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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG wins Golden Steering Wheel Award

November 6, 2009 by Karl Peskett  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz

The iconic 300SL Gullwing’s spiritual successor, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, won the title of Best Super Sports Car in the 2009 Golden Steering Wheel awards yesterday.
Out of a field of eleven, the SLS AMG triumphed, receiving more than a third of votes from the quarter of a million readers of Bild am Sonntag, Auto Bild [...]

Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG with a shot of SLS

October 22, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz has released a new optional Performance Package Plus for the C 63 AMG, adding extra grunt and style to cater for the most power-hungry sports driver.

The package is available for the saloon and estate models, boosting peak output by 22kW to 358kW, approaching the level of performance offered by C-Class DTM vehicles at 377kW.
It [...]

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing ‘flies’ onto Museum

October 7, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Gallery, Mercedes-Benz

While it may be referred to as the Gullwing, flying is certainly not a forte of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG – or at least it shouldn’t be.

This feat occurred in Stuttgart, Germany with Mercedes lifting an SLS AMG onto the roof terrace of its Museum for a new exhibit – naturally with the gullwing [...]

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG to Appear in Gran Turismo 5

September 24, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz

With the video game industry easily surpassing the film industry as a multi-billion dollar entertainment juggernaut, car companies are quickly embracing their roles in the virtual world with Mercedes-Benz today highlighting the role of its new SLS AMG in the upcoming Gran Turismo sequel.

With the official release of Gran Turismo 5 just around the corner, [...]

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Photo Gallery & Specifications
If there was ever a car everyone at CarAdvice simply agreed on, it’s the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that is scheduled for its world premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (which CarAdvice will be attending) next Monday.

Although we’ve criticised Mercedes-Benz for making some less than inspiring cars in [...]

Spied: 2011 Mercedes-AMG SLS Gullwing

August 17, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz, spy photos

While the upcoming Mercedes-AMG SLS prototype has called the Nurburgring its second home for the majority of its development, these latest shots reveal far more of the upcoming gullwing replacement than ever before.

With far less bulky camouflage across the prototype, new details can be seen such as the lower air intakes and size of the [...]

2010 Mercedes-AMG SLS Cabriolet spied

Both the spiritual successor to the iconic gullwing and its soft-top sibling have been spied together ahead of their official debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.

Unlike the hard-top version, the SLS Cabriolet will lose the gullwing door arrangement for obvious reason, replaced by a more traditional entry as well as an SLR-like powered soft-top.

2009 Mercedes E-Class Estate spied

May 26, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz, spy photos

With the new generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class having already arrived in showrooms across Europe, the design of its Estate counterpart leaves little to the imagination with only the tail lights still under wraps.

Due to make its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, these images reveal the shape of the rear side windows and rear door [...]

Mercedes SLS AMG spied in production trim

May 26, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz, spy photos

The upcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has been spied with the least amount of camouflage yet as its development due date approaches at the end of 2009.

Unlike past spy shots – including the official release from AMG – these new images show the car in near production trim, revealing many exterior features for the first time [...]

2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG interior revealed

April 29, 2009 by David Twomey  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz, Sports Cars, Supercars

Mercedes-Benz has released the first interior images of its new uber-sportscar, the SLS AMG, which will replace the current SLR McLaren.

The new car is being developed with Mercedes in-house tuning subsidiary AMG and the company says that for the SLS it has developed a puristic sports car interior that combines lightweight construction with dynamism and [...]

2009 Mercedes-AMG S-Class range unveiled

April 21, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz

Following the official unveiling of the new Mercedes-Benz flagship S-Class range, AMG has also revealed its performance adaptation of the top-of-the-line luxury saloon.

With the Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG and S 65 AMG, the in-house German tuners have taken a subtle approach to maintain the striking appearance of the S-Class while becoming slightly more flamboyant under [...]

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