Sunday, September 18, 2011

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster review

Mercedes-Benz has not been shy about flaunting its upcoming 2012 Mercedes-Benz AMG Roadster SLS. Mercedes says the roadster's Curb weight is 3661 pounds - just 88 pounds more than the gullwing. Behind the seats, engineers have placed a cross-member That serves dual duty as support for the integrated fixed rollover bars and as housing for the Bang & Olufsen sound system subwoofer. AMG says the roadster's bodyshell weighs 536 pounds, just 5 pounds heavier than the bodyshell of the Coupe.

In creating a roadster version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, Mercedes-Benz Had to do away with the car's signature gullwing doors, instead of regular old conventional fitting doors. The resulting car is as delightful as the gullwing version, but some people worried That the doors would mean ditching the roadster would lose what is special about the SLS.
To our eyes, the car's long-hood, short-deck proportions work better on the convertible than the coupe. 2012 Mercedes-Benz AMG Roadster SLS That claims the convertible's body-in-white (the car's structure is stripped of all components) weighs only 4.5 pounds more than the coupe's. Like the coupe's, the roadster's gearbox offers a Race Start (launch control) settings That Raises engine revs and dumps the clutch. Once the wheelspin settles, We expect a coupe-matching 3.5-second 0-60 time. Top speed is limited to 197 mph.
Handling is identical to That of the gullwinged SLS. That user friendliness is consistent throughout the SLS. The SLS We drove CAME equipped with AMG Ride Control, an option That adds electronically adjustable shocks with three damping settings. Keep Them in Comfort, and the SLS rides like a sporty luxury car. That price makes this Mercedes-Benz AMG Roadster SLSroughly $ 10,000 more than the gullwing coupe.