The SLS AMG, with its gull wing doors reminiscent of the classic 300SL, debuted in the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show as a super sportscar built from the ground up by AMG. In Japan it was shown for the first time in September of the same year, not at a motor show but at the “Gran Turismo” booth of the Tokyo Game Show.
It is often thought of as successor of the SLR McLaren, but the body structures of the two cars are very different. In the SLR AMG, the high cost carbon monocoque body was abandoned for a new all aluminum body, and the weight of the bare monocoque is only 241 kg. at a total weight of just over 1600kg, it is undoubtedly very light for a car that exceeds 181.1 inches in length and powered by V8 engine.
The engine mounted frond midship is a new 6.3L V8 with dry sump lubrication, dubbed the M159 internally in the company. Its maximum output is 563HP/6800 rpm with a maximum torque of 479.5 ft-lb/4750 rpm, and the transmission is newly developed 7-speed DCT (dual clutch transmission) in a trans- axle layout. The driveshaft and torque tube are made of carbon fiber.
The driving modes can be set to “Comfort”, “Sports”, “Sports Plus”, “Manual”, and “Launch Start”, manufacturer specs boast 0-62 mph acceleration in 3.8 seconds, with a maximum speed of 197 mph. the static weight distribution is optimal at 47,:53, giving it superb handling performance be fitting a super- sportscar. 50 years from the birth of the first 300SL, the SLS AMG is packed with a history of Mercedes sportscars and the DNA of AMG.
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