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Production car pictures of new Mercedes supercar

This is Mercedes’ SLS supercar, which stars at the Frankfurt motor show.

The gullwinged-SLS will go on-sale in 2010, with an expected price tag of around £155,000.

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The styling is inspired by the iconic Mercedes 300SL and power will come from a 6.2-litre AMG V8. It produces 563bhp and 479lb ft of torque.

Power will be sent to the rear wheels via Mercedes’ first ever seven-speed double clutch gearbox, which will have four different shift functions.

Mercedes says it’ll hit 62mph from standstill in 3.8sec and 124mph will come up in under 10 secs. Its carbon ceramic discs - 390mm in diameter up front and 360mm at the rear - provide stopping power.

Its luxurious interior is full of leather, aluminium and carbonfibre, but safety has also been considered, with the addition of eight airbags.

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Nobby Hightinkle 10 September 2009

Re: Mercedes SLS supercar pictured

Peter Cavellini wrote:
Cheltenhamshire hit the nail smack bang on the head, and its just not good enough!,just because everyone raves on about the iconic Mercedes of yesteryear doesn't mean we're going to like this re-iteration,it seems that there's a market for small volume retro market just now for these cars, but the only come on about it are the gull wing doors,the rest is just not what you'd expect from such a prestigeous car maker!

Sorry Peter but once again you seem to think that you speak for all of us.

When you have an opinion you usually state "we" when you mean "I". Because you like something or agree with someone else doesn't necessarily make you both right!

Some of us like "this re-iteration".

Peter Cavellini 10 September 2009

Re: Mercedes SLS supercar pictured

Cheltenhamshire hit the nail smack bang on the head, and its just not good enough!,just because everyone raves on about the iconic Mercedes of yesteryear doesn't mean we're going to like this re-iteration,it seems that there's a market for small volume retro market just now for these cars, but the only come on about it are the gull wing doors,the rest is just not what you'd expect from such a prestigeous car maker!

danny bahr 10 September 2009

Re: Mercedes SLS supercar pictured

alexthelion wrote:

There must be something in the water in the UK because im sitting in a room full of aussies who all think this car is a full on beauty.

there is. Besides systematically added fluoride, which reduces IQ, rendering your average none-too-switched-on inhabitant a capricious halfwit, there's heaps of bile in there too, engendered by grievance over living in a failing, post-empire, increasingly insignificant in world terms and financially bankrupted country.

Best give it a swerve mate if you're thinking of coming over. The poms are okay on the surface, superficially, but there's definitely a nasty undertow to the whole place; a lot of seething resentment that looks like it's fit to blow any minute. I only came here because the daft buggers offered me heaps of cash and were desperate for some competence from the continent - like their Italian football coach. Oh, and I agree, the car's a dead sexy beaut.