The power-mad engineers (bless them all) of Mercedes sports division AMG, have just released a video to whet your appetite for the new ‘top dog’ of the Mercedes AMG range: the AMG SL65 Black Series.

TMR brought you news of this powerhouse of a machine, stripped down and made leaner for the track, several weeks ago. [...]

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Since being spotted testing at the Nurburgring back in May, the new Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series has been one of the more hotly anticipated European sports cars this year. With 493kW and a monstrous 1001Nm of torque available from its twin-turbo 6-litre V12, it’s not hard to see why.

It’s not all about power though, [...]

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Germany’s major manufacturers must be a bit miffed that a bunch of foreigners are attempting to earn the title of fastest sports car on the hallowed ground that is their Nurburgring Nordschliefe. Nissan’s GT-R, Lexus’ LF-A and Chevrolet’s Corvette ZR1 have all been spotted turning in hot laps at the world-renowned circuit, but now Mercedes-Benz’s [...]

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Mercedes-Benz’s facelifted SL roadster is barely two months old, but German Tuning house Brabus is already offering their own R230 tuning package for ultra-cashed up SL owners who want a little more out of their brand-new acquisition.

How much more? That depends on which SL you’ve bought, but if you’re lucky (and wealthy) enough to have [...]

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Mercedes Benz have provided us with the first official picture of their facelifted SL roadster, in the form of a rear three quarter shot of the range topping SL65 AMG. There is a more aggressive rear diffuser and petite rear spoiler, restyled tail-lights along with some new alloys but until we see the front, its [...]

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The International Engine of the Year Awards results are now in for 2007. As expected the BMW V10 took the performance engine award and Volkswagen took the gong for Best new Engine with its 1.4-litre TSI engine.

The awards are organised by UKIP Media & Events - Automotive Magazines Division which is Britain’s largest group of [...]

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