Former AMG chief Michael Schiebe confirmed at an event attended by the American magazine Car and Driver that Mercedes will once again develop models from the Black Series lineup.
The former AMG head, who has been promoted as of December 1, 2025 to the position of Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Production, Quality & Supply Chain Management, told Car and Driver that Mercedes-AMG will revive the Black Series because “Black Series is more than a brand, it is an obligation.”
Schiebe also added that the successor to the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series “must be radical.”
The last AMG Black Series model was the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, unveiled on July 9, 2020 and produced between 2021 and 2023. Equipped with the M178 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with a flat-plane crankshaft, it produced 730 PS at 6,700–6,900 rpm and 800 Nm at 2,000–6,000 rpm. It reached a top speed of 325 kph and accelerated from 0 to 100 kphh in just 3.2 seconds.
Mercedes-AMG has had six AMG Black Series models in total:
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SLK 55 AMG Black Series (2006–2008, version of the SLK 55 with 400 PS and 520 Nm)
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CLK 63 AMG Black Series (2007–2009, version of the CLK 63 AMG with 500 PS and 630 Nm)
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SL 65 AMG Black Series (2008–2011, version of the SL 65 AMG with 670 PS and 1,000 Nm)
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C 63 AMG Black Series (2011–2013, version of the C 63 AMG with 517 PS and 620 Nm)
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SLS AMG Black Series (2013–2015, version of the SLS AMG with 631 PS and 635 Nm)
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AMG GT Black Series (2021–2023, version of the AMG GT with 730 PS and 800 Nm)
As can be seen, the golden era of the AMG Black Series was between 2006 and 2015, when at least one model — and sometimes even two — were in production simultaneously. After 2015, there was a six-year break between the end of production of the SLS AMG Black Series and the launch of the AMG GT Black Series.
And since the previous-generation AMG GT Black Series ended production in 2023, Mercedes no longer has a Black Series model in its lineup. The context is now more complicated, as Mercedes has also launched the exclusive Mythos sub-brand.
The second model in the Mythos series is a high-performance coupe based on the AMG CLE, which encroaches on Black Series territory if we consider its massive rear wing and the fact that it will almost certainly feature the new flat-plane crank V8 capable of delivering impressive power.
In theory, Mythos focuses on exclusivity and high performance, while Black Series is more radical and oriented toward extreme sportiness. But the niche has already become very small. What could the next Black Series model be? The main candidate would be the current generation AMG GT, especially since last year Mercedes unveiled the AMG GT Track Sport concept.
