AMG performance division’s development director Christoph Jung confirmed that Mercedes is planning to release a baby version of its SLS model - likely to be renamed SLC - in order to to better compete with Porsche 911 and Jaguar C-X16. SLS’ considerable success (5000 units in 2009 alone) is prompting the German carmaker to produce a new front mounted engine two seats coupe. Engineers are currently working on weight reduction and the fitting of a yet undisclosed V8 engine under the bonnet, as “customers expect it“.

We believe that engine would eventually end up being an enhanced version of the 5.5-liter V8 which just made its debut on the SLK 55 AMG, or maybe its Twin-Turbo version. Regardless, overall performance is expected to be impressive, with a 0-100 km/h sprint time of about 4 seconds and top speed of 300km/h, while price tag is expected to be around 80,000 €. Pressure is on AMG now as Jung said that “We need it to sound right and go right. It can’t just be the most powerful. It has to have the whole package.”

Fuel efficiency and low CO2 emission are part of the package too, and for this reason the car will be equipped with Start&Stop system and other measures in order to contain fuel consumption. The car is supposed to be ready within 3 years, and the possibility of a following Roadster version has not been ruled out.

via | AutoExpress

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Such reminiscence, such poetic style” more than 50 years of SportLeicht haven’t changed the legendary Gullwing. Mercedes has decided to offere it again in 2010, exploiting the experience of Amg in creating a product worthy of replicating the success of the noble origins.

Car has obtained some technical data meaning we can better evaluate the proposition of this new coupé, offered last year in open air version, project code R197, with fabric roof. The SLC will be 4650mm long, 1950mm wide and only 1.25 metres tall with a wheel base of 2.7 metres. The numbers are similar to a Ferrari F430, though shorter by about 15 centimetres.

The weight distribution (48:52) will have transaxle advantage, with eight-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel differential. The close attention to overall mass means it will be lighter than an Slr.

Continue reading: Amg Slc: NOT a Mercedes

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With the high temperatures in Italy and talk of indescribable supercars from Mercedes, things are getting a little delirious over here. Crowning the collaboration with McLaren on the development of the SLR, Mercedes Benza will present a super sports car without compromise of which only 75 units will be made, destined for the collectors market.

Internal sources at auto, motor und sport reveal that at the Mercedes Benz Aren of Stuttgart on July 30, the official presentation will take place of this leathal weapon: distinct from the SLR and inspired by the Silberpfeil 300 SLR from 1955, in that year winner of the Mille Miglia (with Stirling Moss) and then following the Targa Florio.

This supercar will see some radical changes in the roof and wind shield, but the figures will help us to better understand the project: at 450,000 euros this car does 0-300 km in less than 26 seconds, with a maximum speed at more than 350km.

Continue reading: Mercedes supercar with McLaren collaboration: only 75 available

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Take the rear of the Viper and add to it a threatening front, and what do you get? An attractive coupé, potentially enchanting, with an immortal inheritance. An oxymoron? Definitely.

A few days from the appearance of the “cousin” Sl Black Series, Mercedes is showing it hasn’t abandoned the Slc project (or for the nostalgic the Gullwing), following some road tests with the unusual bodywork.

Continue reading: One "seagull" does not a summer make: Mercedes Slc

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Mercedes-Benz engineers are working at a new, still enigmatic supercar, caught in this video while testing at the Nurburginger Nordschleife. It is clear that this test mule is based on the Mercedes SL, but we don’t exactly know yet what car is hidden under the camouflage.

Rumors say that the german automaker is developing a bunch of new supercars including a modern edition of the 300 SL Gullwing, the SLC, and the SL AMG Black Series.

This one should be based on the 6.2 litres V8 built in Affalterbach by AMG and will probably be much lighter than other SL versions, since it will get a new, fixed, carbon-fiber roof and other lightened body parts. Other notable features such as the huge fender flares, and a rear diffuser with quad exhaust pipes contribute to distinguish the Black Series from the “normal” SL AMG.

Via | MotorAuthority

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