Graham Rahal's Weistec Tuned Mercedes-Benz SLS Black Series - Jay Leno’s Garage
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- When Graham Rahal isn't racing, he drives this 825HP supercharged SLS tuned by Weistec Engineering.
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Graham Rahal's Weistec Tuned Mercedes-Benz SLS Black Series - Jay Leno’s Garage
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The SLS AMG is in my opinion the most beautiful modern Mercedes
C63 AMG Black Series is superior
It’s not nearly as pretty or exotic as this SLS black
@@HarryManback0 Just a C class man this is a Gullwing SLS
Most beautiful modern car almost in my opinion
@@HarryManback0 I agree. The C63 looks timeless. It looks muscular and aggressive.
This SLS looked weird when it came out and it didn't age well either. The headlights ruin the front end for me and it almost looks like a regular SL. The new AMG GT looks so much better than this
The SLS design just gets better with age. Cant say that about most modern supercars. It looks brilliant!
You're so right. Seen one broke down on the side of the highway today, it looked SO beautiful 😂
Somebody brings theirs into the Rahal dealership that I work at. It's in right now and boy is it fun to just stare at
he said "sleeper:" yeah even if you take the badge off, its far from a sleeper lol
which part of it is sleeper?
@@campkira he means stock
You know there's guys here with vettes or mustangs making 700whp that think they can take anything on the street. So this technically would be a sleeper against those types of people.
Random Uploader who are you replying to?
@Random Uploader you talking to the bathroom mirror again?
the GIANT Weistec on the windshield is not tasteful. Otherwise OMG
So agree with you! It was my first impression too.
Graham and Weistech use this vehicle as a promo show car. The SEMA car has the same gigantic sticker across the top of the windshield too.
Agreed
black would have been a nice, understated look.
It's advertising for the dealer, who owns the car.
The chin comparison of these two guys is hillarious
Never mind those baggy, dark grey shorts you're wearing obviously make you some kind of fashion icon, right?
😭
HA
Exactly what I was thinking. Sweet jesus.
JOB1925 ,these comments are hilarious.
Black series or not, the sls is a one of the best looking mercedes made and certainly a dream car.
I love how proud he is of everything being stock...
He did add 200hp with keeping a lot of original parts and that's impressive
You wouldn’t really want to replace anything in that engine because it’s a Mercedes. It will outlast anything they put in their
stock is beautiful if u ask me
@Mike Studmuffin he'd did more than just that your telling me a green belt adds a extra 205 HP he added a lot more to make it have a extra 205
Become he said it was 620 hp when it came out of the factory and know after doing some tuning it does 825 hp
Laughing stock...
Jay's way of saying 'your logo/emblem is ugly and looks out of place..' 😂
"I would take that off to make it a sleeper."
Jay knows all too well it'll never look like a sleeper. He just didn't like how the emblem looked. 😂😂😂
Its a sleeper if you just see it as a normal SLS.
He wanted to clean off the windshield
That windshield sticker has to go.
Never in history has the dichotomy between two chins been so great
poppingt4gs hahahahaha
lol
Whats the sloths name from ice age
Michael does great treading the technical aspects of Weistec engineering while entertaining. That is what it is all about. What an awesome upgrade, and thank-you for showing us how fun this car is supercharged. It goes!
Lose "The Weistec" sticker.
Beautiful car.
Walter Palmer no
@@michaeljanisch93 I agree,...removal of the sticker should be up to the owner , when he takes delivery.
That's called, 'advertising'.
You guys have no idea. Keep the Weistec name.
Who tf are you told the owner what to do with his car? Smh..
The decal is his company that modified this car of his. It's called branding. The car is a product of his company's labor and his calling card. This car is not about just the car itself. It is a sample of what his company does and so perfect example of branding 101
Jay's show is my favorite thing. Really fun to watch and Jay has a great feel of the questions to ask. Jay is the smartest car guy in the world and he makes everyone feel like he's approachable and interested.
Always been one of my favorite looking cars of all time.
The sound of the doors when they close... so precise! Beautiful car!
One of the most beautiful cars ever in my opinion. Such a strong and aggressive road presence.
