20.04.2009
If you have been following us on Twitter, then you’ll already know about this test, but for those who are not fluent tweeters here’s your chance to tell us your thoughts.
We’ve managed to get our hands on the Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series, and thought it might be fun to bring along the sublime Ferrari 599 and mighty Porsche 997 GT2. Let us know what you’d like to see and know here on Dialogue, and follow us today and tomorrow on Twitter as we put all three to the test.
Day 1:
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62 Comments
Wads
April 20, 2009If you want to add an RS6 to the mix let me know! I’ve borrowed one for a couple of days and don’t need much of an excuse to do something other than my day job!
Wads
April 20, 2009If you want to add an RS6 to the mix let me know! I’ve borrowed one for a couple of days and don’t need much of an excuse to do something other than my day job!
DriversRepublic (The DR Team)
April 20, 2009Posted on DR: Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://bit.ly/xjAdj
DriversRepublic (The DR Team)
April 20, 2009Posted on DR: Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://bit.ly/xjAdj
F-Stop Junkie
April 20, 2009It must be something to wake up in the morning, look upon a group like that, and think “ah well, another day at the coal face…”
And to think, you chose that instead of sitting at a desk all day, attending meetings and conference calls, deciding which suit to wear of a morning, and trying to remember if it’s a ham sandwich or chicken sandwich day today.
Sheer madness. A lot like this group test.
F-Stop Junkie
April 20, 2009It must be something to wake up in the morning, look upon a group like that, and think “ah well, another day at the coal face…”
And to think, you chose that instead of sitting at a desk all day, attending meetings and conference calls, deciding which suit to wear of a morning, and trying to remember if it’s a ham sandwich or chicken sandwich day today.
Sheer madness. A lot like this group test.
JethroBovingdon
April 20, 2009My guess today is it’s a Ginster’s pasty from the shell garage in Betws-y-coed…
Wads – don’t think the RS6 quite has the grunt for this test!
JethroBovingdon
April 20, 2009My guess today is it’s a Ginster’s pasty from the shell garage in Betws-y-coed…
Wads – don’t think the RS6 quite has the grunt for this test!
Jos84 (Jos Jongsma)
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
brianrimmer (Brian Rimmer)
April 20, 2009@DriversRepublic Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from – - – How does it sound under the hammer?
Jos84 (Jos Jongsma)
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
brianrimmer (Brian Rimmer)
April 20, 2009@DriversRepublic Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from – - – How does it sound under the hammer?
rrturbo
April 20, 2009You might want to test the SL65 AMG against the RUF RT12 – these two are of a not unsimilar madness…:-)
rrturbo
April 20, 2009You might want to test the SL65 AMG against the RUF RT12 – these two are of a not unsimilar madness…:-)
Will_968
April 20, 2009Do the wheels on the SL65 BS (LOL – not noticed that before) look as cheap and nasty in the flesh as they do in the pictures?
Will_968
April 20, 2009Do the wheels on the SL65 BS (LOL – not noticed that before) look as cheap and nasty in the flesh as they do in the pictures?
kozluv (kozluv)
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic You guys should do the obligatory 20-180 roll on.
kozluv (kozluv)
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic You guys should do the obligatory 20-180 roll on.
Danny I
April 20, 2009Drag race from 30mph please.
Thats all.
Danny I
April 20, 2009Drag race from 30mph please.
Thats all.
brellnob (brell beuzard)
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
brellnob (brell beuzard)
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
AxisOfOversteer (Andrea Cairon
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
AxisOfOversteer (Andrea Cairone)
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
paulw
April 20, 2009Looking forward to in-car and drive by video footage, dare I say it but the SL will make the others sound distinctly ordinary!
paulw
April 20, 2009Looking forward to in-car and drive by video footage, dare I say it but the SL will make the others sound distinctly ordinary!
Stig
April 20, 2009Well the SL65 AMG Black is reportedly engineered by Mercedes as a track tool and certainly looks like it would make a decent F1 safety car… so how about trying to stay in front of a Porsche 911 GT2 and a Ferrari 599 as they lap Silverstone?
Stig
April 20, 2009Well the SL65 AMG Black is reportedly engineered by Mercedes as a track tool and certainly looks like it would make a decent F1 safety car… so how about trying to stay in front of a Porsche 911 GT2 and a Ferrari 599 as they lap Silverstone?
daytonafan
April 20, 2009Interting that the Merc and Porsche are tuned versions of lesser cars while the 599 is a thoroughbred to begin with.
daytonafan
April 20, 2009Interting that the Merc and Porsche are tuned versions of lesser cars while the 599 is a thoroughbred to begin with.
nuvolari67 (Paul Taylor)
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
nuvolari67 (Paul Taylor)
April 20, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
solowmodel
April 20, 2009I don’t know about the SL making the others sound ordinary…the 599 sounds pretty special!!
solowmodel
April 20, 2009I don’t know about the SL making the others sound ordinary…the 599 sounds pretty special!!
solowmodel
April 20, 2009Ok seems I can’t edit:
SL65 Black – somewhere around 1900kg?
599 – around 1688kg
GT2 – around1442kg
Big big differences!
I’d like to see if the SL can keep up with the other two, and if not, what aspect of its performance is the biggest hindrance; comparison with 599 more apt I guess, both being front engined RWD.
solowmodel
April 20, 2009Ok seems I can’t edit:
SL65 Black – somewhere around 1900kg?
