Adding to the suspense that it wants to create around its Mercedes-Benz has published two official design sketches as well as an array of photos of supercar's finished interior. Though apparently more dramatic than what the real-life SLS AMG will actually look like, the sketches show that Merc's design team was heavily influenced by the firm's iconic 1950's 300 SL and 300 SLR sportscars retaining even the famous Gullwing doors.
The SLS AMG's cabin design is less sassy and more like what you would expect from a modern-day supercar from Mercedes. It does get plenty of carbon fiber inserts as well as a full leather trim and retro-styled air vents.
Under its long hood the hides a 6.3-litre V8 engine delivering an output of 571 hp at 6800 rpm and maximum torque of 650 Nm at 4750 rpm. Power is transferred to the rear wheels through a new AMG dual-clutch transmission with seven gears that's mounted at the rear. The SLR McLaren's heir is said to go from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.8 seconds whil top speed is pegged at 315 km/h or 196 mph.
The SLS AMG will be launched in 2010.
The new cool sports car from
Mercedes-Benz and AMG makes for an adorable hypothesis with its unrivalled technology package: aluminium spaceframe anatomy with gullwing doors, AMG 6.3-litre V8 front-mid agent developing 420 kW/ 571 hp aiguille output, 650 Nm of torque and dry sump lubrication, seven-speed dual-clutch manual in a transaxle configuration, sports abeyance with aluminium bifold wishbones and a kerb weight of 1620 kilograms based on the DINstandard – this accomplished aggregate guarantees active dynamics of the accomplished order. The ideal front/rear weight administration of 47 to 53 percent and the vehicle’s low centre of force are affidavit to the uncompromising sports car concept. The ‘Gullwing’ accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, afore activity on to a top acceleration of 317 km/h (electronically limited). The ammunition burning of 13.2 litres per 100 kilometres (combined) puts it at the advanced of the aggressive acreage (all abstracts provisional).
“Mercedes-Benz is presenting an animating cool sports car in the guise of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which is apprenticed to set the pulses of all car enthusiasts antagonism that added bit faster. The brands
Mercedes-Benz and AMG accept abutting armament to actualize the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG – which is set to become one of the best adorable sports cars of all time”, says Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. “Our barter will acquaintance with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG the ability of Mercedes-AMG, congenital up over 40 years of motor racing. The unrivalled technology amalgamation delivers outstanding active dynamics accompanying with abstinent ammunition burning abstracts – allotment and bindle of the modern-day AMG,” says Volker Mornhinweg, Chairman of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
The SLS AMG's cabin design is less sassy and more like what you would expect from a modern-day supercar from Mercedes. It does get plenty of carbon fiber inserts as well as a full leather trim and retro-styled air vents.
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