The GT3-spec car is intended for private customer teams, with deliveries starting this autumn as Mercedes hopes to have the SLS GT3 homologated in time for the 2011 season.
There are no specific details on the power or performance of the car, as the FIA will set the final specifications in accordance with its 'balance of performance' principle, but the SLS will essentially use the same dry-sump 6.3-litre V8 as in the road car.
The bodywork has been extensively revised for the SLS GT3, with a prominent carbon front splitter, a beefy rear wing, and cooling vents in the bonnet, on the trailing edges of the front wings and air intakes for brake cooling on the side skirts.
Other exterior modifications include fuel filler pipes integrated onto the C-pillar and a flat undertray.
The SLS racer's springs and dampers are fully adjustable, as are the anti-roll bars, track width and wheel camber. The steering has been tuned to make it more direct, and there is speed-sensitive servo assistance.
Inside, all the usual competition features are present, including a full roll cage, na integrated fire extinguisher system, a HANS-ready race seat and an information display that informs the driver of speed, engine rpm, operating temperatures, lap times and the selected gear. The steering wheel is also replaced with an open-topped item that allows the driver a clearer view of the centre console.
Can we have one for the PH fleet please, Mercedes?
Have to say it's like the best merk of all time. Gorgeous looking thing, what a machine.
louismchuge said:
I suppose you're more likely to roll a racecar, so how do you get out if it ends up on it's roof?
And :O! Well thought, surely the merk engineers have thought of this?! But literaly true how would they get out? Does the shape kind of allow it to always roll back over? Or maybe some kind of robot wars upwrighting machanism that deploys from the roof to flip it back over in the event of being such on its head
There is a minor explosive similar to a seatbelt pretensior which releases the door in the event of a severe accident... with regard to side impact, given the additional height and depth of the sill, it would be even safer than a more conventional design like the 911. This is Mercedes - they spend billions on R&D
I suppose you're more likely to roll a racecar, so how do you get out if it ends up on it's roof?
edited to say it's fking sexy though!
Edited by louismchuge on Wednesday 24th March 10:34
If it's the same as the road car it'll have explosives to blow open the doors, and no i'm not joking. Aside from the question mark hanging over escaping from the potential burning inferno - it looks the nuts.
king sexy though! 
