Looks better then all the new generation AMG cars This used to be my dream Mercedes growing up and playing need for speed games. Im not a fan of black cars but black paint fits this car so right
Then why does this have basically a C class interior? :P This looks extremely outdated inside, despite the nice wide exterior. There are many much nicer and more luxurious cars for a lot less than $300k, though maybe not as sporty. Then again, something with so much carbon fibre still weighs well over 4000lb, and seats 2.
fun fact: mercedes electronically limited the torque to 738 pft because thats the amount of torque the transmission can handle (can handle a max of 1000 Nm = 738 pft)
Andy Hage Parker said: "In order of saving you from dying and save the car from killing its self, Mercedes has electronically limited it to 738" he does not say it is due to the transmission.
I bought an 08' SL55 with low miles, easily modified it with 800hp/755ft lb torque for less than 1/8 of the cost. After leaving my buddy's 65 Black Series in my rearview, he sold it & did the same.
Josiah Larocque I’m in agreement! A fast car doesn’t have to telegraph miles ahead that your going 100mph or sound like it. I like a car that knows it’s faster than a Ferrari but does not have to wake up the next door neighbor in the morning 🍰🥛
he has been doing all kinds of rewievs like this about 100 times and 7 years ago doug wasnt even famous and he still did theese type of reviews so yea..... he has his own aproach
The original Zonda has a 6.0 L V12. The M120. The Zonda S has a 7.0L V12 and later Zonda have a 7.3 L V12. But the Zonda has a certain exhaust and tune and it wouldn't sound the same no.@@mabiorcholappreciationpage
Personally, I could never use the word "disappointment" when describing this car. Anyone that is disappointed or unhappy with this car needs to check their priorities...
Typical Mercedes SL65 Black customers don't like raw cars. It was designed essentially as the exclusive ultimate GT car and I believe in it's day it fulfilled that brief competently...
5:21 it was like you reached in your pants you wore last week. An found a hundred dollar bill right b4 you washed them. Except you just opened a cup holder and somehow became astonished. As you marveled at its beauty, and excellent craftsmanship!😂😂
I never thought this car was for the track, its an SL. It weighs 4200 lbs like you said and has a super luxurious interior just seems like its a GT, not a track car at all.
I can be a track car (even with the 4000+ weight that is can carry and the softer only seat for the U.S.). It's similar to the performance Bentely models in that they retain their GT characteristics strongly.
Like I said before, it can be a track oriented car and a GT at the same time. The refinement of the car didn't just go with more power and revised styling, otherwise it would be unable to outrun its previous iterations in the midst of performing.
Brandon Grandgenett for the people who buy these cars 300k is pocket change to them. So this is a very worthy investable piece of amg heritage that will not only hold its value really well but also potentially even rise in value too.
Damn. AMG was savage af back in tha day. Not to say that they aren't now, but this thing is just unforgiving, as compared to today's AMGs, where only the AMG GT-R is unforgiving. Anyways, great video Parker!!!!
Why does he keep saying this car is meant for the track? it's a $300,000 Mercedes, anybody who would buy this would never do anything even slightly motorsports related. That's why it has comfortable seats and a bunch of trunk space. I don't think Mercedes ever expected anyone to actually ever take it to a track.
That interior just looks so boring. I get it's supposed to be a race car but for 300k a more appealing interior would help make this car more worth it.
SL65 Black Series is a super sport car made to a attract only classy man and woman. These type of people do not like to ride in a noisy car. it's just their lifestyle in a whole new level and this car is made for these people. if you like to drive noisy car go buy a Lamborghini, ferrari or a turned Honda and fart as loud as you want.
well given how long theyve shit on our cars and said theirs are better, who are we to argue when manufacturers say,, well thats what you want, thats what you'll get.
That not the case anymore(expect for audi) most of the time the US market gets major drivetrain updates first while the facelifts come out in the EU first..
The worst review of the sl65 black ive ever seen
why
sl65 is NOT a disappointment
True
@Mihai SocialMedia He is hypocritical. If what you said is the case why is he not driving it on a track? People buy this to drive on the road.
💯
This is hands down the best looking mercedes amg ever made! This thing is absolutely astonishing!
It's not even close to being the best. 😂 Stop
@@TheHitman-
Ok
It looks menacing
@@TheHitman- What looks better?
@jasonlika1438 As far as a car or Mercedes? Because there are 100s of better-looking cars.
Stop saying “epic” and “savage” are you 13 years old
This is an iconic car buddy don't call it a disappointment
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Pierce Pickrell watch the hole video
Rijad Solak *hole*
@@1231legomaniac *hole*
@watergod 83 *hole*
Hole
8:22 738 horsepower? Isn't it 738lb-ft and 661 HP?
