DFW Auto Club
09-22-2009, 06:41 PM
Filed under: Aftermarket (http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/), Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Europe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/), Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/lorinsersls_lead.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/lorinser-sls-smg-gullwing/) Lorinser SLS AMG Gullwing Rendering - click above image for hi-res gallery
Much of the discussion in Frankfurt (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/17/frankfurt-2009-wrap-up-we-saw-it-all/)centered on our personal "best of show" car. Going into the show, it would have been pretty safe to assume that the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-comes-dressed-in-red-and/) would have been the run away winner. What's not to love? 571 hp, essentially mid-engined (you should see how far back that engine sits in the chassis), gullwings -- its got everything. But up close, something about it left us... a little cold. It's probably the headlights. So our best of show group decision went to the E63 AMG Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-lust-worthy-mercedes-e63-amg-wagon-makes-us-beg/). There's something so very right about 500+ horsepower wagons. But maybe Lorinser could help steer our affections back to the Gullwing?
If you don't know, Mercedes tuner Lorinser has never met a fender it liked. Meaning that there idea of a good time is to hack vents into every body surface it can. Sometimes the results are okay. And sometimes, let's just say not so okay (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/17/lorinser-takes-on-the-new-merc-c-class/). Lorinser actually has two competing design studies it's considering. The first and probably most controversial is a Carbon Fiber design, with an unpainted CF hood, a Lorinser family crest in place of the Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star in the grill and scores of carbon fiber trims pieces all over the place.
The second, more low-key design is probably closer to the real deal. It even features a soon to be Lorinser signature -- vents behind vents. There are also six giant eyebrows festooned around the car. A homage, no doubt, to the brows on the original 300 SL. We will admit that we like the headlights in Lorinser's rendering more than the production SLS. Full press release after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/lorinser-already-working-on-tuned-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-gullwing/).
Gallery: Lorinser SLS SMG Gullwing (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lorinser-sls-smg-gullwing/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/lorinsersls_00_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lorinser-sls-smg-gullwing/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/lorinsersls_10_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lorinser-sls-smg-gullwing/low/)
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-mercedes-benz-sls-amg/low/)
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Lorinser already working on tuned Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/lorinser-already-working-on-tuned-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-gullwing/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/lorinsersls_lead.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/lorinser-sls-smg-gullwing/) Lorinser SLS AMG Gullwing Rendering - click above image for hi-res gallery
Much of the discussion in Frankfurt (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/17/frankfurt-2009-wrap-up-we-saw-it-all/)centered on our personal "best of show" car. Going into the show, it would have been pretty safe to assume that the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-comes-dressed-in-red-and/) would have been the run away winner. What's not to love? 571 hp, essentially mid-engined (you should see how far back that engine sits in the chassis), gullwings -- its got everything. But up close, something about it left us... a little cold. It's probably the headlights. So our best of show group decision went to the E63 AMG Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-lust-worthy-mercedes-e63-amg-wagon-makes-us-beg/). There's something so very right about 500+ horsepower wagons. But maybe Lorinser could help steer our affections back to the Gullwing?
If you don't know, Mercedes tuner Lorinser has never met a fender it liked. Meaning that there idea of a good time is to hack vents into every body surface it can. Sometimes the results are okay. And sometimes, let's just say not so okay (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/17/lorinser-takes-on-the-new-merc-c-class/). Lorinser actually has two competing design studies it's considering. The first and probably most controversial is a Carbon Fiber design, with an unpainted CF hood, a Lorinser family crest in place of the Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star in the grill and scores of carbon fiber trims pieces all over the place.
The second, more low-key design is probably closer to the real deal. It even features a soon to be Lorinser signature -- vents behind vents. There are also six giant eyebrows festooned around the car. A homage, no doubt, to the brows on the original 300 SL. We will admit that we like the headlights in Lorinser's rendering more than the production SLS. Full press release after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/lorinser-already-working-on-tuned-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-gullwing/).
Gallery: Lorinser SLS SMG Gullwing (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lorinser-sls-smg-gullwing/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/lorinsersls_00_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lorinser-sls-smg-gullwing/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/lorinsersls_10_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lorinser-sls-smg-gullwing/low/)
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-mercedes-benz-sls-amg/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-merc-sls-live-frankfurt_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-mercedes-benz-sls-amg/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-merc-sls-live-frankfurt_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-mercedes-benz-sls-amg/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-merc-sls-live-frankfurt_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-mercedes-benz-sls-amg/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-merc-sls-live-frankfurt_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-mercedes-benz-sls-amg/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/05-merc-sls-live-frankfurt_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-mercedes-benz-sls-amg/low/)
Continue reading Lorinser already working on tuned Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/lorinser-already-working-on-tuned-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-gullwing/)
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