As production of the SLS AMG winds down, it’s hard not to be a little downtrodden about word of another sports car with a snarling V8 under the hood being put out to pasture. Fortunately, the loss of the SLS is simply a means of making way for another, even more sharply focused sports car destined for the Mercedes-Benz catalogue in the form of the Mercedes-AMG GT.
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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a performance version of its new GLA-Class compact SUV with the GLA45 AMG concept.
Want a Winding Road car-buying tip? Never, ever, ever buy a new Mercedes-Benz supercar. Why, you ask? Because there will always be a better version right around the corner. It is this feeling of regret that is probably striking a number of SLS AMG GT buyers, as the all-new SLS AMG Black Series hit the stage in LA.
Mercedes-Benz has upped the ante on its SLS AMG super car for 2013. The gull-winged brute has seen its power output bumped to 583 Teutonic stallions (up from 563 horsepower in 2012). Torque remains the same at 479 pound-feet. Internal tweaks to the combustion pressure, among other things, are responsible for the power increases from the 6.3-liter V-8.