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The car is astonishingly quick and unique. The powertrain is from the maybach, F1 crash technology, its just amazing everywhere you look.
I fully agree but the looks are not good. Put a McLaren F1 next to the SLR and tell me which car is more beautiful.
The SLR looks like a supped up SL, nothing more and nothing less. It lacks a thorough design, it looks like somebody wanted to create something special from an ordinary SL body.
I my eyes, the SL is a design masterpiece compared to the SLR. Maybe most people love how the SLR looks because they know it is expensive, special and powerful. I usually don't care too much about looks on a sports car but the SLR is ugly in my eyes, sorry to say that. The front nose is too long, the interior is too flashy, the side looks awful, the nose is too pointedly and maybe the rear is nice but not really perfect.
To make it short: the SLR gives me the impression that Mercedes tried hard to impose the SL design on McLaren, maybe because they know that the upcoming facelifted SL and especially the "cheaper" SLK will have a similar nose and rear. They'll sell well if they look similar to the SLR supersportscar.
This is all about sales strategy.
Regarding test drivers: never believe what they say about other brands, especially if they weren't able to drive one yet.
And even if true, I wouldn't drive a car for several hundred thousands of Euros, Dollars, whatever on a wet track. Unless I wouldn't care much about money.
I don't have a clue about the SL65's gear ratio because there still is no green light regarding the SL65.
If AMG (or better said: Mercedes) decides to build this car, it will be a highly interesting product. Unfortunately it seems the Nuerburgring suspension won't be a standard option on the SL65 and I'm not sure about the LSD.