Mercedes SLS AMG review - Auto Express Performance Car of the Year
Full review: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/253075/mercedes_sls_amg.html
Mercedes SLS AMG timed lap - Auto Express Performance Car of the Year
Building a supercar from scratch isn't easy, but Mercedes's in-house tuning arm, AMG, has an ace up its sleeve.
As with the original 300 SL, which wowed the motoring world 55 years ago, the doors are hinged at the top and sweep dramatically upwards -- the Gullwing is back and it's landed in the UK.
Mercedes SLS AMG Review - Auto Express
Full review: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/253075/mercedes_sls_amg.html
Have you ever wondered what happens when someone goes to collect a brand new £160,000 supercar from Mercedes' largest UK showroom. In this exclusive video feature we are invited to Mercedes World at Brooklands to find out.
Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/videos/featuresvideos/253276/mercedes_sls_amg.html
Ferrari 458 Italia review - Auto Express Performance Car of the Year
Full review: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/254845/ferrari_458_italia.html
Ferrari 458 Italia timed lap - Auto Express Performance Car of the Year
Say ciao bella to the latest supercar pin-up from Ferrari. The 458 Italia aims to reassert the brand's dominance in a sector where it used to reign supreme. Mercedes has gatecrashed the party with the gullwing SLS and McLaren will arrive fashionably late next year with its MP4-12C
-- so the 458 has a job to do.
Auto Express Performance Car of the Year 2010 group review
Full review: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/videos/featuresvideos/258277/performance_car_of_the_year_the_top_20.html
We reveal the top 20 best new performance cars released over the past year in our exclusive Performance Car Of The Year (PCOTY) countdown. Click on the play button above to watch the video to find out what came where.
Our line up of performance cars includes offerings from Ferrari, Mercedes, Audi and BMW but there are also hot cars from the likes of Volkswagen, Peugeot, Renault and Honda.
Lexus LFA review - Auto Express
Full review: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/243709/lexus_lfa.html
We take the £340,000 Lexus LFA V10 supercar to the English countryside.
We wanted to see how refined the highly anticipated Lexus LFA supercar really is, after all it is a Lexus. In our video we visit the English countryside in the V10 engined LFA to find out how it copes with life on UK roads.
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG--D&M Motorsports Test Drive Review 2012 Chris Moran
An in-depth review of Mercedes' newest world-class supercar, the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Hosted by Chris Moran. SEE OVER 100 IN-DEPTH AUTO REVIEWS @ www.SUPERCARNETWORK.com.
It's five and a half feet long. It weighs 8.8 pounds. Height of an adult female, weight of a gallon or so of gas—these are the critical dimensions of the carbon-fiber driveshaft running between the engine and the rear-mounted transaxle in the new Mercedes SLS AMG. We note this here because, despite the car's retro-gullwing looks, the SLS is utterly bleeding edge—both in terms of its technical attributes and what it represents for Mercedes' in-house tuner. It is not simply a Mercedes with bigger wheels and a breathed-upon V-8 or V-12. It is, down to its churning carbon-fiber core, AMG's first dedicated automobile and the very antithesis of the overly complex and overweight half-million-dollar Mercedes SLR McLaren.
"The SLS is a serious super sports car," says AMG chief of development Tobias Moers before taking a shot at the SLR, a carbon-fiber-bodied car that still managed to weigh in at 3858 pounds. "Our SLS weighs only 3572 pounds," he says, nearly 300 pounds lighter than the McMerc. Keeping the 182.6-inch-long, two-seat SLS's mass in check is its entirely aluminum construction (save for that driveshaft and steel A-pillars), a first for Mercedes-Benz. The aluminum structure weighs just 531 pounds, Mercedes says.
The most distinctive aspect of the SLS's appearance is, of course, its roof-hinged gullwing doors, an homage to the iconic 300SL Gullwing. But AMG personnel took pains to point out that the doors are the only thing the SLS has in common with the 300SL. "We do not build a retro car at all!" AMG boss Volker Mornhinweg explains sharply. "In fact, we think it is the most advanced super sports car you can buy today."
