Mercedes Benz 300 SL

Remember that Benz Mule that was seen a few days ago? Turns out it may be for a different car altogether. From [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/15/rendered-speculation-mercedes-300-sl-revival/"]Autoblog[/URL]:

[QUOTE]Rumors of a gullwing revival have converged with recent spy shots showing a Mercedes supercar mule undergoing testing last week. According to Auto Motor und Sport, the new M.B. supercar, codenamed W198, will be built on a shortened SL platform and will house the 6.2-liter AMG V8 producing upwards of 600 HP.

The exterior design will take a few cues from Mercedes' iconic coupe of yore, but the retro theme has already been sent back once for being too evocative of the original.

The German buff book asserts that the W198 will make it to production sometime in 2010 with sales in the 3,000 to 5,000 range and priced between €140,000 and €200,000. Whether the Viper-based mule we've seen in spy shots will end up being the gullwing revival, the aluminum SLC, or whether both cars are one in the same, remains to be seen.[/QUOTE]

I'm having trouble saving the images from Auto Motor und Sport, so here is a [URL="http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/auto_-_produkte/hxcms_article_506137_14194.hbs"]link to the pics[/URL].

Still a baby SLR really...

Or a replacment...

No its not, they basically HAVE a baby SLR, and its COMPLETELY different. I like this one however, could be a winner...

They could have at least used some Mercedes in those chops instead of the Alfa 8C.

what a porsche

That looks like a bad chop. I'll worry about it when I actually see the actual car. :D

So this isn't the SLC? Is Mercedes going to build a car for every niche in the market?

No, the SLC looks a LOT more like the SLR...

There are no pics of the SLC...

[QUOTE=The_Canuck;739683]There are no pics of the SLC...[/QUOTE]
There are mule pics in the [URL="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/european-cars/33802-slc-spy-shots.html"]other thread[/URL].

Mule pics...not actua photos you could compare to the SLR...

No but they are what the car will generally look like...

[QUOTE=The_Canuck;739712]Mule pics...not actua photos you could compare to the SLR...[/QUOTE]
No, but probably you can compare the wheelbase and perhaps the proportions.

I remember a few car mags, I think Car and Driver in particular talking about bringing the gullwing back last year. So if it does come around as a gullwing, it would not surprise me at all. Here's hoping!