The new top model in the AMG lineup, the twin-turbo, V-12 SL65 Black Series is an extravagant plaything, indeed. If at first glance you mistook it for a DTM race car, you're forgiven.

Just about to be inducted into the Garage of Fame is the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series. That’s a whole lot of title, but it’s a whole lot of car.

Powering the SL65 AMG Black Series is a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 with an aluminum block and heads pumping out 661 hp at 5,400 rpm and 738 lb-ft (1000 Nm) of torque from just 2,200 rpm.

Like all other SL65 AMG Black Series models, the car is powered by a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 with 661 hp and 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque.

Right now, the economy is in sorry shape, careening toward unapologetically bad. But, for the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series, that's nothing new. We first drove one in 2008, during the last ...

In combination with other weight-saving measures adopted, the 4122-pound Black Series undercuts the SL65 AMG by an impressive 550 pounds. A quick glance tells you this is no run-of-the-mill AMG model.

Take a closer look at the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series above, and check out the listing on PCARMARKET before it ends in just over two days. Currently, the bid sits at $350,000 USD.

As if the 538-hp SL63 AMG and 604-hp SL65 AMG weren’t time-warping enough, word on the street has it that Mercedes’ in-house tuning division is working on a yet more powerful SL to headline ...

Renntech SL65 Black Series dyno run – Click above to watch video after the jump Two swallows does not a summer make, but this is the second recently tuned SL65 AMG Black Series to say hello to ...

Buyers of the 2010 Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series coupe will be happy to know they are getting what they paid for, as Automobile has proved with its hands-on dynamometer testing of the car ...

As usual, U.S. pricing will likely slide in somewhat below what Europeans will pay. With a U.S. base price for the SL65 AMG of about $200,000, expect the Black Series to start around $300,000.

The two-seater is set to make its world debut at the German Grand Prix in July. Based on the SL65 AMG, the latest of AMG's Black Series models follows the route taken by the SLK55 AMG and CLK63 ...