Unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is the first car that AMG has almost completely designed in-house, with little to no help from Mercedes-Benz.
Technically, the modern Gullwing is the spiritual successor to the 1950's Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W194), also know as the original Gullwing.
Sporting a similar design layout and doors that open upwards, hence its nickname, the SLS AMG is also one of the most hoonable three-pointed star models in recent years.
Until that time comes, feel free to take a short brake from your Internet activities, pump up the volume on your speakers and click play on the following video, where a pair of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMGs are battling to disintegrate their rear tires on an oversized skidpad at the Willow Springs Circuit, in California.
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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