599 – around 1688kg
GT2 – around1442kg
Big big differences!
I’d like to see if the SL can keep up with the other two, and if not, what aspect of its performance is the biggest hindrance; comparison with 599 more apt I guess, both being front engined RWD.
tforth
April 21, 2009Yes, 30 – 180 mph, average speed over 5 continuous laps at Silverstone and your usual B-road comparo would do it for me.
tforth
April 21, 2009Yes, 30 – 180 mph, average speed over 5 continuous laps at Silverstone and your usual B-road comparo would do it for me.
Benjamin Tice
April 21, 2009would have the 599 over the others any day of the week…
Benjamin Tice
April 21, 2009would have the 599 over the others any day of the week…
Wads
April 21, 2009Originally Posted By StigWell the SL65 AMG Black is reportedly engineered by Mercedes as a track tool and certainly looks like it would make a decent F1 safety car…
I think its exactly what they use as the F1 safety car…… it was ceratinly an SL they used in Shanghai so it would make sense for it to be the BS version.
Jethro…. yes I know the RS6s measley 575bhp doesn’t seem much compared to the monsters you have at the moment but thought I’d offer my services anyway just in case!!!
Wads
April 21, 2009Originally Posted By StigWell the SL65 AMG Black is reportedly engineered by Mercedes as a track tool and certainly looks like it would make a decent F1 safety car…
I think its exactly what they use as the F1 safety car…… it was ceratinly an SL they used in Shanghai so it would make sense for it to be the BS version.
Jethro…. yes I know the RS6s measley 575bhp doesn’t seem much compared to the monsters you have at the moment but thought I’d offer my services anyway just in case!!!
JamesAsh7 (James Ash)
April 21, 2009http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 via @addthis
JamesAsh7 (James Ash)
April 21, 2009http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 via @addthis
Turbofun (Nathan Smith)
April 21, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
Turbofun (Nathan Smith)
April 21, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
Mark
April 21, 2009Pls comment re: relative turbo lag; brake pedal feel; traction and braking distances in wet/bumpy rds; 70-100MPH accel from routine cruising (to summarize relative tq, turbo lag and gearshift times in routine use); exhaust note from drivers’ seat in closed cars at varying speeds; sport seat ergonomics; relative real-world ground clearance; wear/robustness of F1 clutch vs GT2 clutch; 599 headlights real-world usefulness vs 65/GT2′s; 65′s downshift blips, how useful….thanks; look forward to article
Mark
April 21, 2009Pls comment re: relative turbo lag; brake pedal feel; traction and braking distances in wet/bumpy rds; 70-100MPH accel from routine cruising (to summarize relative tq, turbo lag and gearshift times in routine use); exhaust note from drivers’ seat in closed cars at varying speeds; sport seat ergonomics; relative real-world ground clearance; wear/robustness of F1 clutch vs GT2 clutch; 599 headlights real-world usefulness vs 65/GT2′s; 65′s downshift blips, how useful….thanks; look forward to article
jorn
April 21, 2009Well, I would like to see: 1. drag race from 0-300Km/h. 2. Handling on winding roads with comments. 3. race track time.
all of this in HD video with nice sound !
thanks guys!
jorn
April 21, 2009Well, I would like to see: 1. drag race from 0-300Km/h. 2. Handling on winding roads with comments. 3. race track time.
all of this in HD video with nice sound !
thanks guys!
Jem Thompson
April 21, 2009Some decent video of these cars pressing on along some nice welsh roads. With the GT2 getting all crossed up Ferrari F40 style in a straight line when the boost comes on down a wet road. That is all.
Jem Thompson
April 21, 2009Some decent video of these cars pressing on along some nice welsh roads. With the GT2 getting all crossed up Ferrari F40 style in a straight line when the boost comes on down a wet road. That is all.
Neville Contractor
April 21, 2009I think the Merc looks very DTM and the Porsche needs no introduction, but on first impressions I’d go for the Ferrari.
If Mercedes wanted to build an all-conquering super-coupe it would not be based on the SL (too big, too heavy) and as much I would love the Porsche, the Ferrari feels appreciably more special to me. But I’ll wait and see…
The Ferrari on its lockstops please…
Neville Contractor
April 21, 2009I think the Merc looks very DTM and the Porsche needs no introduction, but on first impressions I’d go for the Ferrari.
If Mercedes wanted to build an all-conquering super-coupe it would not be based on the SL (too big, too heavy) and as much I would love the Porsche, the Ferrari feels appreciably more special to me. But I’ll wait and see…
The Ferrari on its lockstops please…
solowmodel
April 21, 2009Hence it will be very interesting to see SLS vs 599!
solowmodel
April 21, 2009Hence it will be very interesting to see SLS vs 599!
theob (TheoB)
April 22, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
theob (TheoB)
April 22, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
Neal
April 22, 2009All of the stuff mentioned by earlier posters, plus photos showing the relative size of each car – every time I see a 599 in the flesh I’m shocked at how huge they are.
Neal
April 22, 2009All of the stuff mentioned by earlier posters, plus photos showing the relative size of each car – every time I see a 599 in the flesh I’m shocked at how huge they are.
sjtaht (Simon Tate)
April 22, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic
sjtaht (Simon Tate)
April 22, 2009Mercedes SL65 AMG BLack Series group test http://tinyurl.com/d5osj4 from: @DriversRepublic