Description
The?Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG?(C197 / R197) is a?front mid-engine, 2-seater, limited production?grand tourer?developed by the?Mercedes-AMG?division of German automotive manufacturer?Mercedes-Benz, with the assistance of?David Coulthard.[4]?The car is the successor to the?Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren?and was described by Mercedes-Benz as a?spiritual successor?to the?Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, mainly because it was inspired by the latter.[5]?SLS stands for “Super Leicht Sport” (Super Light Sport).
The SLS was the first Mercedes-Benz automobile designed and built from scratch entirely by AMG.[6]?Upon its introduction at the?2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the SLS AMG’s 571?PS (420?kW; 563?hp)?M159 engine?was according to AMG “the world’s most powerful?naturally aspirated?production series engine” ever produced.[7]
An electric?version?of the car, the SLS AMG Electric Drive, was presented at the?2012 Paris Motor Show. Production ended in 2014 with the introduction of the SLS AMG GT Final Edition.[8]
As compared to its predecessor (the Mercedes-McLaren SLR), the SLS is per Mercedes-AMG head?Tobias Moers, the faster car on the track, both in the hands of normal drivers as well as race car drivers.[9]?The Mercedes-McLaren SLR came in at 1,750?kg (3,858?lb).[10]?The SLS, however, has a curb weight of 1,619?kg (3,569?lb) when equipped with the standard wheels.
