Compared to the SLS AMG Roadster, the SL is a hardtop convertible with technological and comfort amenities, and it also has available heated seats with a massage function. In case of a roll-over, the doors can be fully detached to allow the occupants to leave the vehicle.Īlthough there is some overlapping in price and performance, the lighter SLS AMG is considered more of a sporty track-oriented car, compared to the Mercedes-Benz SL which is a grand tourer especially with its optional V12 engine. The SLS AMG has also adapted the feature of the gull-wing doors that swing open upwards on gas struts, and must be closed manually as AMG engineers decided against the 41 kg (90 lb) of additional weight that auto-closing systems would have added to the car. The SLS AMG was designed by Mark Fetherston to be a modern 300SL Gullwing revival from October 2006 to April 2007. The SLS, however, has a curb weight of 1,619 kg (3,569 lb) when equipped with the standard wheels. The Mercedes-McLaren SLR came in at 1,750 kg (3,858 lb). Īs compared to its predecessor (the Mercedes-McLaren SLR), the SLS is per Mercedes-AMG head Tobias Moers, the faster car on the track, both in the hands of normal drivers as well as race car drivers. Production ended in 2014 with the introduction of the SLS AMG GT Final Edition. Īn electric version of the car, the SLS AMG Electric Drive, was presented at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. Upon its introduction at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the SLS AMG's 571 PS (420 kW 563 hp) M159 engine was according to AMG "the world's most powerful naturally aspirated production series engine" ever produced. The SLS was the first Mercedes-Benz automobile designed and built from scratch entirely by AMG. SLS stands for "Super Leicht Sport" (Super Light Sport). The car is the successor to the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and was described by Mercedes-Benz as a spiritual successor to the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, mainly because it was inspired by the latter. The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (C197 / R197) is a front mid-engine, 2-seater, limited production grand tourer developed by the Mercedes-AMG division of German automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, with the assistance of David Coulthard.
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