Roughly 670 hp but yeah you are right
*Couldn't correct him any better.* 🤣😂😅🤭👍
“landed in europe” boi they were made there
Parker is my favourite female to male transgender person...
Alfonso Cranndango eww nailed it! ! ! ! ! ! Is it ok, can I say it here?!?. . . . . Savage
Oh Dam I couldn't put my finger on it bahahaha
Alfonso Cranndango 🤣
Ha! Got em!
Actually maybe he did the opposite and went from male to Butch female? Lol
Disappointment ? :)) phahha ... as someone below said .. I think you are the disappointment
Hehe
Lol.
say savage one more time i swear
this is honestly the best looking Mercedes ever made.
doesit go100 this and the sls black series are spectacular looking
I agree with you
I think you misspelled the "CLK GTR"
1 clk gtr
2 sl65
3 slr
Doug Demuro does Doug Demuro better...
Doug demuro after 60 minutes on acid and a budget increased tenfold
stixheaven67 Hahahaha
Doug Demuro is 14x better than you at reviewing cars
Matthew Meyer yes this is best comment yet!!!
at least
Where did you calculate 14 tho?
Which doesn't say much.
Mark Koetsier which is why his comment about the 14 is just idiotic
Looks better then all the new generation AMG cars
This used to be my dream Mercedes growing up and playing need for speed games. Im not a fan of black cars but black paint fits this car so right
The white one Doug reviewed looks way better. I think Black only goes well with the S-class AMGs and the C63 AMG.
Please stop saying the car looks savage. Makes me cringe every time
Take a shot every time Parker says “carbon fiber reinforced plastic”
Parker should know a lot about disappointments....
Parker - Only Doug Demuro can bag on a car and make it enjoyable to watch. Sorry Parker.
David H. Kinder, ChFC yea right 😂
Spot on, mate.
^^^
Not as big of a disappointment like your S Class 😎
Sam CarLegion I’ll take this
massive legend
///AMG foreal this car is gorgeous af I don’t know what the big disappointment was at all
Look way better than his s class
Sam CarLegion Yo ! I watch your videos lollll
How could you say this vehicle is a disappointment ! I would take it over alot of todays supercars!
Especially if I could choose this or a ‘17 nsx
Mercedes is known for putting luxury first, then sport second. Always remember that
Then why does this have basically a C class interior? :P This looks extremely outdated inside, despite the nice wide exterior. There are many much nicer and more luxurious cars for a lot less than $300k, though maybe not as sporty. Then again, something with so much carbon fibre still weighs well over 4000lb, and seats 2.
pretty sure the car's 8 years old now
Rami Saab the amg one wants to know your location.
@@iSOBigD the SL isn’t the luxury coupe for Mercedes
$300,000 dissapointment? FRIGG OFF PARKER
"Carbon fiber reinforced plastic"
where is the Doug Score????
Brock Smeltzer Doug score LOL that made me laugh because I was thinking the same thing a couple of these videos
Doug score LOL
It's a GT car, not a track car. You can't expect it to be a track car and then be disappointed. SLS was for that.
Yet it has a suspension made out of granite.
Its a track version of a GT car. Go and read about Black Series if you dont believe me.
Not at all, SLS was is a gt car aswell, its trackable ofcourse just like this one, but their natural habitat is in the highway and weekend rides.
Sls was less of a track car than the sl65
@@jpreyes1028 for thé luxe
Where can I find out more in your column?
On autotrader.com/understeer
Lol
Doug is the type of guy who would buy a bottle of water just to speak about it's quirks and features
W8, This isn't Doug?
"analog tachometer, goes up to 220"
cmon Parker...
fun fact: mercedes electronically limited the torque to 738 pft because thats the amount of torque the transmission can handle (can handle a max of 1000 Nm = 738 pft)
Soo just like he said in the video? :)
Andy Hage Parker said: "In order of saving you from dying and save the car from killing its self, Mercedes has electronically limited it to 738" he does not say it is due to the transmission.
7:14 has your answer, Henry Whatever..
Adam Frank Birch well i should start watching the full video befor commenting, sry
Otherwise, it wasn’t limited and made the full 885 lb-ft the engine is capable of, it would destroy the transmission.
*So here's a question, is it "savage" and "amazing" or, is it a "disappointment"?*
Who knows russian Donald Trump who knows
It's an incredible car.
Hello Comrade Trumpkov, this is your puppet master.. Vladimir Putin.