Those gullwing doors look spectacular. Unlike with the original SL, where one had to slide over a wide sill because of the space-frame structure underneath, it's easy to access the SLS's cabin. There's only one issue: Riders need long arms to reach the distant handles at the bottom of each door to pull them closed.
The interior is simple and uncluttered, much like a current SL roadster's. While the car's structure is a pure AMG design, most of the parts, except for the shifter, are from the Mercedes bin. The instrument cluster is clear and easy to read, and we love the round HVAC vents. The center console has an aluminum finish, with carbon fiber an option.
Press the starter button on the center console, and the now-familiar, AMG-designed 6.2-liter V-8 awakens with an angry yelp. The idle is deep, and the revs rise and fall race-car swiftly. Code-named M159, the engine is basically a reengineered version of the M156 unit that's fitted to AMG's "63" models. The M159 comes with an all-new magnesium intake, forged pistons in place of cast ones, and optimized tubular Exhaust headers. The engineers also switched from a wet sump to a dry arrangement, allowing the engine to be mounted lower to benefit the SLS's center of gravity. The maximum output of 563 horsepower is delivered at 6800 rpm, and peak torque of 479 pound-feet comes at 4750 rpm.
In order to satisfy emissions standards—EU5, LEVII, ULEV—the Bosch ME 9.7 AMG engine management is set up to recharge the battery during deceleration. It's another way of trying to eke out decent fuel economy, which, based on Mercedes' European estimates, should equate to roughly 13 mpg city and 20 highway.
-Car and Driver, November 2009
Car test MERCEDES SLS AMG
The latest Supercar from Mercedes, the SLS AMG is different. Not only is it a peace of art, it is massively inspired by the legendary 300 SL Gullwing. With its ultra-short rear end, endless engine cover and stunning Gullwing doors the SLS pays tribute to its ancestor. More videos on www.motorstv.com.
2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Review
This is Motoring's test drive of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. One of only very few cars that comes with wings as standard, the SLS AMG is a pure bred track car, but can just as easily and happily take you down the road for a spot of tea with Margaret!
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German Supercar Shootout! SLS AMG vs R8 V10 vs 911 Turbo
Editor-At-Large Arthur St. Antoine "escapes" to Las Vegas and beyond with three German supercars - the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, the 2010 Audi R8 V10 and the 2010 Porsche 911 turbo - in search of "the perfect road".
Read the full story here: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1008_audi_r8_mercedes_benz_sls_amg_porsche_911_turbo_comparison/index.html
Shot by: Mike Suggett, Gordon Green & Terren Lin
Edited by: Mike Suggett
2014 Mercedes S-Class - assistance systems animation
Mercedes has officially unveiled the 2014 S-Class at the Airbus A380 delivery center in Hamburg, Germany.
Designed to become one of the most luxurious and advanced vehicles ever constructed, the 2014 S-Class has an evolutionary design that incorporates a sportier front fascia, a larger grille and a gentle slanting rear end. The sleek styling enables the model to have drag coefficient of 0.24 which is pretty impressive considering the pint-sized CLA has a drag coefficient of 0.23.
Mercedes SLS Gullwing (2010)
See the new Mercedes SLS supercar being driven back to back with the original Merc Gullwing, 1954's 300 SL, in CAR's new video road test. CAR's assistant editor Chris Chilton is at the wheel for this Merc twin test spanning 55 years of sports cars.
Mercedes SLS AMG
Et af de mest vellykkede retrodesign med teknik fra AMG. Den nye Mercedes SLS har taget motorverden med storm. Bil Magasinet tager supervognsvogn under kærlig behandling
Mercedes SLS AMG
Exclusive video blog of the new Mercedes SLS AMG - Mercedes' new supercar: 0-62mph in 3.8secs and 197mph driven in California and reviewed by What Car? editor, Steve Fowler
