Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé

Description

Wings of passion It epitomises, unlike any other vehicle, an entire epoch's passion and fascination for motor racing sports. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, which was shown to the public for the first time in February 1954 at the International Motor Sports Show in New York, was actually based on a motor sport engineering design, namely: the Mercedes-Benz W194, on which the 300 SL was "modelled", a sports car which in 1952 in a breath-taking manner had won races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Carrera Panamericana in Mexico. The most distinctive styling highlight of the 300 SL is its gullwing doors: the tubular grid frame required a very high rocker panel. As there was no possibility to use traditional doors, the gullwing doors were imperative and actually became one of its most distinctive marks. The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG reinterprets the styling of the 300 SL and in a fascinating approach that manages to maintain the styling of the classic model, yet also adds something entirely new to it. Reflecting some of the latest developments in sports vehicle engineering, the SLS AMG's purist language of form consistently follows a lightweight construction to convey a high level of sporting elegance. This appearance is defined by the car's bonnet being just under two metres, its low greenhouse positioned well to the rear, as well as its, in comparison, rather short rear-end; while the long wheelbase, the large wheels and the short overhangs act as a reminder of dynamism. The <b>...</b>

Keywords

2010, 14, 1836

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