New MB SLS - They cant get away from the Crossfire

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07-01-2010, 05:44 PM

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Re: New MB SLS - They cant get away from the Crossfire

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Originally Posted by ZAHANMA

I definitely note the Viper resemblance more than the Crossfire. I guess people assume crossfire because of the motorized wing and stubby rear end. It definitely has a more 'Viper' feel to it IMO.

...and in my previous post on her you can see where I mentioned that the SLS program started out originally as the next-gen Viper program at Chrysler.

Man, I hope they go with exposed headers on the next-gen viper like they had on the original 1989 Viper prototype. THAT, would be awesome.

I meant the Gullwing actually. No one seemed to point out that this looks like what the Gullwing would have been if it had continued production til now.

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07-04-2010, 11:28 AM

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Re: New MB SLS - They cant get away from the Crossfire

i was just at the mercedes benz museum in stuttgart a week and a half ago and got to sit in an SLS AMG and it does feel strikingly similar to sitting in my x fire, also the design cues are very similar as well, the thing i loved the most about the interiour was the simplicity and everything seemed to be in the right place, anyways its a great car and i dont think that mercedes can improve on it anytime soon

p.s.-it uses the same spoiler mechanism as the crossfire, i guess they learned something from the "flop"