The upcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will serve as the official 2010 Formula 1 safety car, Mercedes board member Thomas Webber announced at a press event today in Monterey, California. The 563-hp Gullwing is the ninth Mercedes to wear the famed light bar, replacing the SL63, which has been used since 2008. MotorTrend.com
I was thinking about the SLS safety car while watching the Abu Dhabi GP, they will have problem fitting those lights on the roof. The only way is to mount them just behind or in front of the door+roof opening.
The current SL safety showed us the Black Series front bumper like a year before it was presented officially. Will we see a different style front (and rear?) bumper?.
That is what I was thinking too, that we'll see some upcoming modifications. A SLS Black Series with 650+ hp is really going to be something. I'd be really high on Mercedes right now if it weren't for the goofy looking E-Class sedan and funny looke E Coupe. Praying that the CLS is right. M
Hopefully this new AMG SLS will be quicker than a Formula 1 because current AMG's safety cars are too slow
I'm not surprised and even mentioned this a few months ago. It's a very logical step and effective marketing channel for Mercedes. What I look forward to now is details about the power plant whether it will be a turbo charged one or the current 6.3 spiked to produce more power.
We may have an answer to that in today's reported news from WCF that the planned SLS AMG Black Series will have an uprated version of the 6.2L with around 600hp and 500lb/ft of torque. So, it appears no turbocharging yet for the SLS.
The placing of the lights on the roof of the SLS isn't that tricky. I suppose the best way is to divide the block of lights into 3 segments:the middle segment(for displaying messages and colours depending on the track status) could be placed in the space created between the doors, and the other 2 segments, the orange lights, placed one on each door. Of course, at a certain distance from the middle segment(but close enough to not give it a weird appearance), so as to not touch it when the doors are lifted.
