Thomas van Rooij
Mercedes SLS AMG
Maarten Memorial 2010
At the end of the event, I found this great car parked alone at the paddock of Circuit Park Zandvoort.
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is a luxury grand tourer automobile developed by Mercedes-Benz AMG to replace the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.
The car is the first Mercedes automobile designed in-house by AMG and is described by Mercedes as a spiritual successor to the 300SL Gullwing.
The vehicle was unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show.
The SLS AMG is designed to be a modern 300SL Gullwing revival.
The car has a long hood, the passenger compartment is close to the rear axle and the rear of the car is short.
The SLS AMG will also adapt the feature of wing doors that will swing open upwards on gas struts, not in a mix of upwards and forward like the SLR.
The doors must be closed manually as AMG engineers decided against auto-closing systems because the systems would have added 90 pounds (41 kg) to the car.
In case of a roll-over, the doors can be fully detached to allow the occupants to leave the vehicle.
Source: wikipedia
Mercedes SLS AMG
Maarten Memorial 2010
At the end of the event, I found this great car parked alone at the paddock of Circuit Park Zandvoort.
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is a luxury grand tourer automobile developed by Mercedes-Benz AMG to replace the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.
The car is the first Mercedes automobile designed in-house by AMG and is described by Mercedes as a spiritual successor to the 300SL Gullwing.
The vehicle was unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show.
The SLS AMG is designed to be a modern 300SL Gullwing revival.
The car has a long hood, the passenger compartment is close to the rear axle and the rear of the car is short.
The SLS AMG will also adapt the feature of wing doors that will swing open upwards on gas struts, not in a mix of upwards and forward like the SLR.
The doors must be closed manually as AMG engineers decided against auto-closing systems because the systems would have added 90 pounds (41 kg) to the car.
In case of a roll-over, the doors can be fully detached to allow the occupants to leave the vehicle.
Source: wikipedia