Initially, the car will be offered as a coupe with conventional doors (not
gullwing doors as on this mule), but a convertible version will also follow.
The supercar gets
gullwing doors as an homage to the 300SL and C111 and C112 mid-engine concepts.
Not exact matches
The
gullwing doors from the SLS will not continue, though,
as the Mercedes - Benz GT will adopt conventional
doors for a broader consumer appeal.
Other design features are said to include a downsized, singleframe grille; stacked LED headlights; ventilated front and rear wings; an adjustable tail spoiler (which may double
as an air brake); and a relatively narrow canopy - style cockpit accessed through
gullwing doors.
But the SLS was more than just a vessel for its wonderful V8
as its styling brought a sense of drama to the proceedings with its
gullwing doors unashamedly harking back to the celebrated 300SL of the 1950s endowing the SLS with a further sense of drama.
Do, however, check the alignment and operation of those
gullwing doors if you're looking at a coupe
as they're notoriously hard to align.
It may not look
as breathtaking
as the coupe model with
gullwing doors that are thrown open onto the roof, but the roadster is...
With various titles in international championships such
as the ADAC GT Masters, the FIA GT3 European Championship and the FIA GT1 World Championship,
as well
as over 100 victories in race series all over the world, the racing version of the
gullwing -
door model has impressively demonstrated its extraordinary performance.
The
gullwing doors from the concept are missing, of course,
as are the triple - step running boards and the built - in rear closet, but Lincoln promises a boatload of luxury, along with 75 new technologies.
Gullwing doors have announced «Mercedes» since the 1950s and you could imagine Clark Gable and Sophia Loren emerging
as the
doors lifted up (both owned
gullwings) or Selena Gomez today.
The SLS AMG Roadster features the same six point three liter V8 engine
as the SLS AMG but forgoes the signature
gullwing doors in favor of regular
doors to make way for the canvas roof.
Since we mentioned design, it is worth noted that the Mercedes - Benz C 112 is regarded
as the return of the
gullwing door.
The roadster isn't quite
as sexy
as the coupe and its
gullwing doors, but you can drop the top on this for a great open - air experience, something you can't do with the coupe.
Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro during his Ghia days, the Mangusta was quite a sight in 1967: it featured concept car elements such
as the extravagant
gullwing doors that provided access to the luggage compartment and the 306 hp 4.7 - liter Ford V8 engine (233 hp 5.0 - liter Ford V8 for North America).
As previously reported, the future SLC will drop the famous SLS model's gullwing doors, but will feature the same design language as the current SL
As previously reported, the future SLC will drop the famous SLS model's
gullwing doors, but will feature the same design language
as the current SL
as the current SLS.
The only real downside of running a Mercedes - AMG GT S in the Gumball 3000 Rally is that you don't get to impress anyone with
gullwing doors,
as they're now a thing of the past for the Silver Star.
The design cues common to both the new BMW i8 Coupe and first - ever BMW i8 Roadster include the
gullwing doors that open forwards and upwards
as well
as optimized aerodynamics.