Monday 7th March 2011

Merc SLS AMG Gets Mugged - Three Times

Heinous acts of automotive depravity showcased at Geneva

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SLR nosejob for Mansory SLS...

You've got to feel sorry for the AMG engineers. They've spent the last few years slaving away to create a superb super-car in the SLS - their first proper stand alone product, free from the political shackles that blighted the SLR - and then the result of their exertions becomes the number one choice for those with plenty of, err, 'imagination' and the funds to fritter away at leisure on needless pieces of carbon fibre.

For proof, look no further than exhibit A, the Mansory 'Cormeum' - a car that according to the company's brochure 'leaves few reminders of the Mercedes SLS AMG'. Given the glowing reports the SLS has collected from just about every reviewer so far, that seems a somewhat high-risk strategy. And in a move that has surely got those AMG engineers rolling their eyes in their heads, Mansory has fitted a nose structure that looks a lot like the old SLR. Happy days.

...and a suitably subtle wing.

Not to be outdone, Hamann presents the Hawk, an SLS dripping in 'chequered flag' pattern carbon fibre and some very odd paint. A new exhaust, air filter and remap is said to increase the 6.2-litre V8's power to 636hp, but the body addenda is a bit more subtle than the Mansory (with emphasis on the 'bit').

Finally, we give you Switzerland's finest: the Fab Design SLS Gullstream. Words aren't really required with this one - the pictures say it all. It has a bit more power (615hp), but we'll let the company sum up its product: 'That's FABulous - that's Gullstream'. You wait 'til you see their Cayenne...

Hamann's House of Horrors...

...meets absolutely FABulous. Not.

[adycav]

Oh dear. Not pleasing to the eye at all.

I can't decide which one's the worst.

[Frimley111R]

I actually like those styling mods with the exception of the rear spoiler and the 'colour' of that one.

[Farrant]

I'd say the Mansory is worst. It looks like one of Wayne Rooney's shoes.

[KIG1971]

Utter utter garbage, they look like they have all been wiped with the Max Power ugly brush.

[MetalFoot]

Oh dear god no.... >.<

[mammamia]

Ohh I feel sick. Aren't they Ferrari 599 lights on the front of the SLR treated SLS ?

[cronk-flakes]

Is the Mansory sporting 599 headlights?

Looks ridiculous either way...

[sc4589]

WHY DO THEY INSIST ON DOING THIS?

Grrr. fking tts.

[JumpinJack]

I don't mean to be harsh... but I hope Mansory goes bankrupt.

[cookie1600]

mammamia said:

Ohh I feel sick. Aren't they Ferrari 599 lights on the front of the SLR treated SLS ?

Wot no taste?

[dudleybloke]

i'd rather drive something knocked together by lepu from chop shop!

[louismchuge]

dudleybloke said:

i'd rather drive something knocked together by lepu from chop shop!

Haha, until the wheels fall off owing to the 28" spacers!

That Mansory car is a heap of steam

[chazwozza]

JumpinJack said:

I don't mean to be harsh... but I hope Mansory goes bankrupt.

That's not harsh, it's a good idea!!

[bosscerbera]

Hilarious.

[Baz Tench]

I seems that the 'tasteless mong' end of the market is the ultimate area to set your sights on these days.

I've seen three or four SLS's in the flesh now and they are lovely, lovely things to behold. It was only a matter of time before the 'bling' culture set in though....

[BMWill]

i'm gonna go throw up now


= )

[jellison]

I can just picture what these Mansory tools look like. Swathy A'rab types with those thin "trimmed beard" - Utters Tools.

[PaulMoor]

If there is one car that dose not need any messing with... Leave it in silver, as is from AMG. There is one I see every day on the way to work and it is stunning as it is.

[PHmember]

sc4589 said:

WHY DO THEY INSIST ON DOING THIS?

Grrr. fking tts.

^^This^^

Why can't these bell ends just leave things as they are, ALL of those 'creations' look utterly hideous & the 'designers' need shooting in the face.

[thetapeworm]