DOHA: Mercedes Benz is set to mesmerise every motor racing enthusiast as it prepares for the much anticipated release of an all-new super sports car with unique technology package.
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is the first vehicle developed in-house by the company after over 40 years.
“The design and development phase for the new SLS AMG got underway in the last quarter of 2006. The intensive vehicle testing programme will be complete by the end of 2009.
Meanwhile, the reinterpretation of the legendary ‘Gullwing’ is scheduled to be launched in spring 2010 adding with that, another great experience to the super sports cars fans,” said Ayman Mohamad-Ali, General Manager of Mercedes-Benz, Qatar.
The super sports car serves up an exciting proposition with its unique technology package: aluminium spaceframe body with gullwing doors, AMG 6.3-litre V8 front-mid engine developing 420 kW/571 hp peak output and dry sump lubrication, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission in a transaxle configuration and sports suspension with aluminium double wishbones. The ideal front/rear weight distribution of 48 to 52 percent and the vehicle’s low centre of gravity are testimony to the uncompromising sports car concept.
“Mercedes-Benz is presenting an exhilarating super sports car in the guise of the new SLS AMG, which is bound to set the pulses of all car enthusiasts racing that extra bit faster. The SLS AMG is emotion pure and simple for the Mercedes-Benz brand and is set to become one of the most alluring sports cars of our era,” said Dr Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars.
The new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG offers purist, distinctive styling, superior driving dynamics and hallmark Mercedes everyday practicality and safety. During the development of the new ‘Gullwing’, the AMG developers placed their trust in the valuable know-how of the specialists from the Mercedes Technology Center (MTC) in Sindelfingen. The aim of this joint development was to turn the SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’ into the perfect synthesis of the strengths of the Mercedes-Benz and AMG brands.
source: thepeninsulaqatar
