The SLS AMG Coupé Black Series accelerates from zero to 60mph in 3.6 seconds and has a top speed of 315 km/h. The AMG 6.3-liter V8 engine has 631 hp makes the SLS AMG Coupé Black Series the most powerful AMG car to date. Taking away some 150 pounds of weight from the regular SLS AMG Coupe, also give the SLS Black the best power/weight ratio of any AMG to date. Add to the numbers the general view by most pundits that this is one of the best cars AMG has ever made and you have have something very special. 

What do you test this thing against on a track? Is there anything as crazy, extreme or just plain nuts? Yep, how about a 997 Porsche GT2 RS, which was the most hardcore offering from Porsche in recent years. 

With that, lets allow Jethro from EVO magazine take over, testing one of the 2013 EVO car of the year stars, the SLS Black against a tough competitor the GT2 RS. Who will win?

Jethro takes the Jaguar XKR-S and the Mercedes SL63 AMG for a spin on the Bedford track for our next installment of Evo. The two performance convertibles make more than 1,000hp so this should be fun to watch.

Powered by a 530hp 5.5-liter biturbo V8 engine, the SL 63 AMG does not feel quite at home on the racetrack. Its enormous amount of torque (590 lb-ft or 800 Nm) spins the rear wheels out of traction when throttle is applied, making neat, tidy laps a hard thing to accomplish.

On the other hand, the Jaguar XKR-S feels completely different from the SL 63 AMG, as it has more body roll and struggles even more with traction. Powered by a 550hp 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine that produces 501 lb-ft (680Nm), the Jag loves oversteering at all times and feels heavier under braking than the Mercedes.

Driving the Porsche 911 GT3, Aston Martin V12 Vantage S, and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series is a special occasion indeed. Which is best for the track and on the road, and which one would you have?

Full disclosure, this is the car I drive so I am totally biased. When I was looking to lease a car a few years ago I checked out all the usual suspect, BMW M3, Audi RS4 and of course the Mercedes C63 AMG. After driving all of them it was an easy decision, the C63 AMG was the most fun. 

Well, the current naturally aspirated C63 AMG is going away soon. It is going to be replaced by a twin-turbo V8 which will likely be awesome. However, the is just something about a normally-aspirated 6.2-liter V8 and that level of immediacy that can't be matched by a blower motor. 

Check out Chris Harris take the final Edition 507-equipped wagon around a racetrack, mostly sideways. Chris Harris has released this tribute video to summarize his thoughts on the car which are really positive. What made the Mercedes C63 AMG something of a legend was its naturally-aspirated M156 6.2 liter V8 engine as well as crisp handling and a soundtrack that was utterly addictive. This engine and that car really deserve a special send-off. 

One video wasn't enough so we also found some of our favorite Youtube videos to share with you. We've said it before that AMG makes the best V8s. Listening to the videos below you can see why. That 6.2 liter V8 engine is special. Enjoy. 

DRIFTING: BMW M3 GTS vs Mercedes C63 AMG - Fifth Gear. Part 2 of our head to head of the Super Coupes, the BMW M3 GTS vs the Mercedes C63 AMG Black series. This time Jason takes on former F1 Ferrari driver Mika Salo in a drift off!

New Audi RS4, Old Audi RS4s, New RS4 v C63. We drive the new Audi RS4, try the original B5, the amazing B7 and then match the latest version against the 6.2 litre Mercedes C63.

It is fitting this halloween week that we bring you a comparison between two scary sedans. The 2014 BMW M5 and the 2014 E63 AMG Mercedes are both wolves in sheep's clothing and make a strong case for being the ultimate daily drivers. With insane power, lots of options and luxury, they are perfect for terrifying your kids when you drive them to school. 

For 2014, BMW is making subtle yet significant changes to the M5. The 2014 M5 gets new front and rear bumpers, a new grille, with full LED headlights and revised rear lights. The interior receives new three-spoke steering wheel—the same that’s found in the M6—which replaces the previous, slightly bloated one. Finally, there are a bunch of new safety features like  upgraded lane-departure- and collision-mitigation systems, pedestrian recognition, and a new high-beam assistant.

Great, all the boring stuff is out of the way. What we care about it the new Competition package. This package increases horsepower from 560hp to 575hp and improves 0-60 time by a tenth of a second. That means this family rocket now hit 60 in a super-territory 4.1 seconds. Transmissions choices continue to be the amazing six-speed manual or the telepathic seven-speed dual-clutch automatic which is best in class. 

The Competition package also adds a revised, stiffer suspension with stronger stabilizers; and revised M-spec rear differential. The hydraulic power steering is more direct than on the standard M5. And the M Dynamic mode, which can be pre-selected by the driver, is even more aggressively tuned with this package. Carbon-ceramic brakes, which provide the ultimate edge in performance, remain optional.

Let's get the big news out immediately. For 2014, the E63 has been completely face-lifted and given a new mandatory all-wheel drive. Yes, all-wheel drive, we were disappointed too. The previous E63 was a hairy beast, a dragster hidden in a sedan's body, complete with smoking rear tires and an amazing V8 soundtrack. We loved it here at Rev to the Limit, so the thought of all wheel drive makes us very uneasy.

If going quickly is the the goal, the newest E63 AMG definitely delivers. The "base" model rips to 60 mph in a claimed 3.6 seconds—0.6 second less than the old rear-drive model. The S-Model gets the E63's twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 is boosted to 577 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque and that knocks another tenth off the trip to 60. That's an astonishing 0.2 second faster than what Mercedes claims for its SLS AMG supercar. More important, the S-Model comes with a limited-slip rear differential and the ability to order carbon-ceramic brakes. Both are a wise move considering the firepower under the bonnet.

AMG's all-wheel-drive system has been completely revised for this car, and sends a third of the engine's power to the front. Combined with revised suspension kinematics, the change helps keep understeer at bay. There's no torque-vectoring trickery here, so the E63 hasn't turned into an all-neutral, all-the-time handler like the Nissan GT-R, but it can at least be coaxed into a slide, especially in slippery conditions. And man, does it ever explode off an apex. The steering is quick and the engine is a torque-filled delight. The seven-speed automatic is the weak link, with occasionally missed and lazy shifts. But boy oh boy is it smooth.

Overall the new E63 AMG Mercedes is now less muscle car now, more high-speed missile. Lunatics and hooligans will have to stick with the rear-drive C63 AMG; E-Class AMG drivers will have to learn to live with more speed. Which is probably what they wanted in the first place.

Since we don't have big budgets here at Rev to the Limit we have to rely on the big-gun magazines and shows to do our testing for us. Luckily for us the folks at Motor Trend recently compared these two amazing machines. On this episode of Head 2 Head Jonny Lieberman gets down and dirty with these two extremely potent hyper sedans.  Between the two of them, these two mighty Germans produce 1152 horsepower and 1092 pound-feet of torque. On paper. 

After a day of horsing around/testing Shaffer and Lieberman grow suspicious of each twin-turbo V-8's actual output. So, they take them to the dyno gurus at K&N engineering to learn what's what. The results very well may shock and amaze you. However, the boys come to the conclusion that numbers are only exactly that: only numbers, and numbers only matter so much. One true test of a super sedan is how it handles a twisting stretch of tarmac. The other is how much you yearn for the car after you've walked away from it. How much the keys itch in your pocket. While the results are definitive, this Head 2 Head is much closer than most. Have a watch!