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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Edition Prototype Burns to the Ground on the 'Ring

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What could have been a follow up on Monday's news on the sighting of another prototype of Mercedes-Benz's SLS AMG Black Series Edition took a…toastier twist today as the German firm's test car ended up on a guardrail while running on the Nürburgring race track and burned to the ground.

There's not a lot of information about the incident at this time, though, we do know that both the driver and his passenger abandoned the vehicle uninjured before it was engulfed in flames.

The bits and pieces of the SLS AMG Black Series Edition that are scatted on the ground along with the positioning of the car suggest that drive may have lost control smashing into the guardrail with the Gullwing coupe's rear end.

As a reminder, the SLS AMG Black Series Edition is an upcoming hardcore version of the regular SLS AMG GT with a wider but lighter body featuring a range of aero enhancements, a tweaked 6.2-liter producing possibly as much as 650-ponies and featuring upgrades to the suspension, steering and brakes.

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6 Comments:

Chuck_Knut said... »October 11, 2012

Now that's a hotlap!

Psiqtas said... »October 11, 2012

Guts, Glory, RAM... :-D

Márk Gázser said... »October 11, 2012

Poor SLS :( I always hate to see a car destroyed, let alone a car like this!

Sergio said... »October 11, 2012

I guess JC was right the Black series cars do try to kill you

kachuks said... »October 11, 2012

 Ring crews have some sweet looking Dodge Rams.

SomeRandomCommenter said... »October 13, 2012

I think it got the Ferrari heat syndrome and then hit the guard rail. Damn allergies.

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