The AMG SLS Coupe has been designed and presented in the spirit of – and in tribute to – the iconic 1955-57 300SL gullwing coupes. It is the culmination of sports car, racecar and automotive art presented in an exotic shape that sees the aluminum bodywork tautly formed over an aluminum spaceframe. It represents the first Mercedes-Benz automobile to be designed in-house by AMG.

At its core is a handcrafted 6.3-liter, four-valve-per-cylinder V-8 that produces 563 horsepower. It can accelerate from zero to 60-mph in 3.7 seconds and has an electronically limited top speed of 197 miles per hour. (The speedometer actually reads 240-mph and, without the constraints, it may well achieve this staggering number). With dry sump lubrication and race-tuned velocity stacks, the engine is one of the highest output V-8s available. Imposing power is turned into impressive performance by a rear-mounted seven-speed AMG SPEEDSHIFT dual-clutch transaxle and limited-slip differential, along with suspension, braking and steering systems developed and race proven by AMG.

The imposing style incorporates a long hood with the cockpit in close proximity to the rear axle and a short rear end where a rear wing deploys at high rates of speed for stability and handling. The wing will also function under braking. The brakes are four-wheel discs that perform to a high-level of efficiency, courtesy of the massive vented rotors found at all four corners. This is a true supercar in every sense of the word.