Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Mercedes SLC: the viewfinder is the Porsche 911

According to rumors, Mercedes would have definitely established the position in range of SLC rumored, the new sports coupe in front of the engine house of the star: it will be placed under the SLS, which will build, and will be marked by the entry- -level of the Porsche 911 (in the viewfinder but there is also the Aston Martin V8 Vantage.) Inside sources have confirmed that the car, about 4.5 meters long, will be powered by the new V8 version 5.5 in intake with a capacity of approximately 420 hp, a power suitable to counter the new generation of 911, yet also very far from the values of power SLS.

The new two-seater in Stuttgart should have an estimated street price of around € 90,000 and be mechanically developed by AMG, the sports department of Mercedes: a quality guarantee excellent road. Just like his older sister, the new SLC, expected to debut around 2014, will be followed by a roadster version in 2016: both should have conventionally hinged doors.

To reduce production costs, many of the components will be common to the new generation SL, the car voted the most elegance and comfort that the pure pleasure of driving. For the latest, and there will be the SLS and SLC. Mercedes is extremely pleased with the return business and image collected by the SLC Gullwing and sees the next logical step to be taken: in Stuttgart were in fact engineered a new production strategy built around two parallel line-up sports car, aimed at a different customers.

The first, the models' standard AMG "cars based on blood but derived from large series. The "second range," built around the most exclusive cars, devoted mainly to the performance and driving pleasure. The deep gorges of the house also suggest that the chassis of the new SLC will be made of aluminum, and to dress the body of the car body panels will be used in aluminum and CFRP: this should ensure a much lower compared to 1620 kg of SLS.

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