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Mercedes unveils new version of supercar!
Last updated on: June 1, 2011 09:03 IST
Image: Mercedes is calling it a dream car. Photographs: Mercedes Benz
Mercedes Benz plans to launch a new open top version of its SLS AMG super car.
"The SLS Roadster is a super sports car, cruiser and highly desirable dream-car all in one. In its distinctive way, it continues the succession of iconic and exciting sports cars from Mercedes-Benz," says Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Mercedes Benz.
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Image: It can go from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds.
The car packs the same engine as the one fitted on the regular model, speeding the Roadster from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds on its way to an electronically limited top speed of 317 km/h.
The Roadster's three-layered fabric soft top, which will be available in black, red or beige, can be opened and closed at speeds of up to 50 km/h with the fully automatic process taking just 11 seconds.
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Image: It has taken new steps to keep the wind noise to the minimum.
Mercedes says the flush, gap-free transition between the outer roof skin and the bonded rear window of heated single layer safety glass helps keep wind noise to a minimum.
Deposited behind the seats in a folded Z-configuration, the capacity of the boot is 173 litres with the roof either open or closed, which is just short of the Coupe's 176 litre boot capacity.
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Image: There is also an AMG Ride control sports suspension available.
Going on sale sometime in August or September, the roadster includes all the things motorists love about the coupe: aluminium spaceframe body, AMG 6.3-litre V-8 front-mid engine producing 563 horsepower, a seven-speed dual clutch transmission and a sports suspension with aluminium double wishbones.
The Roadster also sees a new AMG Ride control sports suspension available as an option.
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Image: It will make the suspension system available on Coupe.
With electronically controlled damping, the system allows the driver to modify the damping characteristics of the vehicles at the press of a button using the AMG Drive unit to choose between three suspension modes: Comfort, Sport and Sport Plus.
Mercedes will also be making the new suspension system available as an option on the Coupe in the future.
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Image: System will also provide high-speed mobile Internet access
There is also a new motorsport-inspired, Android-based AMG Performance Medea multimedia system that displays telemetric data, such as lateral and linear acceleration, various engine data and lap times on a racetrack.
The system also provides high-speed mobile Internet access so the driver and passenger can surf the web when the car is stationary.
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Image: It will cost about $278,960.
The system will also be installed on other AMG high-performance cars in the future.
Orders for the Roadster will be taken from June 1, 2011, ahead of its market launch later this year at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.
