We have a feeling that most neophytes to a mostly sideways ride in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG on a rain-drenched Moscow Raceway might have a somewhat similar reaction to the girls in the video bellow, but we we're somehow more drawn to watching it anyway.
In short, Formula 3 and various karting competitions driver Alexey Karachev takes a thunder-sounding Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG filled with GoPros and candidly films himself and his beautiful passengers while the car's rear tires are headed in a different direction than the ones in the front.
Good times obviously ensue, with a crew of East-European Miss winners and contestants to the title of Miss Universe taking turns on the passenger seat.
As you know, the SLS AMG has an AMG-designed and built 6.2-liter V8 that “starts” at 571 hp (563 bhp) and 650 Nm (479 lb ft) of torque, enough to make the car go sideways in the dry as well, never mind in the wet.
On a personal note, at least by judging from this video, Alexey Karachev may or may not be in fact a robot, while the last bit of the video could have been edited out but maybe that's just us. We're going to shut up now and let you enjoy the video.
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
Would you like AUTOEVOLUTION to send you notifications?
Google News