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2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: We're Live

2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: We're Live

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It's time for the first drive of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG--and MotorAuthority is on the road and the track in search of its 196-mph top speed.

We're covering it on Twitter and CoverItLive, but here, we've got more official press material from Mercedes-Benz and some quick video clips from the track.

The SLS AMG, as you've read here before, is the new exotic from Mercedes, and the latter-day successor to the gullwing 300SL. The new two-door coupe--we suspect a convertible version will emerge in 2011--will heat up Laguna Seca tomorrow as the first wave of auto journalists samples its 571-horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8, its new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and a 0-60 mph time clocked at 3.8 seconds by Benz.

The new gullwing body sports a long nose to hold the big V-8 in a front-midship engine layout. The SLS is rear-drive, but with a transaxle transmission and all that front-end length, the weight distribution's nearly ideal. To give it stability, Mercedes fits a configurable spoiler for high-speed maneuvers.

Today's drive circles from the California coast to Laguna Seca and down to the Monterey peninsula. We'll be posting updates on Twitter and CoverItLive, so take a moment to bookmark your favorite way to stay in touch--and in the meantime, take a look at the three videos issued by Mercedes to tease your exotic-car palate:

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By My Wheels On Walls Posted: 11/2/2009 1:19pm PST

They only cost $25 guys!!!!
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/331964-REG/WindTech_SG_150_SG_150_Windscreen_with_1_.html

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By Jon Posted: 11/3/2009 7:46am PST

My Wheels on Walls is a jerk.

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By nintendo dsi r4 Posted: 11/21/2009 7:37pm PST

Z8 was a good looking car. Very good looking. Just bogus when you factor in the price and the performance. Oh, and utterly retarded when you factor in the flawed frame design and BMW's inability to fix it, to this day.

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