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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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SL65 Black Series @ Hockenheimring

I spent last weekend in Germany, and while I was there, I got these. In 2 pictures, one shows where the vents are on the hood, and the other displays the rear spoiler mechanism with hydrolic lines. Sorry for the weird angles of the car, but there were 100+ people surrounding it, and that was the best I could do to capture some of it.
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And a few more:
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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And here are the cars that I think interesting to see. FYI, I saw 3 CLK DTM's in 1 day; the C DTM car looked much better in person; and that was an authentic Alpina B5.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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Nice pics, beautiful car.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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Did you happen to see any SLR Black Series?
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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No, but my father got a ride in the SLR 722 silver race car on a short circuit within the track.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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Thanks for sharing!

Shouldn't it really be called an SLK65?
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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WOW, nice pics. Mind if I post them on German Car Zone?

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That 65BS looks better each time I see it! Has your dealer given you an MSRP yet?
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Germancar1, you can go ahead, I don't mind.

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That 65BS looks better each time I see it! Has your dealer given you an MSRP yet?
No, because US official release won't take place until Jan, 09, and it all depends on exchange rates then.
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Germancar1, you can go ahead, I don't mind.



No, because US official release won't take place until Jan, 09, and it all depends on exchange rates then.
I hear we are all over estimating the price when we say 320k. I was told its quite a bit lower and actually quite reasonable compared to that 320k figure.

Hope that is true or these SL65 blacks will be door stops in dealership inventories.
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Awesome pics!!!!!!!!!!! I love that SL65 BS!!
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 12:18 AM
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And here are the cars that I think interesting to see. FYI, I saw 3 CLK DTM's in 1 day; the C DTM car looked much better in person; and that was an authentic Alpina B5.
I want this front bumper! I know the headlight fitment is different but damn i'd pay $$ to have it modded to fit my 05' it obviously fits the new SL63 body w/reg fenders but looks a lot like the BS 65 front end AWESOME! thanx for sharing, Mercedes/AMG are truely beautiful!!


See the diff inn the reg SL63 frnt bumper

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I think i prefer my SL63's PP bumper much more than say the Safety Car bumper. But I honestly can't wait for the SL65 to come next year.
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The safety car's front bumper sits so low and extends so much you wouldn't able to go uphill without scraping it, trust me, I looked. If you are after the looks of it, get the black series bumper when it's avaliable.
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