Mercedes SLS AMG Officially Launched in India

A very auspicious day for car launches, or so it seems. Fiat India today launched the more powerful 90 bhp Punto here, and Mercedes Benz India has finalised on the same date to launch its much publicised SLS AMG. Thanks to Mercedes, rich Indians will now have means of flaunting their money. Ever since it was unveiled during the Auto Expo 2010, sports car lovers in India had been waiting for this piece of excellence to be launched.

The super luxury sports car, SLS AMG, has been launched today. The SLS AMG was supposed to be launched on 15th of July, but due to some reasons the launch had to be postponed by a day.

Mercedes Benz was the first of the German luxury car makers to foray into the Indian market and the car maker seems upbeat about launching its latest super luxury offering in the country. “We are very excited to come with SLS in India. We have started the production couple of weeks ago in Germany, there is no time lag to launch the vehicle in India,” Mercedes Benz India Managing Director and CEO Wilfried Aulbur said.

The Mercedes Benz SLS AMG is priced between Rs 2 crore and Rs 2.5 crore in India. That’s mainly because the sports car is being imported as a Completely Built Unit, and thus attracts heavy import duties. But the high price of the SLS AMG should not pose a problem to the multi millionaire Indians. Further the price will vary among the prospective customers depending on the customisation level sought by them.
2010-mercedesbenz-sls-amg Rear

The SLS AMG comes with a technology package that will guarantee driving dynamics of the highest standard. The SLS AMG is powered by AMG 6.3-litre V8 front-mid-engine that can generate as much as 571 bhp and 650 Nm of torque. The engine is paired with a seven-speed double-declutch transmission in a transaxle configuration. The 8 cylinder engine can accelerate from 0-100 kmph in just 3.8 seconds. Now, that’s a figure which is bound to excite the people who love to burn some rubber on tracks.

Mercedes India has already received quite a few confirmed bookings for the SLS AMG but the company says that there will be a waiting period 6-8 months to deliver the car after booking.

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