Mercedes boss Dieter Zetsche was impressed mightily with his new baby: "The SLS Roadster sports car, cruiser and desirable car in a dream." The vehicle to which this set is minted: the new Mercedes AMG Roadster SLS. Like his brother closed with the main doors, the Roadster is based on a long hood and short rear end with automatically extending wing. Parallels to the legendary 300 SL roadster from the 1950s, in addition to the wide grille with large star and the fins on the hood and the vehicle flanks. The chassis and body are made of aluminum, the result is despite various strengthening measures an empty weight of 1,660 kilograms. Thus, the Roadster is only 40 kg of the coupe. Performance weight is 2.9 kilograms per hp. Under the hood of the SLS AMG Roadster is working as the closed counterpart a V8 naturally aspirated engine with 6208 cc and dry sump lubrication. The 571-hp engine provides a maximum torque of 650 Newton meters at 4,750 revolutions ready. From zer...