Mercedes Benz Amg Gt Gullwing Doors

While we don t think that the gt would be any better if it had them it does show that the.

Mercedes benz amg gt gullwing doors. Benefits of gullwing doors. In mid 2014 the sls. Opening upwards the doors evoke the image of a seagull s wings. If you are familiar with the tesla brand you know that the gullwing doors or falcon wing doors as tesla calls them are a little more advanced than the standard gullwing doors you will find on a mercedes benz.

Some people may think that the gullwing doors are obnoxious. We think they add a ton of style to the sls. A gull wing door also known as a falcon wing door or an up door is an automotive industry term describing car doors that are hinged at the roof rather than the side as pioneered by the 1952 mercedes benz 300sl race car w194 and its road legal version w198 introduced in 1954. To mark the end of the production run mercedes benz is building just 350 units of a final edition next year.

The sls amg was designed by mark fetherston to be a modern 300sl gullwing revival from october 2006 to april 2007. Convertible or gullwing coupe the sls amg gt features a light in weight aluminum space frame physique with gullwing doors. It has a coilover suspension with adjustable compression and rebound damping. 2014 mercedes benz sls amg black series coupe amg solarbeam yellow with black leather alcantara inserts with red stitching black carpeting with red piping black alcantara headliner 6 2 liter v8 with 622bhp 7 speed amg speedshift dct sports transmission 12 000 miles from new 1 of 132 black series in usa 1 of 30 solarbeam yellow imported to the usa.

The hand built amg engine in the 2013 mercedes benz sls amg gt is rated at 583 hp and 479 lb ft. Both gullwing door coupes and roadster versions will be offered. This is all slated to change with the gullwing doors on the vision mercedes maybach v6. The sls amg has also adapted the feature of the gull wing doors that swing open upwards on gas struts and must be closed manually as amg engineers decided against the 41 kg 90 lb of additional weight that auto closing systems would have added to the car.

Instead this showcases the current car with gullwing doors. The mercedes amg gt r pro is the most hardcore track focused version of the amg gt.