Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series Debuts as DTM's New Safety Car

Mercedes' new C63 AMG Black Series will be the new DTM safety car. 

The exterior of the Black Series is based on the C63 AMGMercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Sp...Germany, 2010 > present1 photo
but is a coupe, not a sedan. A new front splitter with winglets and carbon fiber components are basically the only changes. The carbon fiber rear wing is optional. Inside, the car removes the rear two seats to cut weight. 

The interior gets two AMG bucket sports seats with more side bolstering and four-point seat belts than the standard car. The steering wheel is covered in Nappa leather and faux-suede with flattened top and bottom portions. There are also Black Series logos on the interior. 

The safety car gets a two-way radio, TV Monitor and LED lights mounted to the roof. The monitor displays the picture from a camera mounted in the rear license plate. 

The new C63 AMG Black Series is powered by a 6.3l V8 with 517hp and 620Nm of torque, which is actually more than the DTM cars that it will be monitoring, which have 500hp. The V8 propels the Black series to 100km/h in 4.2 seconds with an electronically-limited top speed of 300km/h. The safety car has a an AMG sports exhaust that will make the car a little louder, and the exhaust will be optional on the street version. Power is transmitted to the rear via Mercedes' Speedshift MCT 7-speed gearbox with four driving programs, rear differential lock and three-stage stability control. It also comes with an adjustable coil-over suspension and brakes that Mercedes says resist fade even in race conditions. 

The Black Series will be available with a AMG Track package that adds a rear differential cooler and stickier tires; AMG Aerodynamics package that adds a carbon fiber front splitter and adjustable rear carbon fiber wing; and the AMG Exterior Carbon Fiber package that adds carbon fiber components to the mirror housings, side panels, front diffuser. The option packages are dealer installed and be added at any time after buyers receives their car. All of these packages are on the safety car. 

The safety car will alternate from race to race with Audi and BMW.