Mercedes is a car with style and luxurious. I love to own one but it’s too expensive for me.Ever heard of SLC Gullwing project? I just heard about it actually.Some spy shots of Mercedes Gullwing Mule with a win-turbocharged V-8 test on a -26 degrees Celsius.That’s damn cool!Can’t wait to see the official launching of the Mercedes Gullwing Mule car around 2010.
It’s been over a year since we first caught a glimpse of the new Gullwing super coupe from Mercedes-Benz, and in the months that followed, we’ve seen it cloaked in Viper sheetmetal, its doors open to the world and a few shots of the interior. While it’s still unclear whether the SLC will wear a Mercedes badge or an AMG logo (or both), development continues unabated as engineers flog the SLC through –15-degree weather in an undisclosed arctic locale.
We do know that motivation will be provided by a twin-turbocharged V8, likely the same 6.2-liter engine being fitted to all of M-B’s AMG-badged products, and that 600 hp will be fed to the rear wheels thorough a seven-speed automatic gearbox. The chassis will be made of aluminum, and carbon fiber will make up the majority of the exterior panels. Sales of the SLC are expected to begin in 2010, assuming the world doesn’t implode on itself in the meantime.
Scroll through the gallery of images above, or click through the post to read our spy shooter’s own thoughts about the SLC Gullwing.
There is something about winter testing, it’s almost always dark, snowing or foggy. In this case dark and foggy, but we still want to show you these new photos of the Mercedes Gullwing while driving in the snow, at -26 degrees Celsius.
It’s not clear yet if it will wear the Mercedes symbol, the AMG badge or both but we can agree that it will have a tuff market when it’s time for presentation. Hopefully the financial crisis has calmed down until 2010 when the Gullwing will be official.
Expect a twin-turbo V8 with roughly 600 horsepower to find its place in the aluminum spaceframe, connected to a 7-speed gearbox. Body will be made of carbon fiber and aluminium to keep weight down.