The 2010 mercedes SLS AMG....

bazonix · 08-11-2009, 5:13 PM

...i could never deny the beauty of this marque... going back to the old school.... thank you mercedes

2010 Mercedes Benz Sls Amg 0 — Autoblog

....want it! want it! want it!

**Greg** · 08-11-2009, 5:18 PM

Looks nice.

I'm sure I read somewhere a few years back that gullwing doored cars were illegal in the UK, is that right?

bazonix · 08-11-2009, 5:24 PM

dont know for sure.... but theres a lot of enthusiasts who mod their cars with gullwing doors... (aka suicide) and they attend shows etc.... should ask next time i see one.... but if they drove the car there....

regardless, if i had the money..... id get it on the roads of the UK no probs

bazonix · 08-11-2009, 5:29 PM

just been informed.... 100% legal if fitted correctly

lambo's have them too....

and a few conversions:

Lambo Doors Conversions are our speciality - Supply of conversion kits or full installations. 01263 768824 or sales@lambodoors.co.uk

stick to the sls me thinks

**Greg** · 08-11-2009, 5:43 PM

Nice. Although that doesn't change anything as I am not one of the two lucky bastards from Friday night.

KhalJimbo · 11-11-2009, 9:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bazonix

just been informed.... 100% legal if fitted correctly

lambo's have them too....

and a few conversions:

Lambo Doors Conversions are our speciality - Supply of conversion kits or full installations. 01263 768824 or sales@lambodoors.co.uk

stick to the sls me thinks

Looks like Pooh on the mini, suites the Jag though

Coffin · 08-06-2010, 3:30 PM

I was watching TV the other night when Bernhard Langer and Franz Beckenbauer, two sporting heavyweights come cruising along in this Mercedes that I've never seen before, happened to be the SLS AMG!

What a car, I want one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxmzH9qiv_I

10JH · 08-06-2010, 4:06 PM

It's the F1 safety car this year too.

Looks even better than the F1 cars!

DVD-Man · 09-06-2010, 12:47 PM

check out YT for the Schumacher advert with the tunnel!

Liam

10JH · 09-06-2010, 2:27 PM

Nice video of it from Car magazine -

Mercedes SLS and 300 SL Gullwing: the CAR video | Road Testing Reviews | Car Magazine Online

comparing it to the old 300 SL (imo the best looking Mercedes ever!)

Decadence · 09-06-2010, 3:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bazonix

dont know for sure.... but theres a lot of enthusiasts who mod their cars with gullwing doors... (aka suicide) and they attend shows etc.... should ask next time i see one.... but if they drove the car there....

regardless, if i had the money..... id get it on the roads of the UK no probs

Is it me or are you wrongly describing the doors? I thought suicide doors were the ones that opened the wrong way round, like the back of the RX8 and that Gullwing was like the one shown in the new Merc at the top of the page. Not sure what those "Lambo" style doors are called though unless they are actually "Lamborghini style".

Not intending to pick, I am interested to know their names.

10JH · 09-06-2010, 3:20 PM

Isn't it -

Scissor doors open up vertically. e.g. Lamborghini Murcielago

Gullwing doors open up horizontally e.g. SLS

bazonix · 09-06-2010, 3:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Decadence

Is it me or are you wrongly describing the doors? I thought suicide doors were the ones that opened the wrong way round, like the back of the RX8 and that Gullwing was like the one shown in the new Merc at the top of the page. Not sure what those "Lambo" style doors are called though unless they are actually "Lamborghini style".

Not intending to pick, I am interested to know their names.

yes ur right... with out sounding ignorant... if they not 'normal' they will be 'something' else...

but if we want tech... List of cars with unusual door designs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

so.. im off to take some pills....

bazonix · 09-06-2010, 3:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 10JH

Isn't it -

Scissor doors open up vertically. e.g. Lamborghini Murcielago

Gullwing doors open up horizontally e.g. SLS

yes

and butterfly eg mclaren F1

and sliding, and suicide.... and 2CV's.....

Dean · 09-06-2010, 3:53 PM

It's a gorgeous looking Merc, I haven't seen one on the road yet. I think they have got the design just right with this one. For the price though I would expect it to be a bit faster but that's nit-picking really.

