---
title: "Mercedes-AMG Rules Out a Black Series SUV"
description: "Benz's performance division has no plans to do any ultra-hardcore Black Series SUVs."
date: "2018-04-05"
modified: "2018-04-05"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/19908/mercedes-amg-rules-out-a-black-series-suv"
categories:
  - "Mercedes-Benz News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Black Series"
  - "Mercedes-AMG"
  - "Mercedes-AMG"
  - "Performance SUV"
---

# Mercedes-AMG Rules Out a Black Series SUV

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We know Mercedes-AMG [has no plans to do a bespoke SUV](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19139/mercedes-amg-rules-out-a-bespoke-crossover>) of its own, being content with simply beefing up existing Mercedes utes. It's now been revealed that Benz's performance division has no plans to do any ultra-hardcore Black Series SUVs either.

When *[AutoGuide](<https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2018/04/dont-worry-mercedes-amg-will-never-make-black-series-suv.html>)* asked Mercedes-AMG CEO Tobias Moers about the possibility of a Black Series-branded crossover at the New York International Auto Show, he responded with a laugh, "No, no, no, no…never. Black Series is for the racetrack." Moers then said the Black badge would only be applied to the company's most exclusive two-door coupes like the [already-confirmed AMG GT](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19108/mercedes-amg-gt-black-series-is-coming-in-2020-report>). "Black Series is dedicated to two doors cars," he told *AutoGuide*. I guess GLE63 and GLC63 owners looking for even more track-punishing performance will just have to turn to the aftermarket. Or, y'know, stop driving SUVs.

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The AMG boss also ruled out a [new C63](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19678/the-2019-mercedes-amg-c63-gets-a-new-grille-and-two-more-speeds>) Black Series, saying it would create an unnecessary overlap with the GT. "With \[the\] GT lineup, there’s no sense of a C-Class Coupe Black Series," said the Mercedes exec.

Debuting with the SLK55 AMG Black in 2006, Affalterbach's Black Series cars featured even more power, less weight, DTM-inspired aero work, some of the stiffest shocks ever fitted to road cars, and a brutishly sinister demeanor. That said, we can't honestly say Moers refusing to do a Black Series SUV is all that surprising or disappointing.

We've reached out to Mercedes for further comment and will update this story if we hear back. The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is expected to bow in 2020.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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