, but reinforced plastic.
With the Black Series, you’re not getting just another
body-kitted model with extra scoops and bigger wheels. The
entire car follows the very special build of the pace car that
leads F1 cars around the circuit when some lunatic scatters
debris all over the tarmac.
These include special racing seats, beautifully trimmed in
leather, and plenty of carbon trim.
The engine has been breathed upon too. The naturally-aspirated
V8 boasts deep-throat induction, revised cam settings and
hand-built exhaust headers with large diameter exhaust tubing.
The result is 294 kiloWatts.
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