An 800hp Mercedes SL65 AMG by Brabus? That’s old school. Check out the new Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series that develops a total of 1000hp. Yeah, that’s more like it. Tuning firm, MKB, has manged to get this type of power out of the Mercedes after an enormous engine conversion that added 345hp to the already speedy SL65 AMG.
The engine conversion included new air intakes, turbo charger systems, cooling systems, and, of course, an ECU upgrade. The result? A sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, from 0 to 124 mph in 8.9 seconds, and from 0 to 186 mph in 21.5 seconds. Top speed has not been measured yet, but we imagine it will be significantly higher than the 198mph top speed provided by the standard Mercedes SL65 AMG. The total cost for the engine tuning is 116,800 euro.
"Our main goal with the new engine MKB P 1000 isn’t a new one. We simply want to give back the top speed performance to this SL with its high downforce-aerosetting. It should be v-max capable just like our other top speed efficient cars. And for this we need more than 800 engine horsepower," points out MKB CEO Panagiotis Avramidis.
The tuning package also includes a decent exterior design and refinement in the interior. The full package takes about three months to complete
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