Here’s a couple of photos of the red Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG being unveiled live at the 2009 Frankfurt International Motor Show. The one picture has Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who drives for the McLaren-Mercedes team, standing next to Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche. Lucky Lewis got himself a special edition McLaren F1 road car as a gift from former team principal Ron Dennis when he won the championship in
2008. I wonder if a similar offer has been made about the new SLS or if this is all just smoke and mirrors.
2008. I wonder if a similar offer has been made about the new SLS or if this is all just smoke and mirrors.
Just to catch up on what this car is, it’s a new supercar built from scratch by the AMG division. It has a 6.3-litre naturally aspirated V8 that produces 420kW and 650Nm of torque. The two doors are gullwing types which open outwards like the wings of a seagull, hence the name. Actually the original Mercedes-Benz SL 300 Gullwing of the 1950s was quite the looker and one of the most expensive classic cars today.
