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Drivers to slip into cockpit of a Gullwing Merc racer.


The new Mercedes-Benz SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) See laser sintering and 3D printing.  AMG AMG All Music Guide (music website)
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 made its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The 'new' Gullwing gull·wing  
adj.
Hinged at the top so as to swing upward. Used of a type of automobile door.
 pays homage to the original model first seen at the New York Motor Show in 1954, but this supercar Supercar is a term used for a high-end sports car, typically an exotic or rare one, whose performance is highly superior to that of its contemporaries. The proper application of the term is subjective and disputed, especially among enthusiasts.  for everyday use, is a synthesis of the advanced engineering strengths of Mercedes-Benz and AMG and dazzles with its aluminium space frame body and gullwing doors.

Underneath the long hood is a 6.3 litre V8 engine with a top power of 571 hp, 650 Nm of torque, and dry sump lubrication lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any substance—gas, liquid, semisolid, or solid—that permits free action of . There's a seven-speed dual-clutch in a transaxle trans·ax·le  
n.
An automotive part that combines the transmission and the differential and is used on vehicles with front-wheel drive.



[trans(mission) + axle.]
 configuration, a sports chassis with aluminium double-wishbone suspension and a DIN kerb weight of 1,620 kgs which helps the gullwing accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds and give it a top speed of 317 km/h (electronically limited).

"With the new SLS AMG, Mercedes-Benz has a fascinating super sports car that will quicken the pulse of any car fan," said Frank Bernthaler, director, Mercedes-Benz Cars, Middle East & Levant. "The SLS AMG gives even more magic to the Mercedes-Benz and AMG brands and will surely become one of the most alluring sports cars of our time."

SLS AMG customers will benefit first-hand from the over 40 years of motorsport experience gleaned by Mercedes-AMG. The unparalleled technology package provides for extraordinary handling dynamics with moderate fuel consumption.

Drivers who raise the gullwing doors of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and sit down in the sports seats will experience a very special interior. In its conception, the Mercedes-Benz designers took their cue from aircraft construction to create an ambience that immediately evokes associations with plane cockpits. The defining stylistic element is the dashboard, whose extended wing-like profile creates the impression of great width.

The gullwing will celebrate its market launch in spring of 2010. The sale price in Europe will be 177,310 euros (including 19 per cent VAT) with the Middle East price to be announced To be announced (TBA)

A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered.
 later.

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Date:Sep 27, 2009
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