Mercedes-Benz has long produced a few of the most luxurious and undoubtedly head-turning cars on the streets. Lately, the Mercedes SLR McLaren was known as one of the finest sports cars in the world. Not a company to rest on their laurels, Mercedes quickly went to work once again to make the Mercedes SLS AMG in order to change their award-winning design.
Sales are pretty much ready to begin for the Mercedes SLS AMG in European countries, with the United States market getting their taste in 2011. The price for this Mercedes is predicted to be more than $200,000 dollars, actually making it one of the more expensive sports cars on the streets, although still behind other big brands like Lamborghini and Ferrari.
Mercedes immediately picked up a lot of recognition for this model when it was first shown at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. Even though it’s not officially out on the road yet, it is already the safety car for the Formula 1 Championship series, and it’s also already included in the Playstation 3 video game Gran Turismo 5.
The structure of the Mercedes SLS AMG is allegedly an update to one of the Mercedes’ all-time models in the Mercedes 300SL Gullwing. The short body of the car and the passenger placement nearer the real axle make it both compact and easier to handle at higher speeds compared to other comparable designs.
At the moment, Mercedes-Benz is planning on releasing 4 different versions of the Mercedes AMG. The first will be a coupe-style car with the abovementioned door features. A gold-colored version of this car made its international debut at the Dubai International Auto Show.
In the next two years, Mercedes will release their next version of the SLS AMG – a soft-top roadster with standard doors. There’s likewise set to be an electric edition of the car, even though critics are actually already lining up to speak out against an electric sports car, as it cannot possibly perform as well.
The last version of the SLS AMG Mercedes-Benz plans to release is the Black Series. This will be the most exciting of all four models, as the Black Series will be extremely trimmed down and is expected to have a reduced overall weight of 661 pounds. As far as performance goes, the Mercedes SLS AMG is really a powerful car for its dimensions.
