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06-08-2011, 09:51 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/06/federer-sls-amg-roadster-1307563212.jpg (http://www.mercedesforums.net/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/#continued) Roger Federer drives the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.mercedesforums.net/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/#continued)
It's not always the lucky automotive journalists that get first crack at the world's newest automobiles. Sometimes an automaker will hand over the keys to someone more... special. Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) has done just that, giving tennis superstar Roger Federer some seat time in the 2012 SLS AMG Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sls+amg+roadster).
Federer is very impressed with the car, and we're very impressed with the glass-smooth desert road he found to push the Merc's pedal down to the carpet. The new droptop is a looker that also makes truly glorious noises thanks to its 563-horsepower 6.3-liter V8. We suggest you see and hear for yourself in the video posted after the jump (http://www.mercedesforums.net/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/#continued).
We bet Federer's just happy he's not facing Rafael Nadal in a race...Continue reading Roger Federer ditches racket for SLS AMG Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/)
Roger Federer ditches racket for SLS AMG Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:30:00 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/2011/06/federer-sls-amg-roadster-1307563212.jpg (http://www.mercedesforums.net/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/#continued) Roger Federer drives the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.mercedesforums.net/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/#continued)
It's not always the lucky automotive journalists that get first crack at the world's newest automobiles. Sometimes an automaker will hand over the keys to someone more... special. Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) has done just that, giving tennis superstar Roger Federer some seat time in the 2012 SLS AMG Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sls+amg+roadster).
Federer is very impressed with the car, and we're very impressed with the glass-smooth desert road he found to push the Merc's pedal down to the carpet. The new droptop is a looker that also makes truly glorious noises thanks to its 563-horsepower 6.3-liter V8. We suggest you see and hear for yourself in the video posted after the jump (http://www.mercedesforums.net/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/#continued).
We bet Federer's just happy he's not facing Rafael Nadal in a race...Continue reading Roger Federer ditches racket for SLS AMG Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/)
Roger Federer ditches racket for SLS AMG Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/08/roger-federer-ditches-racket-for-sls-amg-roadster/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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