mercedes gullwing

[dawp]

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/09/mercedes-sls-amg/

all in all, a beutiful set of wheels.

 

[Q]

Worth $220,000?

I dunno I just felt like asking.

 

[TehMac]

This car makes me really hard.

 

[HannibalX]

That is fucking cool.

 

[yhelothar]

looks nostalgiac, but i'm not diggin the retro styling
cl65 looks way better

 

[AMCRambler]

Oh that IS cool. Whats with that stubby little gear shift looking thingy on the console? Is it an automatic or something? Is that the shifter?

 

[GTaudiophile]

I can't wait until Clarkson takes it for a spin.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Oh that IS cool. Whats with that stubby little gear shift looking thingy on the console? Is it an automatic or something? Is that the shifter?

It's automatic, yes. :frown:

This thing with a 7 or 8 spd would make me ejaculate, no problem.

7 or 8 spd manual I should say. If I ever make millions of dollars, I will make Mercedes develop a 7 or 8 speed manual gearbox.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Quintox
Worth $220,000?

I dunno I just felt like asking.

$220k, you have a coupon?


"car will cost $257,000"

 

[Arkaign]

I've driven the original at sub 30mph speeds on some side roads, very eccentric but inspired car. Felt unreal to be able to do so. Surprisingly tough to drive IMHO, but utterly cool. I guess a most/lot of older cars are like that though.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: TehMac

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Oh that IS cool. Whats with that stubby little gear shift looking thingy on the console? Is it an automatic or something? Is that the shifter?

It's automatic, yes. :frown:

This thing with a 7 or 8 spd would make me ejaculate, no problem.

7 or 8 spd manual I should say. If I ever make millions of dollars, I will make Mercedes develop a 7 or 8 speed manual gearbox.

lol 8 speed! The one I drove was a 4 speed with a bitch of a clutch.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
lol 8 speed! The one I drove was a 4 speed with a bitch of a clutch.

Which car were you in? My mustangs pedals are pretty heavy, so I can see the disdain for such a setup there, but most other cars with manual trans have might lighter clutch pedals so it's a lot easier, imo.

And yes 8 speed would be awesome. It would let you concentrate on the power band of the engine more readily and could lead to some pretty awesome MPG on the freeway while doing 100.

 

[Arkaign]

It was a late '50s 300sl, think it was a '58. Beautiful beautiful car. Yeah the clutch was ridiculous. Also remember hearing the guy say he has to change like 8 or 10 quarts of oil really often. Only a 3 liter.

 

[sdifox]

Obligatory "Will it takeoff?"

 

[PricklyPete]

Just isn't doing it for me...maybe it will grow on me some...but just not feeling it.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It will never be as cool as the original.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
It will never be as cool as the original.

I agree. But these old cars fall apart.

 

[DarkThinker]

Originally posted by: TehMac

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Oh that IS cool. Whats with that stubby little gear shift looking thingy on the console? Is it an automatic or something? Is that the shifter?

It's automatic, yes. :frown:

This thing with a 7 or 8 spd would make me ejaculate, no problem.

7 or 8 spd manual I should say. If I ever make millions of dollars, I will make Mercedes develop a 7 or 8 speed manual gearbox.

I bet a manual gearbox could most probably be dropped in there for a few $ by any experienced Benz tuner. The problem is, you need to have access to the computer system's software, there lies in the problem, telling the computer that the engine is being shifted manually.

 

[TehMac]

Yea, that is a problem, although I'm sure the software could be hacked--I doubt security is a huge issue for Merc

 

[overst33r]

Mercedes claims it was sustaining 1.3g's at the ring. I'd love to know what kind of tires it comes with.

 

[canadageek]

Originally posted by: TehMac

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Oh that IS cool. Whats with that stubby little gear shift looking thingy on the console? Is it an automatic or something? Is that the shifter?

It's automatic, yes. :frown:

This thing with a 7 or 8 spd would make me ejaculate, no problem.

7 or 8 spd manual I should say. If I ever make millions of dollars, I will make Mercedes develop a 7 or 8 speed manual gearbox.

no, you really don't want that. I've driven pretty much every mercedes built in the last 15-20 years, from shitty a-classes to biturbo v12 s-classes. Merc slushboxes are awesome, but good lord, the manuals are terrible for cars that expensive. to replicate a mercedes manual, buy a bag of marbles and shove a stick in there. presto! mercedes shifting feel!

 

[TehMac]

What year did Mercedes just completely abandon the manual tran option? Plus if they were to develop a 7 or 8 spd manual, I think it'd be improved--or they could outsource one from say, Aston Martin or VW.



Plus, that shift feel sounds quite satisfying anyway.

 

[Aharami]

gorgeous!