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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Teased Before Geneva Motor Show

Giancarlo Perlas February 22, 2015

It seems like Mercedes got its hands full in the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Aside from the Mercedes-Maybach Pullman and the Mercedes-AMG G500 4×4², the three-pointed star marque will also be launching a beast worthy of everyone’s attention. The said unit is the Mercedes-AMG GT3. So far, not much information had been provided about the auto yet, but its teaser photo above gives us a glimpse of what we could expect from it. From the looks of it, the car is truly imposing. The massive vertical grille and the pair of headlights that appear like the face of an angry viper staring right back at the viewer of the photo are just too… Continue Reading »

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Prior Design Gives the Mercedes SLS AMG GT an Aero Makeover

Giancarlo Perlas February 14, 2015

The Mercedes SLS AMG GT may no longer be in production, but it will always have a room for car lovers out there. So, it is nice to see it surface again in the news. Recently, Prior Design announced its new wide body kit for the gullwing. The package was designated the name PD900GT. The new package definitely gives more reasons for the owners of the SLS to keep it, and not trade it with the new Mercedes-AMG GT. The Mercedes-AMG GT surely does have a lot of features to crave for, but the style, power, and engine noise of its predecessor stands out on its own way. According to WorldCarFans, the… Continue Reading »

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Will There Be Another Gullwing From Mercedes

Giancarlo Perlas February 5, 2015

When the announcement of the Mercedes-AMG GT first came out, there were speculations that we might see another Gullwing class which would replace the Mercedes SLS AMG GT. However, when the spy photos of the SLS successor started surfacing online, some expectant fans were saddened to see that its doors followed the standard design of cars. So, when the Mercedes-AMG GT was finally launched, it signaled the retirement of the SLS-line from the production plants and the absence of a gullwing model in the current products of the three-pointed star brand. Ola Källenius, the former head of Mercedes-AMG and the newly appointed member of the Board of Management for Mercedes-Benz… Continue Reading »

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Seriously, a Mercedes SLS AMG with Matte Brown Color?

Giancarlo Perlas January 20, 2015

One thing you will love about the great cities of China is that they seem to have no shortage in luxury cars nowadays. Just having a normal stroll in the streets of Shanghai City will offer you a view of the hottest luxury vehicles of our era. Aside from the fact mentioned above, a number of the citizens there look to be so filthy rich that they are already running out of options where to spend their money. So, what they do is come up with various upgrades to their luxury autos. However, the results vary from awesome to awful. On the bright side, they give us a couple of ideas about… Continue Reading »

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Mansory Mercedes SLS Roadster Gets Hyperforged Wheels

Giancarlo Perlas December 29, 2014

Recently, Auto Plaza Dank revealed its new project with Hyperforged Wheels Japan, which concerns a Mercedes SLS Roadster that was already tuned by Mansory. The Mansory Mercedes SLS Roadster gets the special HF-CL5 Hyperforged Wheels in anodized black. The wheels are 10.0Jx20-inch Semi Concave in front and 12.0Jx21-inch DeepConcave at the rear. Then, these are wrapped in 275/30/20 tires in front and 325/25/21 tires at the back. Mansory is known for its extreme taste in tuning Mercedes-Benz cars, and sometimes its take on some of the popular models of the brand do not sit well with some customers and automotive reviewers. However, the subject here is one of the cars that the tuner may have… Continue Reading »

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MEC Design Retouches a Mercedes SLS Roadster

Giancarlo Perlas December 5, 2014

The coming of the new Mercedes-AMG GT signaled the end of production of the units under the SLS range of Mercedes-AMG. Sure, the new car looks great and it is one of the hottest commodity among the units carrying the three-pointed star logo right now. The predecessor of the AMG GT may already have taken its last run the production facilities of Mercedes, but MEC Design is not giving up on the SLS AMG GT just yet. Recently, the tuner revealed its package for the Mercedes SLS Roadster to give the owners of the unit more ways to enhance the appeal of their cars. The latest body kit of MEC for the Mercedes SLS Roadster comes… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series Takes on the W03

Giancarlo Perlas October 29, 2014

What will happen if you pit the Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series against the W03 of Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team? Well, it does not take a genius to figure out the answer to this question. Despite the overwhelming power of the SLS AMG Black Series, it will surely eat dust while enjoying a nice view of the W03’s backside if you have them race each other. Of course, the cars are completely different from each other, so it does not really feel right to compare the two.However, for the sake of fun, and to see how much distance can the W03 get between it the SLS AMG Black… Continue Reading »

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