2010 SLS AMG Mercedes-Benz Video
By Gunnar Heinrich | YouTube
IS the jury still out on the 2010 AMG SLS or have we reached a verdict on Mercedes’ Gullwing redux? Perhaps this flick will help you render…
February 05, 2010 | Gunnar | Comments 4
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Fuenfkommasechs | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
I’m still not sure… and I really WANTED to love it. But even after all these months of reconsidering it, I still don’t like the headlights, in my opinion the nose/”mouth” is totally out of proportion, it sounds like a VW Golf R32 on steriods and I also wonder why the heck it needs a “6.3″ badge on it, when it is supposed to be an icon by itself. Does it really need the engine displacement written on it to be recognized as something special?
And then the only part of it I really like somewhat – the rear end – could almost be drawn by Chris Bangle. That is what REALLY disturbs me, because I absoluty dislike Chris Bangle.
And then again it might just be still too early do properly judge it. Maybe once the new SL and SLK are out and we’re getting accustomed to the new face of Mercedes sports cars, we will all cherish Mr. Gordon Wagener’s gullwing vision.
What I am almost certain of is, that it sure won’t become anything even fremotely as iconic as its predecessor. How could that happen anyway, when the only unique property of it is being… well… “the successor”? It just cannot become a legend by its own then.
And unless they really limit the production volume to a few hundred cars, I’m afraid it will just become Mr. creative director’s new Porsche – and it isn’t even much more expensive than that.
Oh, I hope I will be mistaken. It would be very sad otherwise…
Jim | Feb 6, 2010 | Reply
Its fugly and an anachronism. The significance of the 300SL is that it introduced technologies to the auto industry that would not be fully integrated into the industry for 30 years. There is none of this with the SLS, stuff a big engine under the hood? High tech circa 1910.
A 300SL for the 21st century would have introduced materials and manufacturing techniques that would significantly reduce weight and improve safety for passengers. The drive train would deliver high performance while still getting the gas mileage of a C-Class.
Much rather have a Ferrari, Aston, Porsche etc.
G | Feb 8, 2010 | Reply
It does have the new dual clutch cog swapper… and it is cool looking (overall)… the 6.3 badge significance may remind some of the m100 V8…my jury’s still out.
Distiller | Feb 9, 2010 | Reply
Still ugly, still doesn’t have a proper stick shift, still another uber-Merc looking for his place and character in an inflationary line of ill positioned uber-Mercs. Hope at least it gets the driver the chicks he’s after!