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12-07-2010, 03:45 PM
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/), Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/), Rumormill (http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/mbsls630.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/)2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery
What do you call a gullwing without the gullwing doors? A roadster, of course, and according to the latest reports, that's precisely what Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) has in store for us at the Frankfurt Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/) next year.
The reports stem from an interview given by AMG boss Ola Kallenius in Auto Motor und Sport, outlining what the Silver Star performance studio has in the pipeline. Among them is the long-anticipated convertible version of the Benz SLS AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/model/sls+amg) supercar, which will come as a welcome improvement for many.
The upward lifting doors on the SLS coupe may be the car's party piece, but not everyone has fallen in love with them - the roadster will offer the same retrotastic styling and the same 560-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 engine, plus the wind-in-your-hair factor and sans the showy portals.
A prototype of the SLS droptop has just been spotted undergoing winter testing, and this is the first time we can recall seeing the canvas roof unadorned by camouflage, giving us a better look at what the finished car will look like. Check out out in our high-res gallery below.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/01-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645548)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/02-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645549)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/03-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645551)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/04-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645552)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/05-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645553)
[Source: Mercedes-Benz Passion (http://blog.mercedes-benz-passion.com/2010/12/amg-chef-ola-kallenius-gibt-ausblick-auf-das-jahr-2011-sls-amg-roadster-kommt-erst-zur-iaa-2011/#) via Motorward (http://www.motorward.com/2010/12/mercedes-sls-amg-roadster-to-debut-at-2011-iaa/) | Images: CarPix]Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG caught winter testing ahead of mooted Frankfurt debut (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/07/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-caught-winter-testing-ahead-of/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/mbsls630.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/)2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery
What do you call a gullwing without the gullwing doors? A roadster, of course, and according to the latest reports, that's precisely what Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) has in store for us at the Frankfurt Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/) next year.
The reports stem from an interview given by AMG boss Ola Kallenius in Auto Motor und Sport, outlining what the Silver Star performance studio has in the pipeline. Among them is the long-anticipated convertible version of the Benz SLS AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/model/sls+amg) supercar, which will come as a welcome improvement for many.
The upward lifting doors on the SLS coupe may be the car's party piece, but not everyone has fallen in love with them - the roadster will offer the same retrotastic styling and the same 560-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 engine, plus the wind-in-your-hair factor and sans the showy portals.
A prototype of the SLS droptop has just been spotted undergoing winter testing, and this is the first time we can recall seeing the canvas roof unadorned by camouflage, giving us a better look at what the finished car will look like. Check out out in our high-res gallery below.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/01-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645548)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/02-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645549)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/03-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645551)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/04-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645552)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/05-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-0/#3645553)
[Source: Mercedes-Benz Passion (http://blog.mercedes-benz-passion.com/2010/12/amg-chef-ola-kallenius-gibt-ausblick-auf-das-jahr-2011-sls-amg-roadster-kommt-erst-zur-iaa-2011/#) via Motorward (http://www.motorward.com/2010/12/mercedes-sls-amg-roadster-to-debut-at-2011-iaa/) | Images: CarPix]Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG caught winter testing ahead of mooted Frankfurt debut (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/07/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-caught-winter-testing-ahead-of/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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