Thursday 8th May 2008

Merc SLC Filmed At 'Ring

Footage shows new Mercedes Gullwing testing at the Nurburgring

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'You're on my foot...'

The all-new AMG supercar, the Gullwing or SLC, has been filmed lapping the Nurburgring.

The car is likely to be a direct successor to the McLaren SLR and is expected to be fitted with an AMG 6.2-litre V8 producing almost 700bhp.

As the car is still in its early stages of development it has been disguised as a Dodge Viper, but this could also give an indication that, like the SLR, it will have a long bonnet and very short boot.

Rumour has it the car will have gullwing doors like the fifties 300SL.

[MrKipling43]

Great noise - no DSG then by the sounds of it...

[BlueEyedBoy]

Looks a bit like a cerbera.

[don logan]

That`s a hell of a lot of footage????

[MrKipling43]

BlueEyedBoy said:

Looks a bit like a cerbera.

Looks more like a Viper to me

[Lippy]

from evo they have disguised it as a viper but all the running gear is the new mcmerc

[0to60]

MrKipling43 said:

BlueEyedBoy said:

Looks a bit like a cerbera.

Looks more like a Viper to me

I agree...first thing I thought is it looks like a cerbera

[Titan Simba]

0to60 said:

MrKipling43 said:

BlueEyedBoy said:

Looks a bit like a cerbera.

Looks more like a Viper to me

I agree...first thing I thought is it looks like a cerbera

+1. Never seen a Viper which looks like that.

[AL600-or-so]

Titan Simba said:

0to60 said:

MrKipling43 said:

BlueEyedBoy said:

Looks a bit like a cerbera.

Looks more like a Viper to me

I agree...first thing I thought is it looks like a cerbera

+1. Never seen a Viper which looks like that.

I thought the profile was very Viper, but the lights quite Cerbera.

[Dakkon]

Thought you were supposed to overtake on the left?

[308mate]

AL600-or-so said:

Titan Simba said:

0to60 said:

MrKipling43 said:

BlueEyedBoy said:

Looks a bit like a cerbera.

Looks more like a Viper to me

I agree...first thing I thought is it looks like a cerbera

+1. Never seen a Viper which looks like that.

I thought the profile was very Viper, but the lights quite Cerbera.

Does it matter? Seeing as its neither of the two.

Pistonheads - Labelling the exact car that inspired the taped-up disgiuse on each of a test mule, matters.



The obvious V8 plus pulling in to the AMG garage across the road are a bit of a giveaway.

Was that a computer blipping the downshifts or the driver?

[BlueEyedBoy]

308mate said:

AL600-or-so said:

Titan Simba said:

0to60 said:

MrKipling43 said:

BlueEyedBoy said:

Looks a bit like a cerbera.

Looks more like a Viper to me

I agree...first thing I thought is it looks like a cerbera

+1. Never seen a Viper which looks like that.

I thought the profile was very Viper, but the lights quite Cerbera.

Does it matter? Seeing as its neither of the two.

Pistonheads - Labelling the exact car that inspired the taped-up disgiuse on each of a test mule, matters.



The obvious V8 plus pulling in to the AMG garage across the road are a bit of a giveaway.

Was that a computer blipping the downshifts or the driver?

If everyone just posted accurate facts, there would be no point having a thread, or a forum for that matter.

[E4UAN]

Anyone any idea of when it's due to be launched? If it is still in early development I'd imagine not for a while yet?

[planetdave]

I thought I caught a hint of 'auto', especially at the beginning at the top of that right hand slope.

Hopefully they'll be using their 'clutched auto' as seen in the SL facelift.

[GarC]

Every time I see one of these clips I wish I had their job....

[ironictwist]

God i can't wait to see this one fully unveiled...Has real potential, SLR tech in a timeless design?

Edited by ironictwist on Thursday 8th May 13:16

[dean_ratpac]

BlueEyedBoy said:

Looks a bit like a cerbera.

wasn't the original SLR testing in a beefed up silver Cerbera.. with wings and bits stuck all over it..

there's a video floating around.

[911motorsport]

The driver of that little red Golf must have been stting themselves when that thing rounded the corner and appeared in their mirrors

[chunkymonkey71]

Looks like the back end of a viper with the front end of an old Nissan Z...

[Fittster]

Has the current McMerc been a commercial success?

[Mark-C]

Can't see that roofline supporting gull wing doors ...... looks like it'll be tasty if they can avoid blinging it up like the current SLR