"We hold the record for the fastest Mercedes Benz in history" *(Doesn't give any speed/hp numbers until Jay asks near the end)* 😆 Thank God Jay is paying attention
I was like wow they have the fastest Benz and then he said it was a drag car doing 9s. 🙄
Friis Torben Tappert so what’s the matter with what he said... they have the fastest street legal Benz, and another build that will beat that, except that one is a drag version.
@@Madagon367 When I hear "Fast" I think top speed then he starts throwing out 1/4 mile times. To me 1/4 mile falls under the category of "Quick"
@@wewuzkangz4723 Speed is "fast", time is "quick", you're right on that and it bugs me the folks that don't make that distinction.
@@michaelburke750 Typically when people say that they are talking about 1/2 mile
I love it. Got a 1 hour test drive as a birthday present 4 years ago to drive a stock version on a German highway. Got it up to 307 kph. This is a motorcycle on four wheels and the Weistech must be even better!
"Is it warrantied?"
"We warranty our parts"
I'll take that as a no then.
Do you think Mercedes warranties his parts?
@@1stGenStunter Are you that guy that thinks a parts warranty means something?
@@1stGenStunter Yes. 30 years on the chassis.
If you're buying a car like this you sure as hell are not worried about a damn warranty.
Totally agree - voiding your MB warranty with this upgrade is just stupid. I have an AMG GT - would never do this - esp not on a BS.
What a beautiful beast of a car. It does a good job of paying homage to the 300 SL and other classics, while also bringing style that is not only modern, but futuristic as well. And it's over a decade old!
Wow he wasn't kidding these have appreciated quite nicely
As Mr Leno puts his foot in it..... his eyes show his amazement. Excellent sound also, esp as it downshifts
This young man is what I define as EXPERT at what he does. Impressive.
Damn this is one of the baddest cars ive ever seen. From the looks to the exhaust note to the power. Badass, simply badass
Weistec printed on that windshield just destroys the looks of this car...ugly looking word "Weistec"
It belongs to a race car driver, giant ad's in exchange for goods or pay are normal
I have a two, simple words that will solve this problem..."Razor Blade"
not as ugly as that neckless guy..yeesh
Oh commun they need to do advertising, otherwise it’s easy to move sticker off. Since people talking about even if they hate the looks Still advertising worked well - it created discussion.
This car truly destroys that "Weistec" windscreen. & I don't know what to do about it anymore.
"this thing is an endless moneypit as it ages". -Scotty Kilmer
brian hill
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Who the hell is Scotty Kilmer and why does what he says count for anything?
@@houseofno you know exactly who he is.
brian hill
All the high end vehicles usually are, design to make money after the sale.
6.2L singing at 8000RPM will put a smile on your face
The SLS never gets old
Weistec:"It's an electronic parking brake so if you gi.."
Jay:"Right ri"
If anybody knows is "J"
I Love that Jay is an actual TRUE auto enthusiast that asks questions that are relevant and often throws a little curve ball that reminds you he really doesn't understand the inner workings of an engine and the little facets or mechanical changes that differentiate from generation to generation .
I also love h for his general respect and just what a nice guy he is. Never trashing anyone or another car ,..and love that he CAN. Actually drive and has done quite a few events, track events etc,..he's so calm when doing 140mph down the highway in California. Lol
I have noticed tho a few things he says every elisode nearly,..he doesn't like traditional auto transmissions ., and he imitates it's snow shift or downshift ever episode to his guest lol he Loved DCT transmissions. And always asks just ONE of THE questions the quest doesn't want asked., like the new Shelby GT500 when he said "now this is obviously a dry sump motor!,...right? " "Um , no, it's not" " oh,..cool cool" next question. Lol sometimes I feel like he knows and that's just the roasting comedian in him when a manufacture or builder does soenthing he doesn't like. He makes sure they know it was a bad choice.
