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03-19-2009, 01:53 PM
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It's baaaaack! After the SLR recently bowed out with it's last (Stirling Moss) iteration, Mercedes hasn't wasted any time in producing a new supercar - with gullwing doors!
No photos sans-body camo are available but we do have all the details on this new beast.
Called the SLS AMG, the new model from AMG seems to finally be something that driving enthusiasts and magazine bench-racers alike can enjoy.
For starters, it uses the awesome 6.2-liter V8 engine found in all of AMG's 63 models, but with even more power. Thanks to reworked internals the engine now makes 563hp and 479 ft-lbs of torque - enough to propel the SLS AMG all the way to 62 mph in 3.8 seconds and on to a top speed of 196 mph.
Hold on ... it gets better! The engine uses a dry-sump lubrication system (great for serious amuse), as well as a transaxle and a double-clutch seven speed transmission. Finally, a Benz that doesn't come with an automatic!
That tansaxle layout means that the tranny is located out back (for an ideal weight balance of 48/52) and it attached to the engine by a carbon fiber driveshaft.
Want more? How about launch control and an average fuel economy of 18 mph combined.
More: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: The New Gullwing Supercar (http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/03/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-the-new-gullwing-supercar.html) on AutoGuide.com
It's baaaaack! After the SLR recently bowed out with it's last (Stirling Moss) iteration, Mercedes hasn't wasted any time in producing a new supercar - with gullwing doors!
No photos sans-body camo are available but we do have all the details on this new beast.
Called the SLS AMG, the new model from AMG seems to finally be something that driving enthusiasts and magazine bench-racers alike can enjoy.
For starters, it uses the awesome 6.2-liter V8 engine found in all of AMG's 63 models, but with even more power. Thanks to reworked internals the engine now makes 563hp and 479 ft-lbs of torque - enough to propel the SLS AMG all the way to 62 mph in 3.8 seconds and on to a top speed of 196 mph.
Hold on ... it gets better! The engine uses a dry-sump lubrication system (great for serious amuse), as well as a transaxle and a double-clutch seven speed transmission. Finally, a Benz that doesn't come with an automatic!
That tansaxle layout means that the tranny is located out back (for an ideal weight balance of 48/52) and it attached to the engine by a carbon fiber driveshaft.
Want more? How about launch control and an average fuel economy of 18 mph combined.
More: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: The New Gullwing Supercar (http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/03/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-the-new-gullwing-supercar.html) on AutoGuide.com