There are four parts to this series each featuring a very rare and unique piece of automotive art. You may find it weird that on a performance oriented website we're calling cars such as these "Art" - Beauty resides in the eye of the beholder, and for the man who these cars belonged to, that's exactly what they were. While you may be astonished at the specs these cars boast, consider for a moment the unique qualities that each possess.
The Art Collection
Part 1 - The Mercedes SL 65 AMG Black Series
Part 2 - The Ferrari F430 Scuderia
Part 3 - The Ford GT
Part 4 - The Ferrari F40
They were not used to thrash about on the track and cause all kinds of mayhem in the quiet residential streets by their home, instead they were appreciated for their design, and loved and cared for with the utmost respect and attention to detail.
Part 1 of
The Art Collection: The Mercedes SL 65 AMG Black Series
Mercedes-Benz offered this car from 2008 in a very limited number of productions. There's only a handful of these on the continent with this being one of the less than 5 in Canada. We're going to keep this simple and let the photos speak for themselves while presenting a few specs along the way.
Acceleration 0 - 100km/hr = 3.8s
Top Track Speed = 320 km/hr (electronically governed)
Fuel = Super Plus Unleaded
Power-to-weight Ratio = 3.79 kg/kw
Track = 1684 mm front + 1658 mm rear
Turning Circle = 13.55 m
Length = 4589 mm
Front Wheels = 9.5J x 19" w/ 265/35 ZR 19
Rear Wheels = 11.5J x 20" w/ 325/30 ZR 20
Weight = 1870 kg
Brakes = Composite brake front and rear, internally ventilated and perforated, ABS, BAS and ESP
Front Brakes = 390 x 36 mm 6-piston fixed caliper
Rear Brakes = 360 x 26 mm 4-piston fixed caliper
Transmission = AMG SPEEDSHIFT 5 Speed Automatic
1st Gear = 3.60
2nd Gear = 2.19
3rd Gear = 1.41
4th Gear = 1.00
5th Gear = 0.83
Final Drive = 2.65
Rear Suspension = Multilink Adjustable Suspension with coil springs, gas pressure shock absorber, torsion bar-stabilizer
Front Suspension = 4-link Adjustable Suspension with coil springs, gas pressure shock absorber, torsion bar-stabilizer
Steering = Rack-and-Pinion power steering with steering damper
Engine = 5980 cm3 V12 Supercharged
Power = 670 @ 5,400 rpm
Redline = 6,000 rpm
Compression Ratio = 9.0 :1
Bore x Stroke = 82.6 x 93.0 mm
Torque = 1,000 Nm @ 2,200 - 4,200 rpm (Electronically Governed)
Fuel Mixture = Microprocessor-controlled injection system
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