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Mercedes SLS AMG GT Final Edition Revealed Ahead Of LA Auto Show
Mercedes Benz has confirmed it will be phasing out its flagship sports car, SLS AMG, a mere four years after its launch. The powerful, long nosed, gull winged GT car will be replaced in 2015. Before its retirement, however, Mercedes will provide customers one last chance to buy a brand new SLS AMG.
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That car will be the SLS AMG Final Edition. This limited edition model, earlier teased by Merc on its Facebook page, will be unveiled both at the Los Angeles Auto Show and Tokyo Auto Show next week. While details are limited, the first images of the car have been released.
Production of the SLS AMG Final Edition will be limited to only 350 examples. However, its not known that's the gullwing and convertible versions combined or otherwise.
Performance will remain unchanged, with the 6.2 liter V8 engine delivering 583 HP and 650 Nm of torque, the same as the GT version.
Among the upgrades the Final Edition gets include carbon fiber hood, rear wing, carbon fiber front splitters and ORVMs, new brakes, a different front bumper and blacked out headlamp surrounds.
The Merc SLS AMG will be succeeded by a smaller, more nimble, non gullwing SLC AMG (Codenamed C190) that will compete with Porsche 911 Turbo. A true replacement to the SLS AMG (with gullwing doors) will appear, at a later, unspecified time.
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