I have no reply.
I mena I try and say good things about thsi car to make it a valid argument for a supercar contender, but there is no point. To everyone, a supercar will always be something that can lap the ring in 2 seconds, have a manual transmission, look supposedly out of this world ("carrera GT"), and be as hard to drive as it is to have s*ex with a 1 inch d*ick and a fat girlfriend.
If that is what defines a supercar then the SLR can't be like that. What it is is a 575M with the performance of a CGT but it just can't be in one permanent category. I mean for an automatic car weighing 1700kgs+ having everything one could wish for, and still handle considering, but it just can't compete. If this is true then what a waste of a car it is. You could drive it to the office in full autol mode, wait in traffic for an hour, what with its auto braking and brake holding, and then stop by the track and be in Schumacher mode, and still not break down, and start in the morning ready for another day. I mean isn't this combining the best of both worlds? Wouldn't everyone love to have a blonde with a degree in astrophysics?
What is wrong with being "good" in both fields? What is this obsession that one must have an S600 AND a Group C Le Mans racer? Surely, it would be more convenient if could just marriage the cars philosophies together? Wouldn't that be an ultimately ideal solution?
I can see you're just sitting there and reading this and thinking this guy is out of his mind, he hasn't even driven the car so how could he possibly know, and you're absolutely right, (CF is the one most likely to fall under this category).
What can I say? Different cars for different people. I guess management at mercedes is idiotic, I mean what were they thinking by making the A-class, what were they thinking by making the maybach to compete with RR, what were they thinking to make an SL55 to compete with the 360M and 911T,( SL55 of which I saw 5 in one day, in Manchester!, yes, in Manchester!)
And finally what were they thinking in making car as refined as an SL, but which goes and handles (to some extent) like an Enzo and CGT? What were they thinking...
PS, thanks Justin for the kind words....
I also do know the difference between an auto, a manual and an SMG, and even DSG. I still think its remarkable you can change that fast with an auto and not take your foot off the gas and have jerky acceleration like in the others apart from DSG, but thanks for the patronising.
And by seeing on film how quick the Speedshift is, I have to say, im pretty much satisfied, is there any chance that AMG can change the auto software to perform race shifts on an SL55/65?
And I feel that it is not right to come to this section of the forums and criticize a car. Maybe I should start bashing the CGT in the Porsche forums...but I won't since I hugely respect the CGT for what it is, it may not be my choice, but it is an awesome car, you all pretty much know which car I like anyways...