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VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG hot-laps the 'Ring

VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG hot-laps the 'Ring

Posted Jul 15th 2009 7:29PM

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You know the stats. You've seen the leaks. Now, it's time for some video. The crew at MotorTrend were invited to the preview drive of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in Germany, and the buff book's Editor-At-Large, Arthur St. Antoine, enjoyed some passenger seat time with Bernd Schneider as the five-time DTM champion put Mercedes' new gullwing supercoupe through its paces. Make the jump to check out the full 13-mile hot-lap around the Nordschleife. Top tip Dan!

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All that and car journalists are know since long to sweeten their reports - those paid trips to fancy locations to drive highly desirable cars have a lot of convincing power...

July 16 2009 at 1:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jluecht

I can assure you... this car can be driven harder ( I am sure Mr. Schneider dialed it back a bit for the taxi). Three weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ride shotgun in the SLS as a test driver tried out a new suspension setup. Lane changes were insanely stable at 175 mph. ESP was off the entire time. This thing is a menace on the track and at speed. Unbelievable grip and stable even when the back end breaks free.

My only complaint is that the seats are too wide and there is not center grab bar for the passenger :).

July 16 2009 at 1:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

audi_arena

@ nagama:

Of course everyone has said the car is amazing. Considering the amount of time and money spent on this car in development, do you honestly believe that anyone outside of the development team would be allowed hear ANYTHING negative about the car?

July 16 2009 at 10:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tom Winch

@nagmashot - "the biggest amount of BS ever claimed at Autoblock the SLS has a transaxle setup and has a perfect weight balance. He was driving around in a near production setup testmule with a car journalist on the codriver seat doing a taxi lap around the ring not a try hard maniac time attack run. All car journalist that have driven the testmule agree that the balnce of the SLS is race car perfect and the amount of grip is phenomenal...."

Your Mercedes fanboy attitude aside, watch his hands as he drives. I race in GT-2 and I know what I'm talking about. The better the car balance and the driver, the less the driver's hands move. That's true even more when the driver isn't pushing the car. Now I suppose it's possible that Schneider wasn't really paying attention because he wasn't pushing, but I doubt that's the case.

July 16 2009 at 6:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

RLQ

If anything it sound good.

July 16 2009 at 3:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

naggs

he wasnt pushing it

its a demo lap with a passenger, not a record attempt

July 16 2009 at 2:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nagmashot

@Tom

the biggest amount of BS ever claimed at Autoblock the SLS has a transaxle setup and has a perfect weight balance. He was driving around in a near production setup testmule with a car journalist on the codriver seat doing a taxi lap around the ring not a try hard maniac time attack run. All car journalist that have driven the testmule agree that the balnce of the SLS is race car perfect and the amount of grip is phenomenal....

July 16 2009 at 2:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Aki

I guarantee none of you armchair experts bashing the driving can get an 8:00 'ring time in that car.

July 16 2009 at 12:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Aloysius Vampa

I doubt I could get a 9:00 lap in a Radical SR8.

July 17 2009 at 11:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Drew

Is that the "STIG" in the passenger seat?!!

July 16 2009 at 12:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Maestro1