Have to laugh too wverytime he is the first to drive a new concept car or ore orodoction. Etc, and thy say soenthing about taking it easy and re runs it to redline Lololol perfect example, the c8 Corvette drive with e head of Corvezte,..first thing getting on he literal head honcho over Corvette says " now this c8 is a concept /pre production. C8 so it's de-tuned for the safety of the cars motor and transmission for 500 miles , it's not good to rev them before that SO obviously we don't want to do that with this one. And MY says yeah,..the. 13 seconds later,..Jay pushed the accelerator through the floor board hitting redline and 130+ MPH and the corvette pres says "well you're being bad, but that's not good for the motors engine to do that, clearly a little agitated but you can tell jay could give a crap lol. If you want to display a car or your company and beg to be on his show,..don't tell hi.m to drive it slow, don't say it's not ok to rev it out. Wait till ur fan if u need to. Lol
My favorite car by far.
It has everything.
I saw a short 1min video where the Black Series drives on a european country road and its ridiculous. The gear shifts are so fast, the engine, the engine omg.
Best car by far
Objectivly its kinda expensive but my favourite is the Cobra so i shouldnt talk
This is THE nicest modern day Mercedes! Instant classic.
I never thought I'd say this but, I'd rather have Jay Leno's chin.
💀💀💀
what, are you gay? why are you talking about mens chins when you are watching a car video?
You didn't finish your thought...where *exactly* would you rather have Jay's chin? On your balls?
Don't you mean . . "chins", plural?
@@druidofthefang Are you gay? Repressing some feelings are we?
I cant imagine the noises that thing made on the streets. Looks like an SLS but sounds like a NASCAR. what a monster.
SLS is my favorite modern MB. Like the AMG GT, I prefer the standard car over the R or Black Series because the overal design language is on show and not over shadowed by all the aero and exposed carbon parts. The same for the 918 over the WP version. Look at the LP400 Countach over the later cars for purity of design and the massive value difference so others echo a similar appreciation for design over performance once the car is not new. LOVE the SLS, SLR, AMG GT and original SL Gullwing for the long hood design.
True about the LP 400, rest of your comments are bunk, IMO
I love how at 16:35, when Jay gets on it he does like all us speed guys do, look in the rear view
😂 😂 😂
I feel like Jay is the proverbial shop teacher but only receives the most impressive students and they all ways impress.
Justin Roysman I guarantee you never use the word proverbial in your daily life! 😂😂
@@crownspecialties your right . Does quintessential work better for you?
Justin Roysman I just know you don’t talk like that normally and I’m making fun of you for trying to sound smart 😂
Dave Lewis News flash: people talk differently than they write. (And you don’t even know how he talks)
Thanketh thee f'r making fun of mine own desire to soundeth cunning. I wast th'roughly amus'd
What a MONSTER road car...!! Thank you Graham
a new legend : ) i promise in 20 years this will be the new "f40"
The stock SLS is one of the nicest sounding V8s
Awesome! Love the color, sound, doors, noise.
The doors closed like a damn proverbial vault. THUD!
Leno is such a cool guy. You can tell he's doing what he loves.
*Jay* " So everything else can take the additional power and torque?"
*Micheal* " Sure......"
Arthur92 30k miles later. Hmmm seems my valves and piston rings are pretty worn.
@@Marvdogger2 that car won't see 30k lol. Maybe 15k in the next 10 years
Rob Ferrell it will not make that many miles.. rich guys dont drive their cars 🤷🏽♂️
@@Marvdogger2 this comes with forged pistons. have a look at what they did to the m156 to become an m159. on top of that the m156 had known issues with the head bolts, lifters and the intake cam adjusters. all of them being up top .. the lower part of the engine was very stout. the engine was built with a closed deck - racing design and all the issues with the m156 were addressed in the m159 iteration.
Cars&Roads UK I'll add that the m156 with development package P31 or Performance Package P30 had most upgrades of the m159. Everything was forged.
From the look on Jays' face to his most subtle comments intended to elicit automotive revelations from a guest,
this has to be the car he has enjoyed driving the most, maybe driving it the longest, having a conversation with
the most progressive mechanic he has featured so far, and the only one I have seen who could fill in for Jay.
