2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series

The limited-edition, alphanumerically extravagant Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series-a super coupe expressly designed for running at the front of the pack. Granted, if you actually attempted to drive this new AMG model on a race circuit currently occupied by 22 screaming F1 machines, you'd be instantly vaporized by a gamma ray from Bernie Ecclestone's motor coach. But the Black Series is eminently qualified to be there. For all intents and purposes, it's a civilian, street-legal version of the same Mercedes-supplied Formula 1 safety car that appears whenever lots of yellow flags start waving or any time Ralf Schumacher says, "Watch me, Dad!"