German Car Zone

There's a system that blows the hinges up so that you can get out of the car, even if it has ended on the roof.

The AB E-Class is most certainly a clay model. So something fishy indeed, it's not looking exactly right because of different reflections, materials and co.
The SLS looks that way, too.


I love it so far, looks bloody splendid! However those wheels have to go, it needs bespoke wheels. Other than that, gorgeous!! Gorgeous!

Oh man... please let this latest leak be fake. If it looks like this, it would be a disappointment (maybe its the angle of the photo ).

Probably some reposts - still wait for the press release with non camo pics!!

Aluminum trim is looking better than it did in press photos... official pics are going to have to come out soon...MB has teased us to the bone... I honestly think that we'll see pics in the next week; this is the perfect time for MB to release pics; there's so much hype.

It's hard for me to say that the front end seems off..not feeling it a bit so far..need to see some good quality pics ASAP.

It is not and I'm not the only one that can see this. That grainy pic actually looks better than the real thing.


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Amazing interior.

Road and Track Magazine: Exclusive Track Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing


With the lead/follow exercises completed in C63 AMG sedans, I've now got reasonable confidence that when this SLS prototype launches over a couple of especially intimidating blind crests, there will be asphalt beneath on the landing. That's no small matter considering that I'll be behind the wheel of Mercedes' much-anticipated heir to the legendary 300SL Gullwing.


The Sachsenring, an hour south of Leipzig in the East German town of Hohenstein-Ernstthal, can certainly chew up and spit out the unwary or overzealous, but I'm finding the SLS to be remarkably precise, controllable at the limit and forgiving of the occasional ham-fisted input. Although a tighter circuit best known for hosting the German MotoGP, the Sachsenring's 2.3 miles allow enough straightaways to uncork the 571-bhp M159 V-8, a higher-powered variant of AMG's venerable 6208-cc M156 engine that sits well behind the front axle centerline...and practically rests on the pavement for a low center of gravity, thanks to a dry sump oiling system.

Chunks of sonic energy, a muted NASCAR sound tempered with German precision, fly out the exhaust and bounce off the grandstands as the SLS catapults down the front straight. An array of super-bright square LEDs over the main instruments flashes sequentially, urging shifts of the 7-speed dual-clutch transaxle — which are banged off nearly as fast as you can pull the steering-wheel paddles. AMG claims 0–62 mph in 3.8 seconds and a governed top speed of 196 mph. I have no reason to doubt these figures.

The view through the windshield — itself, far more upright than a Corvette's affords a great view of the track; although the pontoon-fendered nose is extremely long, it's also extremely low, without the sense of bulk you'd have in a Viper, for instance. The chassis' precision is addictive; you can sense the rigidity of the aluminum space frame, and the efficient transitions that come from squeezing nearly all of the drivetrain mass between the axles. The result is a supercar that feels smaller and more agile than its dimensions and curb weight (roughly 3550 lb.) might suggest.

Read the rest @ Road & Track Magazine - Exclusive Track Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (7/2009)

Oh wow!

What an amazing stance!

Promising!