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Scoop: New Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Sheds its Camo and Gets Caught By Our Lens

When Mercedes-Benz displayed the SLS AMG E-Cell concept at last year’s Detroit Motor Show, company boss Dr. Dieter Zetsche boldly stated that it is “the most technically advanced sports car in the 125-year history of the automobile” and confirmed that a production version was on its way.

This year, the three-pointed star announced that the SLS AMG E-Cell would hit the market in 2013. While 2012 still has some way to go (assuming the Mayas were wrong and the world doesn’t end…), the production version has been caught completely undisguised.

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Humiliates Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS Roadster

The good ol' tuning folks from Hennessey Performance have just published a new video showing a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 owned by Mario Williams of the Buffalo Bills going against a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster that belongs to a one Mario Mendias of My Fit Foods.

We are not sure if any of the two cars has been tuned by Hennessey or if they are completely stock (we are waiting for a response from the tuner) but the Lamborghini blows the Mercedes in every run.

Scoop: Sights and Sounds of the New Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Black Series

A prototype model of Mercedes-Benz's upcoming SLS AMG Black Series Edition has once again been snagged on camera while hammering out a few hot laps around the 20.8 km (13 miles) long Nürburgring track in Germany. Read more »

Scoop: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Edition Spotted on Video

Mercedes-Benz is completing the development of an even higher performance version of its SLS AMG 'Gullwing' Coupe, which will bear the Black Series Edition moniker.

The hardest and fastest street-legal SLS AMG of them all was recently filmed running some quick laps around the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit.

Spied: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Goes to the Dark Side with Black Series Edition

If these scoop pictures remind you of something, it is because the white-bodied prototype SLS AMG model you see here is almost identical to the black-colored tester we showed you last month and which we then wrongly believed to be a mule for the upcoming SLC AMG.

As it turns out, both the white and black testers are prototypes for the SLS AMG 'Gullwing' Black Series Edition that builds upon the regular model adding a whole lot of performance upgrades.

Väth Supercharges Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster to 691-horses

The minds at Bavarian tuning firm Väth have prepared a new performance package for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, the highlight of which is an engine kit that bundles together a supercharger kit with a series of other upgrades such as an optimized ECU and sports air filter.

The makeover on the 6.2-liter V8 engine lifts output from 563hp (571PS) to 691hp (700PS) and peak torque from 650Nm (479 lb-ft) to 850Nm (627 lb-ft).

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe and Roadster Design Studies by Slimane Toubal

Even though it may not exactly look like it, but the contemporary Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is in fact the spiritual successor to the German firm's original 300 SL in both 'Gullwing' Coupe (built from 1954 to 1957) and Roadster (from 1957 to 1963) forms.

Slimane Toubal, a professional clay artist from France who has worked with several automakers around the world including Audi, Honda and more recently, at PSA Peugeot-Citroen's China office, used his free time to create his own vision of what a modern-day 300 SL should look like.

C&D Takes Nine Mercedes-Benz AMG Models Through the Tunnels of Detroit

To the delight of Car&Driver's editors, the magazine recently had nine new Mercedes-Benz AMG cars at its disposal – actually, just before this video, there were 11 models at the magazine's Ann Arbor headquarters, but the publication said that two press cars had to be returned to the automaker.

So what do you do with nine powerful sports cars that include the SLS AMG 'Gullwing' coupe, S63 AMG, C63 AMG and AMG Black Series coupes, CLS63 AMG, E63 AMG Wagon, SL63 AMG roadster, CL63 AMG Coupe and SLK55 AMG?

Tiff Needell Pits Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster Against Aston Martin DBS Volante

The unveiling of the new Vanquish sports coupe this week means that there's also a Volante (that's Aston Martin talk for convertible) coming our way.

However, since that won't be happening now, British racing driver and television presenter Tiff Needell, who only recently joined EVO magazine, chose the current DBS Volante to battle the Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster.

David Coulthard Catches a Golf Ball Travelling at 178mph - 286km/h in an SLS AMG Roadster

Remember when Top Gear USA tried to outrun a golf ball being hit by a pro golfer with three open-top sports cars in episode 13 of Season 1?

Well, Mercedes-Benz UK came up with an idea to try to catch the golf ball instead of trying to beat it for its latest promotional campaign.

Posing with a Star: Inden Design's Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is, in itself, a star, and a flagship one at that, but it never hurts to place another star at the side of it if you want to promote your work.

Case in point, German tuning firm Inden Design and its latest take on the SLS AMG that was photographed with German model and reality show star Katja Runiello.

2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Turns the 'Ring 5 Seconds Faster than 2012MY [64 Photos]

Mercedes-Benz has released a few more interesting details and a whole lot more photos of its updated and renamed 2013 SLS AMG GT Coupe and Roadster models.

At the presentation of the car in Affalterbach, Germany, AMG chairman Ola Källenius told Autoblog.com that the more powerful SLS AMG GT Coupe turns the Nürburgring Nordschleife in "a tick under 7:30", thus improving the outgoing SLS AMG Coupe's time (7:35") by a little over 5 seconds.

U Report: Another Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 'Gullwing' Wreck

Less than a month after we reported about the most recent Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG crash that occurred in Poland's capital city of Warsaw, we have a fresh incident involving Stuttgart's 'Gullwing' door sports car.

According to Carscoop reader Joel K., who emailed us the above photograph, this latest incident took place in the Swiss city of Lausanne.

Mercedes-Benz Launches SLS AMG Matt Special Editions for Japan

Since we have at least three months ahead of us before the first examples of the revised and renamed to the 2013 SLS AMG GT series begin arriving in Mercedes-Benz dealerships worldwide, the German automaker is trying to tempt Japanese buyers to opt for the current model with the presentation of a new special edition version named "Matt". Read more »

Mercedes-Benz USA Details its 2013 Model Year Introductions and Updates

There is plenty of news coming our way from Mercedes-Benz, as the German premium automaker's U.S. division has released detailed information about its 2013 model year lineup.

On the brand-new model front, we have the next GL-Class 7-seat crossover that goes on sale in September with a choice of four engines including a 240hp V6 diesel, while the range-topping GL65 AMG with 550hp will follow early next year.

2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT: New Name for the Refreshed Coupe and Roadster Models

Just two years after the SLS AMG 'Gullwing' coupe went on sale and less than a year since the introduction of the Roadster model, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a mildly update version of its halo supercar, which from now on, will be known as the SLS AMG GT in both body styles.

The update mostly focuses on improving the SLS AMG GT's performance and handling with the 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine gaining an extra 20hp over the outgoing model at 583hp (591PS) at 6,800rpm, while maximum torque remains the same at 650Nm (479 lb-ft) at 4,750rpm.

Along with a faster AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed double-clutch transmission featuring newly developed gear change functions and optimized transmission control, the V8 propels the SLS AMG GT from zero to 100 km/h 0.1 seconds faster than the current model at 3.7 seconds, and can reach 200 km/h (124mph) in 11.2 seconds [0-60mph:3.6s].

Foolishly Risky Overtake by Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Just because you drive an exotic supercar like the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG with hundreds of ponies neatly tucked under its long hood, doesn't automatically give you super abilities or a pass on the laws of physics…

Take a look at what this driver of a red SLS AMG attempted during the 2012 Mille Miglia race in Italy in the video that follows right past the break.

Ford Mondeo Gives Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG a Costly Facelift in Poland

Here are some pictures of what is claimed to be the second Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG accident to be recorded in Poland during the past 12 months (see the video after the break for the first crash). Read more »