Login | Register
SearchMy Stuff
My ProfileMy PreferencesMy Mates RSS Feed
Thursday 11th March 2010

Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster Revealed

New roadster comes in any colour you colour it in with...



These are the first 'official' images of the new Mercedes SLS AMG roadster, courtesy of the European patent office where the design has been registered.

Various spy photos of the roadster have been published over the last few months, as well as a number of photoshop mock-ups, but these line drawings should (in theory) provide the first true picture of how the car will look when it reaches production.


The new Roadster will be revealed 'in the metal' later this year, possibly at the Paris motor show when we expect it to feature the new 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 that AMG showed us in the recreated Red Pig racer last week. UK deliveries are slated to start in 2011.

Meanwhile, these images surely present a first-rate opportunity for PH's Photoshop jockeys to mock-up some fabulous new colour combos for the SLS roadster.

Gulf Oil blue and orange anyone? OK, perhaps not...




 
Reply to Topic
Author Discussion

MogulBoy

Original Poster:

1,667 posts

92 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
Will be interesting to see if they price it above or below the coupe as its gullwing doors are surely quite a large part of the appeal...

P.S. Sat in an SLS at the Geneva show. Very cool! Thank you Mercedes for making it accessible to all-comers unlike many other prestige stands where most of the cars cars are generally behind the cordon and/or locked.

Edited by MogulBoy on Thursday 11th March 11:10

mylesmcd

1,169 posts

88 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
Looks alot better than the coupe IMHO!

Roberty

891 posts

41 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
I guess this version must have conventional doors which begs the question why does the coupe have gullwing doors?

It can't be a practical, cheap, light or easily engineered alternative to conventionaly hinged doors so why?

I know it's a nostalgic/retro link to the original but even then, WHY?

soad

15,943 posts

45 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
This might actually be the first convertible I prefer over the coupe version as I might have more headroom in the convertible wink

nav p

251 posts

56 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
soad said:
This might actually be the first convertible I prefer over the coupe version as I might have more headroom in the convertible wink
Just like the original Gullwing then...more desirable than the roadster
Advertisement

kambites

32,864 posts

90 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
Roberty said:
I guess this version must have conventional doors which begs the question why does the coupe have gullwing doors?

It can't be a practical, cheap, light or easily engineered alternative to conventionaly hinged doors so why?

I know it's a nostalgic/retro link to the original but even then, WHY?
Well the original SL was the same.

Matt_

114 posts

58 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
Roberty said:
I guess this version must have conventional doors which begs the question why does the coupe have gullwing doors?

It can't be a practical, cheap, light or easily engineered alternative to conventionaly hinged doors so why?

I know it's a nostalgic/retro link to the original but even then, WHY?
because its cool.

dpbird90

5,119 posts

59 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
I want. And the hard top.

Roberty

891 posts

41 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
Matt_ said:
Roberty said:
I guess this version must have conventional doors which begs the question why does the coupe have gullwing doors?

It can't be a practical, cheap, light or easily engineered alternative to conventionaly hinged doors so why?

I know it's a nostalgic/retro link to the original but even then, WHY?
because its cool.
OK so it's Pointless but cool!

Eitherway it still looks like it's been severly beaten with the ugly stick.

simonrockman

4,665 posts

124 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
The only thing that makes the SLS is the doors. Can't see the point in the convertible

Mr.Jimbo

1,375 posts

52 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
Pistonheads Man Said said:
Gulf Oil blue and orange anyone? OK, perhaps not...
scratchchin

idea




mark3man

222 posts

80 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
OK, perhaps not...

Yes, you've convinced me !

Mr.Jimbo

1,375 posts

52 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
I thought it looked ok, I'd paint it like that in Forza 3 if I owned one for example

Real life? perhaps not, but I'm not exactly flush with supercars right this second...

bobberz

1,215 posts

68 months

[news] 
Thursday 11th March 2010 quote quote all
I don't know; I've always associated the Gulf livery more with Ford(GT40) and Porsche(917).
Anyway, I don't care much for the coupe after seeing it in person; rather dull compared to the SLR. However, the 'vert might work better; the original SL always looked very classy and elegant. Either way, I'll have to see it in person before I know for sure.

Belfast Boy

855 posts

51 months

[news] 
Friday 12th March 2010 quote quote all
it looks like a cross between Nissan 350z and a SLR......me no likey!

unpc

896 posts

82 months

[news] 
Friday 12th March 2010 quote quote all
So they've just removed the SLS's USP? What's the point?

YAHOO

324 posts

145 months

[news] 
Friday 12th March 2010 quote quote all
This smile




Vid here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49FUMaqTXh4

Edited by YAHOO on Friday 12th March 11:41

Hungry Pigeon

88 posts

53 months

[news] 
Saturday 13th March 2010 quote quote all
Er.....you can't file designs at the European patent office.


....I'll get my coat.

Ghisallo

234 posts

47 months

[news] 
Monday 15th March 2010 quote quote all
Hungry Pigeon said:
Er.....you can't file designs at the European patent office.


....I'll get my coat.
EPO and OHIM...easily confused hehe
Reply to Topic