The SLS AMG is a stunning sportscar that pays homage to the magnificent 300SL with its gullwing doors. Now the SLS AMG is already dripping with the wow factor but with Merc taking the top off, its got even higher. Okay the gullwing doors are gone now but without the roof the SLS AMG is one of the prettiest cars on sale today. Mercedes showed of the SLS AMG Roadster at the 2012 Auto Expo and the good news is that it will burn rubber on Indian roads soon.
The technological highlights of the 2012 SLS AMG Roadster include an aluminum spaceframe body, an AMG 6.3-liter V8 front-mid engine with dry sump lubrication developing a peak output of 563 hp and 479 pound-feet of torque, a seven-speed dual clutch transaxle transmission. The old school fabric soft top of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster opens and closes in eleven seconds, and can be operated on the move at speeds up to 31 mph (50 km/h).
The SLS Roadster has all the lovely details of the coupe which includes a long hood, the greenhouse positioned well to the rear and a short rear end. Plus the automatically extending rear wing, long wheelbase, wide track and short overhangs - in short, the convertible SLS AMG pure cool. Plus you get monster sized wheels - 265/35 ZR 19 (front) and 295/30 ZR 20 (rear). The attractive AMG Sepang brown metallic paint finish and weight-optimized forged wheels in a 10-spoke design, painted in matte black with a high-sheen rim flange, are available as new optional extras.
Features reminiscent of the 300 SL Roadster, the classic dream-car from the 1950s, include not only the wide radiator grille with its large Mercedes star and the wing-shaped cross-fin, but also the fins on the hood and on the vehicle sides. Like the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, the 300 SL Roadster appeared slightly later than the original gullwing 300 SL, but unlike the SL's both AMG dream cars are available at the same time.
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