Sentences with phrase «of gullwing»

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 on five continents, the racing version of the gullwing model has impressively demonstrated its extraordinary performance.

Since we mentioned design, it is worth noted that the Mercedes - Benz C 112 is regarded as the return of the gullwing door.

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.

Though the aesthetics may be worse off for the loss of the gullwing doors, many of the SLS's flaws prove present here.

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.

Inside, the new CLS has shades of the gullwing SLS.

It's a low, long sedan with suicide doors and an additional set of gullwings over the rear doors that allow you to basically walk into the car.

Not exact matches

Another pair of good longboard trucks that are awesome at carving is the Gullwing Sidewinder Trucks.

I had the opportunity to drive the SLS AMG gullwing coupe the day after I drove the SLS AMG roadster, and the moment I pulled out of the magazine office's parking lot, I knew I preferred the coupe.

Gullwing doors are a clear callout to the heritage of Mercedes - Benz from the 300SL on to the SLS AMG, while the rounded boat - tail rear with its split window is meant to evoke a luxury yacht, according to Mercedes.

The biggest difference between the two is the absence of the coupe's most distinctive feature, its gullwing doors.

Gooding & Company announced two of its big guns: a 1955 Gullwing coupe and a 1957 Roadster, both of which will be sold at the auction house's Pebble Beach sale August 18 and 19.

We don't know whether the chairman of the board actually inspected the gullwing home of his pet motor in person, but he did attend the show, and despite rumors to the contrary, allegedly pedaled by a high - ranking insider, Ferdinand Piech, now aged 76, is on the record for being determined to hang on until his contract expires in late 2017.

Enthusiasts of all ages pine after the SLS AMG coupe's fuselage - like body, the gullwing doors, and the 563 - hp, 6.2 - liter V - 8.

The gullwing doors are far more practical than they sound, swinging up to reveal a deep sill that's easy enough to negotiate with a reasonable degree of grace.

Both cars were ordered new, the Gullwing in an unconventional shade of British Racing Green and the Roadster in elegant Silver - Blue Metallic.

The SL designation stands for Sportlich Leicht (Sport Lightweight) and chances of finding replacement metal body parts for a Gullwing used to be challenge — until now.

And it proves, fifty - six years after the original Gullwing and only weeks after the final production run of the SLR McLaren, that Mercedes still knows how to make a supercar.

It has stage presence to burn, needing neither gullwing doors nor acres of sheetmetal to achieve it.

The ease of entry and exit provided by the gullwing doors, the ample and internally accessible luggage space, the almost taxi - tight turning circle and a full - sized spare wheel confirm that the thrust of the design is all about making the Fighter a practical day - to - day proposition.

Aesthetically, the SLS AMG was inspired by the original Mercedes - Benz gullwing sports car, the 300SL, which debuted in 1954 and laid the foundation for the company's tradition of flagship two - seaters.

The exterior design of the new Gullwing incorporates modern and retro elements.

It has an all - new body design made from superformed aluminium with gullwing doors and lots of concealed vents and ducts for a smooth appearance — apart from the signature «eye socket» headlamp - cum - air intakes.

The fixed - roof two - seater follows in the wide tire tracks of the discontinued SLS AMG without the fancy gullwing doors but with enhanced traction, balance, precision, and cornering speed.

Another highlight of the HK GT's cabin, which is accessed via distinctive gullwing doors, is the «floating» dashboard with minimalist TFT instruments that bring up only essential information for the driver.

That potential for success, combined with a good lineup of crossovers, and a new Navigator, even one without gullwing doors and teak decking, will give Lincoln a much needed injection of life.

The Lincoln Navigator concept's piece de resistance is of course those massive gullwing doors.

Flight of Fancy — The Mercedes - Benz 300SL Gullwing was never intended for production.

The gullwing coupe was not necessarily all over the place all the time, but its restless character did enjoy fighting the road, the driver, and its own little inadequacies — most of which manifested themselves aft of the cabin.

Certainly, it's one of the most unique thanks to its gullwing doors.

AMG characterizes the GT S as the better behaved, more affordable offspring of the SLS Gullwing, but make no mistake: It's still wild.

At least 25 examples of the 300SL Gullwing came to auction in 1986, and not all of them sold.

Giorgetto Giugiaro, the prolific designer of, among other cars, the iconic Volkswagen Golf and the DeLorean DMC - 12, created the Mangusta's design, including the unique gullwing engine covers that make it instantly recognizable.

Its proportions — ultralong hood; stubby deck; svelte cabin placed just forward of the rear axle — and gullwing doors are shared with only one contemporary Mercedes - Benz model: the SLS AMG.

There, the cars diverge — the Concept is a low - slung, two - seater, formed from lightweight carbon and entered via gullwing doors like those of the XL1 eco car.

From the moment you pull down the gullwing door, everything is unique: the highly stylized interior with its perfect black weave, slivers of titanium, and beautiful exposed sequential gearshift mechanism.

In proposals, the i5's design featured a choice of three attention - grabbing door treatments, all without a B - pillar, but to keep overall costs at a manageable level, the scissor / gullwing / suicide doors were dropped and the B - pillars were reinstated.

If you follow JeanKnowsCars on Twitter, you already know from a handful of sporadic posts that we were able to send in rare moments of cellular service that our lovely old 1955 Mercedes - Benz 300SL Gullwing had terminal engine failure a mere 50.4 miles from the start.

The decision was made to flatbed the Gullwing about an hour south to Ferrara, where a fresh crew of mechanics could possibly change the head gasket, if parts were available.

The rounded tail is another old - Gullwing reference, but the thick rear pillars are not: the original car was much more of a glasshouse.

For that money you'll get the first road - going Mercedes ever to be entirely structured and panelled in aluminium, and a car blatantly inspired by the look of the original Gullwing, the first 300SL.

Later, a modified Gullwing came fourth in the 1955 Mille Miglia, and so the legend grew of a 160mph car with evil swing - axle suspension, though the truth is that the cars the well - heeled could buy weren't quite so fast.

The modern day Mercedes Gullwing is mere months away from its big unveil now, and our spies have got the clearest shots yet of it out testing.

This spring, Brabus is showing off a variety of Mercedes - Benz models it has recently restored, including a 300 SL Gullwing and a Roadster, two W113 280 SL Roadsters, and a 1967 Mercedes - Benz 600 Pullman that was originally used as a show car at the Frankfurt auto show.

The SLS treatment doesn't extend to mini gullwing doors, but the brilliant folding vario - roof does now come with the option of Magic Sky Control, which changes the glass above your head from sun - worshiping transparent to sunburn - avoiding dark at the touch of a button.

Quite why it has gullwing doors when the 430 doesn't have anything of the sort is unclear, but the striking red tyres (wrapped around some smart black wheels) are a clue to the car's creator - Italian tyre specialist Marangoni.

Stunning looks, gullwing doors and 355bhp are all massively appealing - fingers crossed some of it dribbles down to the Renaultsport Megane we can expect to see next year.

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.

The Nardi wheel, with its elegant wood shape, burnished the legend of the 1950s Mercedes - Benz Gullwing and other imported sports cars of the era.

In the meantime, you can read evo's drives of the UK - spec Alfa Romeo Mito and the striking Marangoni gullwing - doored concept in evo 128, on sale Weds February 4.