Savage and amazing
I bought an 08' SL55 with low miles, easily modified it with 800hp/755ft lb torque for less than 1/8 of the cost. After leaving my buddy's 65 Black Series in my rearview, he sold it & did the same.
Next video:
"Why I sold my Huracan"
👀
Well technically, he dd sell his Huracan so that's true,
I have found my new favourite car
Josiah Larocque I’m in agreement! A fast car doesn’t have to telegraph miles ahead that your going 100mph or sound like it. I like a car that knows it’s faster than a Ferrari but does not have to wake up the next door neighbor in the morning 🍰🥛
relatable
Dean Ender: Precisely...
100th like :D
Josiah Larocque o
You gotta remember to compare this car of cars of its time not cars today of course NEW cars gonna beat OLD cars it’s fundamental
This car is soooo good looking it has always been one of my favorites
Parker is a $300,000 disappointment
Jaxbuddy2 you mean $3
Those wheels are absolutely killer. Beautiful.
so........what's its Doug score?
he has been doing all kinds of rewievs like this about 100 times and 7 years ago doug wasnt even famous and he still did theese type of reviews so yea..... he has his own aproach
GHOST omg no way! Never knew that. Thanks for the TH-cam car review history lesson!
Its time for Parker to introduce the Doug Score.
Ivan Mico the Parker score
Is there a column on autotradr where we can read more of your thoughts on this car?
/oversteer
If you kno what I'm sayin
haha douddemuro/yahoo i was dying lmao!
Put a aftermarket exhaust in it, it’ll sound like a Zonda
Malcolm Price no it won't. It's a 6 litre V12 which is in the Huayra, not the Zonda
The original Zonda has a 6.0 L V12. The M120. The Zonda S has a 7.0L V12 and later Zonda have a 7.3 L V12. But the Zonda has a certain exhaust and tune and it wouldn't sound the same no.@@mabiorcholappreciationpage
If that's a dissapointment I want to be as dissapointed as possible
Still a good looking car to this day id drive it proudly
So what's the Doug score?
Where is the Doug score?!?!
That is the prettiest factory body I’ve ever seen
Personally, I could never use the word "disappointment" when describing this car. Anyone that is disappointed or unhappy with this car needs to check their priorities...
Only thing I'm disappointed about is its resale value has hardly dropped at all. I want one but $100K more than I can afford for such a car :(
Hey Parker,
LMK know next time you're in Nor Cal. Live in Napa. Have a 2017 911 Turbo S & Jag F type SVR.... also allocated a Jag Project 8.
YOU A SAVAGE!!!
Savage
I only wish there was somewhere i could read more of his thoughts on this car, perhaps a column of some sort...
Nobody can make better car reviews than Doug Demuro
Mario De Rossi Are you drunk? He only bashes cars for petrol heads.
Typical Mercedes SL65 Black customers don't like raw cars. It was designed essentially as the exclusive ultimate GT car and I believe in it's day it fulfilled that brief competently...
Looking extra tubby today keep up the great videos!
5:21 it was like you reached in your pants you wore last week. An found a hundred dollar bill right b4 you washed them.
Except you just opened a cup holder and somehow became astonished. As you marveled at its beauty, and excellent craftsmanship!😂😂
*_beautiful car is not a disappointment_*
And now...for the Doug score....
I love Doug, but the Doug score is a joke with so many flaws. I wish he never added it.
Skynet how so?
I never thought this car was for the track, its an SL. It weighs 4200 lbs like you said and has a super luxurious interior just seems like its a GT, not a track car at all.
I can be a track car (even with the 4000+ weight that is can carry and the softer only seat for the U.S.). It's similar to the performance Bentely models in that they retain their GT characteristics strongly.
but just because they put more power in it and make the styling more agressive does not make it a track car, or even a "track focused car"
Like I said before, it can be a track oriented car and a GT at the same time. The refinement of the car didn't just go with more power and revised styling, otherwise it would be unable to outrun its previous iterations in the midst of performing.
k, nvm i guess you dont get what I meant.
I bet if it had the correct seats it would be so livable on the road. Those comfy seats absorb some of the harsh suspension.
Doug’s the kind of guy to..... Whoops, wrong channel. 0_0
finally some more reviews instead of just vlogs
In my opinion the R230 Mercedes Benz SL is the greatest generation. Groundbreaking technology, stunning looks, and great power.
The titles triggering. Cuz honestly this cars seriously underrated.
whats next? a dougscore?
Love the car, sold them and drove them. Worth collecting and driving. The engine is legend. Presenter is strange though.
Drinking game
Every time he says "savage" take a shot.
