Wide, low and ducked down! There he was, at least in the well known and beautifully looking photos of the press releases. He was as strong as an Italian Espresso with thick cheeks on the fenders and large tyres in the size 265/35/ZR19 in the front and 325/30/ZR20 in the rear. Deep air intakes in the hood, four enormously rectangular exhaust tail pipes, a moving rear spoiler and a distinctive front spoiler with black air grilles only allow for one word: Wow! A V12 with massive smoke inside, 670 well nourished Swabian horses, what a hallelujah! Large cooling intakes in the front fender and on the engine hood are representing the clear signal of the enormous power of the twin turbo charged twelve cylinder engine. The electronically limited torque of 1000 Newton meters is available between 2200 and 4200 RPM, not bad! The performance is convincing, without a doubt. 3.9 seconds from 0-60 km/h are quickly over and until 320 km/h all your dreams can come true. The beautiful roof of the SL can not be openend anymore, but is saves a whole lot of weight. Weight was also saved at the fenders, the hood, the trunk hood and the neat wings. Everything was made out of carbon fibre. In total the weight was reduced by 250 kilograms, but the basic weight is still almost 1900 kilograms.