RE: Driven: Mercedes- Benz SLS AMG Roadster
Discussion
JohnG1 said:
thewheelman said:
You seem to really dislike the SL63AMG, don't take this the wrong way, but was yours a bit of a turkey, or are all SL63 AMGs as bad as you say?
It was beautifully put together and has an awesome, wonderful, superb engine. It was not a turkey in the sense of things going wrong (apart from the cooling system - which is a recurrent fault in all of them - so I am told). It's just a big fat barge. My normal car is an Aston Martin Vantage V12 so I have a high degree of expectation. I was driven into and had the Merc as a courtesy car. Did 700 or so miles over different roads and just don't see the point of it. It's too barge like to be a sports car and too thirsty for GT use and the cabin is too cheap and nasty for a GT.
The SL65 AMG I just cannot imagine as being worth driving - it's got bonkers sledgehammer torque when on boost due to a bloody great big twin turbo V12. But the chassis is - unless fundamentally reengineered - will just not be able to handle the power.
Edited by JohnG1 on Thursday 29th September 16:41
thewheelman said:
You're not the first person that i've heard that from, such a shame as the big Mercedes looks a beautiful car.
I'd love to take either the 6.3 V8 or the 6.0 twin turbo engine and mount it in a lighter car with a decent chassis. I imagine that a Lotus Exige with an AMG V8 would be bonkers!
JohnG1 said:
thewheelman said:
You're not the first person that i've heard that from, such a shame as the big Mercedes looks a beautiful car.
I'd love to take either the 6.3 V8 or the 6.0 twin turbo engine and mount it in a lighter car with a decent chassis. I imagine that a Lotus Exige with an AMG V8 would be bonkers!
I love it already
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