I have been lucky enough with my timing to see two of these bad boys in the last week, both sold, both waiting to be picked up. When I spotted a second in Melbourne, Florida I remembered to snap a few photos with my iPhone. The certified mechanic told me that about 500 will make it to the states and they were only allotted two. Your odds of seeing one are pretty slim as it is believed these will end up in garages. Personally I have a thing for the Audi R8 or a Lamborghini but this is a fascinating car. It needs the gull wing doors up to really stand out, otherwise most people would not even notice this car in Florida where a Mercedes is as common as restaurants and condos. As a car buff, I heard and saw the car coming into the dealership from getting a full tank of gas for its new owner but I don’t think the average Joe would notice it. It pulls off what the R8 does; a classy looking car that will not draw the sort of attention a Ferrari or Lamborghini might and for some of us, that’s a good thing.


The SLS AMG is designed to be a modern 300SL Gullwing revival. The car has a long bonnet, the passenger compartment is close to the rear axle and the rear of the car is short. The SLS AMG will also adapt the feature of wing doors that will swing open upwards on gas struts, not in a mix of upwards and forward like the SLR. The doors must be closed manually as AMG engineers decided against auto-closing systems because the systems would have added 90 pounds (41 kg) to the car.[4] In case of a roll-over, the doors can be fully detached to allow the occupants to leave the vehicle. The designer is Gordon Wagener whose family once had a 300SL.