10JH · 09-06-2010, 4:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bazonix

yes

and butterfly eg mclaren F1

and sliding, and suicide.... and 2CV's.....

And Koenigsegg, what would they be classed as?!

bazonix · 09-06-2010, 4:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 10JH

And Koenigsegg, what would they be classed as?!

my favourite.... RAPTOR!!!!!!!

or aka (for the over 40's

)... Dihedral Synchro-Helix

10JH · 09-06-2010, 6:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bazonix

my favourite.... RAPTOR!!!!!!!

or aka (for the over 40's

)... Dihedral Synchro-Helix

Perceval · 09-06-2010, 7:58 PM

The SLS has explosive bolts built into the doors which fire should the car become inverted. So it's pretty safe really.

shodan · 09-06-2010, 8:55 PM

The good thing is you don't need a drivers licence for once of these. You need a pilots licence....

TheBoingoBandit · 10-06-2010, 11:17 AM

It is on display at the Canary Wharf Motor Expo (on until the end of this week). I took these photos yesterday.

Coffin · 10-06-2010, 4:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBoingoBandit

It is on display at the Canary Wharf Motor Expo (on until the end of this week)

THANKS!

I'm in London all weekend and will definitely check this out! Thanks again

bazonix · 11-06-2010, 9:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBoingoBandit

It is on display at the Canary Wharf Motor Expo (on until the end of this week). I took these photos yesterday.

the photos are very nice, what cam?

the problem i find, this black/red colour combination is tired... even though this is a dream car, id be gutted if u handed the keys over and it had 'that' interior... sleazy im not....

the centre console looks that dull, that cheap, it looks fake! should have gone carbon/gloss on plum/ivory

but really, for a show car???....

now, unless the library photo i posted in post 1 is airbrushed... thats what mercedes should be pimping about the streets of soho instead.... and i wanna be in the drivers seat!

TheBoingoBandit · 12-06-2010, 6:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bazonix

the photos are very nice, what cam?

Oh, thank you.

It's only a rubbish old Nikon Coolpix 4100 (4 meg).

bazonix · 12-06-2010, 8:50 AM

at least u never said iphone...

iv got an old sony thing, does the job well...

apolloa · 12-06-2010, 12:09 PM

Meh, not sure, not sure. It looks nice and all. Just think it's maybe a bit too soft?
And I see they have followed Audi by using it's range topping supercar for it's TV adverts. I don't get why they are doing it, I mean it's bit of a limited market the 100k plus club?

Guess I'll test it out in GT 5 haha.

10JH · 12-06-2010, 3:04 PM

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Originally Posted by apolloa

And I see they have followed Audi by using it's range topping supercar for it's TV adverts. I don't get why they are doing it, I mean it's bit of a limited market the 100k plus club?

It's all about promoting the brand image!

apolloa · 12-06-2010, 9:56 PM

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It's all about promoting the brand image!

Yes I understand that, but seriously, when was the last time Ferrari ran TV adverts? And their cars are the same price!!
I don't think you really need to advertise the SLS and R8, kinda sell them selves? And as I said I think Mercedes only copied Audi.

Still think the SLS is a bit soft?

bazonix · 12-06-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by apolloa

And as I said I think Mercedes only copied Audi.

Still think the SLS is a bit soft?

dunno... this is a pure AMG thoroughbred. mercedes has a heritage over 50 years on this baby, yet AMG have been given the permission to go it alone...and they have... its truly next level!!!

the sls amg also has nothing to do with audi, who themselves were expected to deliver with the r8 having successfully taken out Lamborghini... its as good as, if not...arguabally a better gallardo.... both cars, to me, are expected.

and how soft are we talking?!! just tell me what would be going through ur mind the second he hits the gas coming out the pits...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QogyCSuVQjE

and if that's still not enough... its just gets better....Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 | evo

nice...

apolloa · 12-06-2010, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bazonix

and how soft are we talking?!! just tell me what would be going through ur mind the second he hits the gas coming out the pits...

Haha, I think I mean it's soft compared to a Ferrari 458 for example, it has a luxurious a comfortable cabin rather then a more stripped out racy one? It just seems too luxurious, not hard enough? Too much leather.