I love J.. when he sees a $5000 part.. he says.. "that took some thought" 😂😂
Love that comment by Jay. One our our local guys in the late 60's had a Mercedes Gullwing.
Darned if we could figure out "what the f" it was as kids.
But we all thought it had serious COOL to it.
I enjoy looking at this model. It's just such a different car.
One comment I have is that the road video shows what i think
is a lot of forward chassis movement as they drive over
the almost perfect LA roads Jay uses as a test run.
Around the real world, I can see the lower expensive front parts getting
cut off pretty quickly.
Jay nails it, Mike Weiss’s expression NEVER CHANGES. That’s an automotive engineer.
Of course, it pulls very nicely.
Phenomenal work on behalf of the WT team, seamless modification, very nice
Cop waiting at the corner hearing that engine roar "WTF??....oh nevermind, it's just Jay again. 😁
IMHO the prettiest sports car of the 21st century. Better looking than anything to come out of Italy (Ferrari), or England (Aston). And in this spec, one of the fastest. Wonderful.
13:30
The engeneer who designed the countach in an interview that you can find in the Channel drive experience talked quite a bit about the enormous effort (since that was One of the first scissor doors) in designing Door hinges that would break in case the car would roll over so that people could break out of the car.
oh right right right, where they have like explosive bolts or something? Lol crazy
I love that body style.
The long hood and the fast back.
Classic and elegant.
What an amazing looking car,the colour is perfect
my favorite part of the sports car is the gull wing door very impressive
Jay tells everyone their car is a true car but yet has stories of loads who haven't true, original, clean cars, WE never see Em Jay
The SLS is in my Top10 most beautiful cars of all time.
Jay- "in Germany youd be in prison, youd be in jail.. its hilarious!"
Getting one for my grandmother for church on Sundays.
Why dont you turn it to a museum Jay? People can come and see your amazing garage and may get lucky to see yourself as well :-)
Best sounding AMG V8 I’ve ever heard.
My stock SLS BS sounds better
Wow, has to be one of the best sounds I've heard from a car
na nbc had good sound mic so it sound better than our real ear can hear IRL.... real life it too loud you can not hear yourself think....
When 650hp isn't enough and you need just another 200 to make it up that steep hill.
Love the AMG SLS Black, fantastic in every way.
Guy came to Jay just to promote his company’s package. Nothing in the engine was modified since it’s stock but he has packages for everything.
Sorry, I must have missed the full body billboard his guest was wearing, as did the rest of us. Jealous much? I can see how that supercharger was overlooked by you.
Brian Weir So, 1:53 it’s all stock and even Jay have some suggestions 14:01
So you haven't heard of Weistec, or their reputation I take it? Ignorance is bliss, as they say.
Weistec wants to cash in on all the black series out there in storage. Get the owners to pay up $30k on a top of the line package so they can have a higher resale value in 10 years.
Al So, never heard of it, until It was on Jay Leno’s Garage.
Graham Rahal is a really cool guy. Ive talked to him a couple of times and tell him he is one of the luckiest guys in America. He was born to the right father but he also has the wherewithal to take advantage of his luck. Doesn’t matter if your dad is the richest guy on earth once you get in that seat.
that sound is insane
I LOVE the bark of the the v8 AMg's. when I see a CLS63AMG at a light I always hope he pounds I
jay needs a race track for these type of test drives
He needs a professional driver. I'd be scared to death letting Jay floor my 825HP, rare SLS.
OMGWTFLOL he can drive on a race track without trying to push it to 10
Awesome , good to see higher quality aftermarket companies on the channel.
Beautiful car. Guess I'm staying up a little later than expected.
We all stay up to wait for this. SOP
Well it’s understandable. Where I’m at, it’s 07:00 in the morning and I’m supposed to be getting ready for work. I suppose I could rush a bit more haha
Jokes on you , Round Earth means it is early morning.
And to think when ur driving the black..100 mph is the new 60..ahhaaaa Lovely ride Jay.!! Wow.!!
When I saw the intro I thought "Wow, Graham Rahal has really let himself go".
Always loved this shape MB, looks low n wide, my son actually bought me an RC model a few years back! Anyways I think the upgrades are very impressive, sounds so good!
