Drove an AMG Black today

[zsnnf]

It seems Mercedees has the policy Ferrari used to have on selling new cars at retail but used ones at market value. New AMG Black about $138K. Used $158K. Pretty weird. Anyway, the car had good power. Lots (too much) interior exhaust noise at low speed. The 1-2 full throttle paddle shift was kinda slow, but I guess that's pretty common for any paddle shift car. Well, maybe except the 430 scuderia.
The car had lots of grip and had a nice stiff ride. The steering wheel was just right and the paddles followed the wheel. Lots of support in the seats too. Being a sedan, it felt sorta big.
All in all if I had a parking spot and an extra $150K, I guess I would own one.

Rick

[HWJunkie]

It seems Mercedees has the policy Ferrari used to have on selling new cars at retail but used ones at market value. New AMG Black about $138K. Used $158K. Pretty weird. Anyway, the car had good power. Lots (too much) interior exhaust noise at low speed. The 1-2 full throttle paddle shift was kinda slow, but I guess that's pretty common for any paddle shift car. Well, maybe except the 430 scuderia.
The car had lots of grip and had a nice stiff ride. The steering wheel was just right and the paddles followed the wheel. Lots of support in the seats too. Being a sedan, it felt sorta big.
All in all if I had a parking spot and an extra $150K, I guess I would own one.

Rick

The black series is a CLK, which is a Coupe, not a sedan.... a semi-large coupe but still, 2-doors...

[jlspeed29]

HW you are correct,
I snapped a few pix of one.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w21/jlspeed29/SuperCar%20Sunday%20March%2030th%202008/SCSMARCH052.jpg
http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL806/3689094/18458694/291284121.jpg
http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL806/3689094/18458694/291284165.jpg

[I_Crush_Bugs]

I believe MB hit a homerun with this car. This car fills a niche, the racer/enthusiast, that they have ignored or did not fully embrace before.

[MCFXX]

Somewhere in Thousand Oaks..............

[Moving Chicane]

I always thought the more subtle CLK AMG63 would be a great daily driver, and as I already said, more "invisible"/regular-CLK looking. :)

[s4dustin]

I like the DTM. Rick, that is a car for you.