Leaving the rumors about the SLS AMG's end of production aside – which we still don't believe – we have to agree on the fact that it's going to be hard to find a real petrolhead who will not mourn when the model will stop being made.
There are people who love its 300 SL-inspired styling, with the looong hood and gull-wing doors that are unrivaled in this combination in the automotive world.
Others love it for the glorious M159 engine situated in a front mid position, which emits a unique soundtrack among modern V8s.
Ourselves, we love it for the complete package it brings to the supercar table, whether we're talking about the Gullwing coupe or the “regular”-doors roadster.
If you happen to have a Toyota Prius-lover nearby and want to give him a reason for why ICE powerplants still have legions of fans around the world you might want to make him watch and mostly hear the following very short video.
It's an epic-sounding Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster making use of the launch control function - it couldn't be any better.
Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project. Full profile
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