Jay, you should do a yearly top 10
This is one of the most tasteful tunings I have ever seen although the car itself as it comes from AMG doesn't need any tuning at all. Jake is this your next street weapon because I got a feeling you loved it as hell, I know I do! My favourite "supercars/hypercars" or whatever they call them of the modern era until now are Ferrari Enzo, Mclaren F1, Mercedes-Benz SLS, Pagani Zonta & Porsche GT
From the Factory, it was a MONSTER. I do not see how you can improve on it without ruining it. The whole reason of AMG, M3s, ZR1's, Nismo, is to not have a schmuck make it 10X better.
I definitely agree, this is way over the top for the street.
Yeeees pls more tuning houses we need Novitec , LB works , Brabus , RBW and stuff like that.
and SPOON
You mean BRABUS don't you?
I've worked with the guys from Weistec many times great bunch of guys over there
I appreciate weistec sending somebody that knows the ins and outs of this car
The most number of....”so” in a single interview....holy cow.....
So, I noticed that too.
So you noticed this as well? So this is one use of the word "so" that so annoys me, so I'm not watching anymore of this Weistec advert.
The sls, my probably unobtainable dream car that's just obtainable enough
Jay's lane discipline gives me sweaty palms
lol, I know right?
Totally
I understand it's 2 block traffic as they do the shoot.
But I guess that could just be BS. and he's just a bad driver! ....Yea Right!😂🤣😂🤣😂👌
Rich guy sleeper! What a concept on such an already rare, fast stock car.
One of my dream cars. Love it!!!
Jay loves this new gullwing Mercedes so much I wonder what he paid the tuner guy to come in on a Sunday for a little 100MPH drive and chat.
Glad Jay and the nice tuned fella got along so well! Awesome kit! Great video! Way to go!
The fighter jet of cars!
Man this car is still beautiful and a dream car, the extra horsepower and sound doesn't hurt at all
Sweet ride Jay! Thanks for sharing 😀
8:19 😂 love how jay leno lets them know just incase they trying run game on OG
the sls is the best looking modern MERCEDESBenz
He's got an 800hp MB, he's spending the afternoon with Jay Leno... that guy's gotta lighten up a bit!
Looks like Jay is falling asleep
He needs the eyelid surgery, my dad needs it too lol. Constantly surprised look.
I had that done. The effort of holding up your eye lids actually makes you tire more easily. The surgery has definitely helped.
My dad is about the same age as Jay (dad's birthday is to 10/21!) & he looks the same when he is driving.
He’s just baked
These days he's always falling asleep, I don't take it personally!
The guy is a serious car guy. He's not messing around. I would definitely buy a car from him.
World's largest chin and the world's smallest chin..... So weird.
TheGrahamReaper21 , we’re all unique!!
@@banjopete Ever heard of a thing called "twins"?
madj0hn , got twins in my wife’s family, both unique.
his neck ate his chin
Greatest comment and the worst replies
That has to be the best looking car Mercedes has made in the last 25 years
Count how many times he says the word - so
So - y boy. The new men
These "so" people are SO confidently boring!
God, that car sounds so good. Instantly a dream car for me. Always loved the SLS, but this is the next level. Need it
Looked like the hood closed oddly, then a quick cut screen...
Nathan Okrusko I think it just wasn’t closed completely. The alignment looks fine once they latched it
Yeah, it looks like they did a little edit there..
@@SpaceKruezer look again...
CARBON FIBER IS LIGHTER AND NEEDS EXTRA CARE WHEN CLOSING.
Right latch didn't catch but they closed it for future shots.
That chin battle is a straight 1:0 for
Jay
Wait, let me understand something. You're wearing a stupid wig in your profile and you're pointing fingers at someone else's appearance traits? How many subscribers do YOU have on YOUR TH-cam channel? Oh. None. Just like your level of taste.
Taking me back to watching Dad Bobby Rahal in Red Roof Inn sponsored Indy car.
Graham's father in law had Red Roof Inns sponsership on his funnycar at some point.
SLS is 1 of the 10 most beautiful cars ever built