Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG News
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Kicherer may not be as well known as its rival German tuners such as Brabus and MTM, but the firm has a penchant for building some of the most stylish and aggressive kits in the business--especially when it comes to modifying cars from Mercedes-Benz. The tuner has now turned its mad scientists onto the latest 2011 Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS, increasing the gullwing speedster’s horsepower as well as altering its exterior and cabin. While the standard vehicle was no slouch in terms of output, a revised ECU and a stainless steel sport exhaust system lifts output from the car’s 6.2-liter V-8...
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Video: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Electric Prototype PreviewedThe photos from Auto Bild show a car that could just be the electric SLS AMG we've been expecting.
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2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Suffers First Crash
Thanks to a brutish 563 horsepower V-8 engine, go-kart like throttle response and a populace with declining driving skills (thanks mostly in part to the proliferation of safety aids meant to protect us), it was only a matter of time before we would be reporting on the first crashed 2011...
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Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy To Feature Gran Turismo 5 SLS AMG Racing Demo
The meta-ness is overwhelming.
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Preview: Gran Turismo 5 Hits the Nurburgring
The never-ending wait for Gran Turismo 5 grows just a little bit more painful with this release.
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More Rumors Of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series
The SLS AMG Black Series is starting to look like a credible possibility.
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This high-res gallery contains the full imagery of the Mercedes-Benz SLS GT3 race car.
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Panamericana Reborn: Puebla To Oaxaca In The 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
The newest member of Mercedes' gullwing family traces its roots to the oldest.
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Live Gallery: World Premiere Of SLS AMG GT3 Race Car
Motor Authority was there to capture the world premiere of the latest race car out of AMG, the SLS GT3.
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First Look At Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Race Car
Mercedes-Benz, or more correctly, AMG, is developing a new racing version of the SLS AMG gullwing sports car that will be built along the lines if the FIA sanctioned GT3 series. The new race car won’t be ready until the 2011 season but we can already get a taste of what to expect thanks to...
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250 Mercedes-Benz Rare Classics Turn Up At Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
It’s hard to believe but Mercedes-Benz has now been the title sponsor of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in Florida for the past 15 years and as part of the celebrations for the milestone the automaker, along with some private owners, has presented more than 250 rare classic cars...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Revealed In Official Patent Drawings
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is proving to be one of the more exciting offerings of the next couple of years, and as the spiritual successor to the renowned Gullwing 300SL of the 1950s it makes sense for the car to be offered in a roofless variant as well. There’s no official word yet from...
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As we enter another year of F1 we can say hello to a brand new official safety car in the form of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which replaces last year’s SL 63 AMG and is destined to be one of the most memorable safety cars we’ve seen in a while. The SLS AMG safety car will make its debut at Bahrain’s season opener on March 12 and will appear during all 19 scheduled races. It will be piloted by 38-year-old German Bernd Mayländer and will be on standby in the pit lane throughout the entire race. Mayländer, himself, is a former DTM race car driver so he should know a...
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2,700-HP Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG-Inspired Cigarette Boat Unveiled
The newest creation from AMG is not for the road, but it'll rip up the open water.
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Jay Leno Seems Different Now, Even With A Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
So, okay, at some point during the past year, Jay Leno won us over. Yes, his jokes are still terrible, his finger is still a good half-inch off the American pulse, and worst of all, he's the sort of comedian who laughs at his own joke. Nothing is more annoying. (Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, Kenan...
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Video: Schumacher Revealed As Pilot Of Tube-Running 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
The video provides a nice after-the-fact promotion piece for the newly-joined F1 driver.
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2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Enters Production, On Sale April
The all-new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG isn’t set to arrive in local showrooms until April 2010.
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2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gets Cover Of Gran Turismo 5
The long-awaited video game will feature the Gullwing Mercedes on its cover.
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The Porsche 911 better look out because Mercedes-Benz is reportedly working on a new sports car based on a shortened version of the 2010 SLS AMG’s platform targeted directly at it. The new Mercedes-Benz sports car will copy the SLS AMG’s aluminum construction but will lose the funky gullwing doors. Instead, conventional front-hinged doors will be adopted in an effort to bring costs down. The new model will also pick up AMG’s next-generation V-8 engine, a 5.5-liter unit with direct-injection and turbocharging technologies and an output of around 500-horsepower. Acceleration times for the...
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Smoke on the water: 2010 Benz SLS AMG inspires Cigarette Racing boat
Inspired by the 2010 SLS AMG, and by smoking: it's hard to describe how jet-set the latest Cigarette racing boat will seem, once it hits the water next February. Missing only Cary Grant and Grace Kelly as jewel thieves, the latest custom Cigarette Racing boat takes a turn at the waves on February...
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Desert Gold 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG To Star In Dubai
Matt gold on the aluminum body of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG together with striking highlights in high-gloss black give the car a very unique look.
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, ML450 Hybrid And F-Cell Coming To L.A. Auto Show
Mercedes-Benz will debut its SLS AMG supercar, E350 BlueTec clean-diesel, B-Class F-Cell and ML450 Hybrid at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Sales Start Monday, Priced From €149,000
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG hits the streets at a much lower price than expected.
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Mercedes Considering Smaller SLS-based Porsche 911 Rival?
The word from the SLS AMG's debut event says a smaller SLS variant could be coming in about 5 years.
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