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Power by AMG
Under the hood is a revised version of AMG's familiar 6.2-liter M156 V8. Such are the extent of the changes — bucket-style tappets, dry-sump lubrication and twin exhaust headers — that the engine is now designated the M159. It delivers 571 horsepower at 6,800 rpm and 479 pound-feet of torque at 4,750 rpm.
When you lift the hood, you see that an aluminum subframe sites the engine well behind the wheels and hard up against the firewall, so the main mass lies within the wheelbase, which delivers a low polar moment of inertia for quicker handling responses. Ahead of the engine lie the small 5.0-liter oil tank, various radiators and a mass of cooling ducts.
The dual-clutch transmission is integrated with the rear axle, and this transaxle arrangement improves weight distribution further. It's connected to the engine by an aluminum torque tube, and within this spins the carbon-fiber driveshaft, said to weigh less than half of a steel driveshaft.
You Sit Here
The driver plays a part, too. "We've attempted to set the driver's seat as far back within the wheelbase as possible," says Moers. "It is quite extreme for a road car." He draws parallels with Mercedes-Benz's front-engine DTM racing cars. It all adds up to an overall weight distribution of 48 percent front and 52 percent rear. "Just about perfect for a rear-wheel-drive car," Moers notes proudly. He has lived and breathed the SLS since it was given the go-ahead for production in early 2006.
The car has a wheelbase of 105.5 inches and the track measures 66.1 inches in front and 64.9 inches in the rear. Double-wishbone independent suspension is used at all four corners. Moers claims the reborn Gullwing is endowed with the sort of cornering grip that will put its front-engine rivals to shame, and even a few midengine cars besides.
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In the end, you can sense when the tires are beginning to squirm and purchase is about to give way, just as you can with all real drivers' cars that communicate the action directly to the driver. Of course, since these are very wide tires — 265/35ZR19s up front and 295/30ZR20s at the rear — once they do let go, you'd think the SLS is bound to spin down the road like a gyroscope.
But not so. Even when you completely disengage the three-stage stability control, the tail of the car steps out progressively enough for you to either hold it out there or back off fractionally until the rear tires have regained their purchase. Moers says the SLS is good for 1.38g on the skid pad, and it's hard to doubt him. In any case, you can carry big speed up to the apex of a corner and rely on the subtleties of the chassis to cope with the G-forces without fear of a wild, backward exit from the pavement.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG might look like the SL Gullwing of the 1950s, but it's clearly meant to challenge the best of today's exotic sports cars, like the Audi R8, the Nissan GT-R and the Porsche 911 Turbo. Edmunds attended a manufacturer-sponsored event, to which selected members of the press were invited, to facilitate this report.
Gullwing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Revealed by German Magazine
It was supposed to make its world premiere at the Frankfurt auto show in September, but German magzine Autobild has already published what look to be official shots of the 2011 Merceces-Benz SLS AMG coupe.
After extensive testing of the prototypes, we already had a pretty good idea what the new super coupe was going to look like, but these shots show details that have been largely hidden from view until now.
The SLS AMG will be powered by 6.2-liter V8 producing 571-horsepower and 507 pound-feet of torque. AutoBild: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
New York Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG On the Dyno: 6.2-liter V8 for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
An order guide for what is apparently the U.S.-spec 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has leaked onto the Web. This isn't a formal ordering guide for dealers with invoice prices; rather, it appears to a glossy brochure that could be shown to elite customers who stride confidently into Fletcher-Jones ready to put down a big deposit. The SLS AMG won't arrive in the United States until next year, remember.
The guide is so preliminary it doesn't even have a photo of the SLS AMG on the cover, just an early conceptual rendering. Prices are all in estimates. But it looks like it will be possible to spend about $10,000 extra on "Liquid Metal" paint and about $12,000 on a ceramic brake kit. As for the AMG Performance Suspension, that should cost only a paltry $1,500 approximately, maybe, possibly... More photos after the jump. Autoblog First Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
My wife, of all people, actually posed a pretty comedic, yet accurate question: "How the f*ck are you supposed to get out of that thing if you're parked next to someone?" I lol'd.
We recently had a chance to drive the upcoming 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. The vehicles weren't quite finished yet, but the impressions were solid. With its 571-horsepower V8, the AMG-engineered supercar ate up the Sachsenring race circuit like a true supercar.
Since we couldn't shoot video at the time, we figured you might like to see the SLS AMG in action. And this time it's on the Nürburgring, home of the world's biggest automotive pissing match.
As far as we know, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 holds the current production car record, or at least, the current-production-car-that-you've-actually-heard-of record. It's hard to tell if the SLS has a chance of breaking the Corvette's lap of 7:26.4.
Though it might look hard-core, the SLS is more of a grand touring car than a pure-bred sports car. At least that's how Contributing Editor Andreas Stahl described it. Then again, he also noted that it wears monster 295/30ZR20 tires in back that help deliver a skid pad number in the 1.38g range. Not bad for a GT.
Look for the debut of the production 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show in September.
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I'm really excited for this car. Call me crazy, but I think it's beautiful. And from what I've been reading in the mags about it, it sounds like AMG reaallllly took their time and did everything about this car right (except the weight ). Disappointed there's no manual option, but coming from Mercedes I wasn't expecting there to be one.
Vehicle Tested:
2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Base Price:
$235,000 (est.)
Engine:
6.2-liter V8
Gearbox:
Seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual transaxle
Power:
563 hp @ 6,800 rpm; 479 lb-ft @ 4,750 rpm
EPA Rating:
NA
On Sale:
April 2010
First Impression:
This is the real deal, a car twice as good as the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at a fraction of the price. It's still big money, though.
). Disappointed there's no manual option, but coming from Mercedes I wasn't expecting there to be one.
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