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Old 06-05-2008, 02:26 PM   #251
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re: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (spy shots & info)

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to early to say ANYTHING
Very much so. This is one of the most intense camo we've ever seen. They really want to show us zero!
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Old 06-05-2008, 07:56 PM   #252
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hell yeah its on for real now..cant wait..i hope HWA makes it even more hardcore than ppl can imagene..
hopefully we are entering a new era of sporty MB´s with the black series and now this..

check out the PS.. lol its crap but anyways
IMO that car looks really stupid
the new high end mercedes' all look terrible
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Old 06-06-2008, 03:24 AM   #253
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Edmunds Inside Line - Exclusive Spy Video and Photos: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLC AMG

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Exclusive Spy Video and Photos: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLC AMG

Various names have been thrown around for this ultra-exotic supercoupe, but for now we're calling it the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLC AMG. It will replace the McLaren-built SLR coupe and roadster in the Mercedes-Benz lineup. Whether it will carry the Mercedes name or arrive badged purely as an AMG only is still unclear.

Since McLaren and Mercedes have parted ways, most of the development work on the SLC is being done by AMG with additional help from HWA, a racing company established by Hans Werner Aufrecht (HWA), one of the founding partners in AMG.

HWA will most likely concentrate on the body and suspension, while AMG builds the engine. Although the upcoming Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series — another AMG project with HWA input — will use a twin-turbo V12, the SLC will most likely get a turbocharged V8 with similar horsepower.

Given that the V12 in the SL65 Black Series produces 670 horsepower, figure around 700 hp at least for the SLC. A fortified version of Mercedes' new MCT seven-speed automatic is the most likely transmission.

Viper bodywork is being used to keep the size and styling of the SLC under wraps. It's an effective tool, although it can't hide the car's long wheelbase and ultra-wide stance. According to Car magazine (which claims to have seen documents with the SLC's measurements), the wheelbase stands at 106.3 inches while the overall length is 183 inches. In comparison, the latest SL63 AMG has a 100.8-inch wheelbase and is 181.3 inches long. At 76.8 inches across, the SLC is also more than 5 inches wider than a standard SL.

With production of the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series still several months off, the introduction of the SLC is still at least a year away. This puts its start of production sometime in 2010. That should be soon enough to fill the gap left by the soon-to-be-departed SLR, yet far enough out to let any bad taste left by the failed McLaren/Mercedes collaboration fade away. Expect no such drama from AMG — and a better overall car.



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Old 06-06-2008, 04:23 AM   #254
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Old 06-06-2008, 04:24 AM   #255
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re: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (spy shots & info)

Hmmm...its not awful but isn't great either. Something else has to be done with the hood/lights/grille and hood cutout.

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Old 06-06-2008, 04:25 AM   #256
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re: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (spy shots & info)

Headlights suck big time and no way they're gonna look like that, but rest looks interesting imo.

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Old 06-06-2008, 04:34 AM   #257
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re: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (spy shots & info)

Headlights reminds me of the old TT of course it won't look like,i like the rest of the car though
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Old 06-06-2008, 04:40 AM   #258
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re: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (spy shots & info)

They say (and many others say so) that it could come as an AMG, without the star or the name Mercedes-Benz. I don't know what to think about it.

On the one hand it would be great to see it as a MB, for the image of MB and teh great heritage.

However, labelling it as a pure AMG product could establish the AMG brand as more sporty than it is, not only boosting MBs but also capable of creating supercars.

However, there is one problem: AMG has no real logo, only the three letters preceded by the stripes... Nothing that you can put on the grille, nothing really recognizable.

So labelling it as an AMG would mean the creation of a real logo for AMG, no? Three big letters aren't enough imo.

And it could mean the start of a new chapter, with more independance between AMG and MB, more stand-alone AMGs, more differenciation from the standard product (like it's already happening)...

Interesting perspectives, aren't they?
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However, there is one problem: AMG has no real logo, only the three letters preceded by the stripes... Nothing that you can put on the grille, nothing really recognizable.
haha, I know something about AMG, coolroul doesn't, guess I am a bigger fan

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Anyone with more info about AMG logo? I mean that tree with apples or whatever kinda looks stupid imo... The whole logo in fact...

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