From the January 2005 issue of Car and Driver. Some might argue that the 604 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque packed into the SL65 AMG are too much power and thrust for a road car.

Does the world need such an extroverted, over-the-top vehicular plaything? Very much so, apparently. Of the 350 examples being built (half of which are headed to U.S. shores this year), a goodly ...

The streets of Paris echo with the thunderous V12 of the ultra-rare Brabus Stealth SL65 AMG Black Series. This beast combines ...

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With all the praise heaped on the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series lately, it's easy to forget about the "regular" SL65 AMG. With a 0–60-mph time of 3.7 seconds and the quarter mile ...

Watch the mighty Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series deliver jaw-dropping acceleration and an aggressive V12 soundtrack at Gran Turismo Polonia 2012! Experience the raw power of this limited-edition ...

For the joggers, I mean. Thanks to the sloth of the early morning traffic and Mercedes’ decision to run the first few miles of its test route for the launch of the SL65 AMG Black Series in the ...

Like the SLK 55 AMG Black Series and the CLK 63 AMG Black Series before it, the SL65 AMG Black Series is ultrahigh performance and ultraexclusive. Antuan started out in the automotive industry the ...

Yes, the SL65 is completely over the top in many ways. It’s expensive, big, heavy, muy comfy and very, very powerful and fast. None of the above is criticism. There’s a time and place for a ...

Perhaps I’m jealous. A 12-cylinder version of the imposing new SL was all but inevitable, and the SL65 packs stupefying numbers. The show car’s matte gray paint, carbon fiber mirrors and ...

Then, earlier this year came rumors and spy photos of a new Black Series --- this version based on the venerable Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG. Motor Trend's very own Todd Lassa was among the first to ...

When the SL65 AMG debuted, we said that, in terms of the global horsepower war, Mercedes-Benz was taking off a glove and slapping the rest of the industry in the face. As a follow-up, Mercedes has ...