AMG SLS, the worthy successor. In the scale of 1:18 the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG went for sale on April 20th. The Uhlenhaut Coupé had been built as a road legal racecar for the creator himself, more or less as a prototype. The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is a luxury grand tourer developed by Mercedes-Benz AMG to replace the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. The car is the first Mercedes automobile designed in-house by AMG and is described by Mercedes as a spiritual successor to the 300SL Gullwing. The vehicle was unveiled in 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. Sales will begin in mid-2010 in Europe with MSRP of €177,310 and in the United States in mid-2011 for less than $200,000. The SLS AMG is featured as the cover car for the upcoming PlayStation 3 racing game Gran Turismo 5, and will also serve as the safety car for the 2010 Formula One season.  
Although the Uhlenhaut Coupé had way out more potential the SLS AMG is designed to be a modern 300SL Gullwing revival. The car has a long bonnet, the passenger compartment is close to the rear axle and the rear of the car is short. The SLS AMG will also adapt the feature of wing doors that will swing open upwards on gas struts, not in a mix of upwards and forward like the SLR. The doors must be closed manually as AMG engineers decided against auto-closing systems because the systems would have added 90 pounds (41 kg) to the car. In case of a roll-over, the doors can be fully detached to allow the occupants to leave the vehicle. The designer is Gordon Wagener whose family once had a 300SL. In Autovisie nr. 8 dated April 15 we may read about Ton Roks' driving experiences with the SLS on Mexico's Route 190.
The whole Gullwing Story.