Hello Doug! Show me more of the quirks and features
Still don’t get why that people say bmw are more sportier,this the best
4200 lbs isn`t sporty
AARRextremz 2000 they meant that bmw's looks sportier
The average buyer for this car is not going to take it to the track. Mercedes = luxury and sport but not race in the US.
Stop trying to rip off Doug's style of video. Be original.
He's been doing this style of video for as long as Doug has..
Man this looks way better than regular sl 55
6:48 doug in the background pretty ironic
Where?
Kelly Hryniuk the sign lol
Yeah I noticed lol
An SL65 Black Series that misses out on the bucket seats is AWESOME - those Euro spec ones are reportedly painfully uncomfortable…
yeah but whats the DougScore?
If the sound is the biggest disappointment. Upgrade the exhaust.
For 300K I can think of a number of cars I would rather own. Limited edition or not.
Brandon Grandgenett like...
Brandon Grandgenett for the people who buy these cars 300k is pocket change to them. So this is a very worthy investable piece of amg heritage that will not only hold its value really well but also potentially even rise in value too.
Gt2 rs. Hands down. I know squat about cars. Just dig porsche silhouettes with big wang and holes.
You should try and do a review on a SLS AMG Black Series
Damn. AMG was savage af back in tha day. Not to say that they aren't now, but this thing is just unforgiving, as compared to today's AMGs, where only the AMG GT-R is unforgiving.
Anyways, great video Parker!!!!
I think you would need a better camera , not necesarely a 4k , cut a good FHD or WQHD sensor.
Drinking game Blackout series: Take a shot every time Parker says SAVAGE
Kyle Wood or EPIC
Why does he keep saying this car is meant for the track? it's a $300,000 Mercedes, anybody who would buy this would never do anything even slightly motorsports related. That's why it has comfortable seats and a bunch of trunk space. I don't think Mercedes ever expected anyone to actually ever take it to a track.
Jacob Coffelt Well, it IS the Black Series, not an ordinary SL 65.
Did you miss the part where he says the car is tuned at the factory for the Nurburgring?
That interior just looks so boring. I get it's supposed to be a race car but for 300k a more appealing interior would help make this car more worth it.
Zelo true, but this was the best for it's time. It was released in 2008..not sure tho..
Just let Doug DeMuro do this job please
WHO CARES, wheres Becca
She got that Becky
We have a CL55 and it is a Dream to drive. I would Love to own one of these. I saw one in person and fell in love with it. They Look So AWESOME!!!
What’s the dougscore?
Görkem Boyacı what a knockoff video right
This car is wider then Parker.
Not as disappointing as your e63 😉
Damnnn shots fired
you killed it
BIG J i rather have an e63 than this
BigSoulja #Gelato #BasedGod #FinesseGod e63s is 150.000$ this was 300.000 and will be only more for me is better have 1 of 300 than 1 of 50.000
350*
That feeling when Parker wears $900+ sneakers with borderline bootcut jeans.
Keyser Söze lol
Right? $800 Yeezys and dressed like he's changing the set at a high school play
Question for everyone: Would you rather have this or an AMG GTR?
gtr personally
A murdered out flat black amg gtr
Gtr
this all day
All blacked out Amg GtR
Imo its a pretty good balance between luxury and performance. I love it.
reallly trying so be some next doug demuro
Before I start the video who wants to bet 50 that Parker will say massive at least once in the vid.
maybe you forgot to open the exhaust valves..?
SL65 Black Series is a super sport car made to a attract only classy man and woman. These type of people do not like to ride in a noisy car. it's just their lifestyle in a whole new level and this car is made for these people. if you like to drive noisy car go buy a Lamborghini, ferrari or a turned Honda and fart as loud as you want.
Next video - straight piping the Mercedes sl65 black series
I dont think you can Compare this car against your AWD supercharged Lambo.. of course a stock vs a tune is diffrent..
Poor Americans always get the watered down versions of the great European cars.
well given how long theyve shit on our cars and said theirs are better, who are we to argue when manufacturers say,, well thats what you want, thats what you'll get.
Shomy Who wants a mustang 😂
@Shomy Nobody buys a mustang in Europe.
morgan pennie they're selling very well in the EU, numbers don't lie....
That not the case anymore(expect for audi) most of the time the US market gets major drivetrain updates first while the facelifts come out in the EU first..
This car is amazing. Parker just can’t appreciate anything that wasn’t made for Instagram.
Now this dude is trying to be tooooo much like Doug demuro
Yeah because no one can do car reviews anymore besides him, and this is not even a car channel right?
Ripping off Doug DeMuro
Parker, you content is the reason why I'm still alive!