2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Review

    When I was choosing which Mercedes to write about first for Extreme Mercedes Week, I found it appropriate to write about Mercedes-Benz's flagship model: the SLS AMG. Currently, they only have the SLS AMG GT in production, which is sad, considering how great the SLS AMG Black Series and Electric Drive are. But anyway, the SLS AMG GT has one thing that is so pleasing to look at and open, and that's the beautiful signature Gullwing doors. They first debuted in 1954, and stunned the world by their beauty and innovation. But then , the car wasn't very fast, had no creature comforts, and wasn't refined at all. But looking back to modern times, Mercedes-AMG have created something so much more. Now, it has a hand-built naturally-aspirated 6.2 liter (even tough Mercedes advertises it as 6.3 liters) V8 that produces 583 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque, a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, and more soft leather than in all of Buckingham palace. Thanks to the massive amount of time and effort put in to the mechanics of this car, it does 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, which is incredible. But even though this car is so great, it will soon be replaced by a new supercar: the AMG GT. That car will be here in about a year or so and will compete with the Porsche 911. But we should live in the moment, and celebrate the greatness of the SLS AMG.