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Mercedes-Benz is making history with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, the first vehicle developed in-house by its performance arm AMG.
The super sports car, set to come to market in the spring of 2010, serves up an exciting proposition with its unique technology package of an aluminium space-frame body with gullwing doors and the AMG 6.3-litre V8 front-mid engine developing 571 hp peak output and dry sump lubrication.
"The SLS AMG is emotion pure and simple for the Mercedes-Benz brand and is set to become one of the most alluring sports cars of our era," says Frank Bernthaler, director, sales and marketing, Mercedes- Benz Cars Middle East.
"Our loyal Middle East customers will experience with the SLS AMG the expertise of our sports car manufacturer Mercedes-AMG, built up over 40 years of motor racing, along with the kind of scintillating design that only a top athlete from the Mercedes-Benz stable can offer," he added.
The radical design as a highly talented dynamic super sports car with its low-slung front-mid engine set well back also feeds through into the proportions as well as the optimised lightweight body concept.
For the first time, Mercedes-Benz and AMG present a car with an aluminium chassis and body. Compared with the traditional steel design, this results in a significant weight saving.
The fine-tuned AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine achieves a peak output of 571 hp at 6800 rpm, thus turning the SLS AMG into one of the most powerful sports cars in its segment. The 'Gullwing' will provisionally accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, before going on to a top speed of 315 km/h.
