Mercedes-Benz:
By: Thomas Ingoldsby
SLS AMG
The Best or Nothing
Mercedes-Benz
• “The best, or nothing.”• Karl Benz & Gottlieb Daimler• Daimlers Daughter “Mercedes”• Manufactured the first vehicle.
SLS AMG• German (Mercedes-Benz)• Suggested retail price: $183,000.00
• V8 Engine• 571 hp [horse power]• 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds• Takes Super Plus Fuel (est. $3.93/gal)• Fuel Tank Capacity: 22.5 gal.• Length: 15 ft.• Height: 4 ft.• Highway Fuel Economy: 10 mpg (miles per gallon of fuel)• City Fuel Economy : 6 mpg
~Officially Presented at Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009
Specifications
A Blast From The Past
• 1954 Mercedes 300 SL
Speed
• 571 hp
• V8 Engine 0-60 in 3.7 seconds
Super+ Fuel
22.5gal. Fuel Capacity
AMG Speed shift DCT 7-speed sports transmission
Luxury
Safety
• 8 Airbags
• ESL Traction Control
Performance
• Advanced Suspension System• AMG Ride Control• High Tech Power-Steering
Sales ChartYear Mercedes SLS AMG
U.S. SalesMercedes SLS AMG Canadian Sales
2010 499 111
2011 722 110
2012 800 95
2013 YTD* 324 50