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I'm sure our opinion is a bit biased.... Having said that, SLS wins. The new GT's tail reminds me of the old Lexus SC400 or was it 450.... Something is missing for the GT's tail.
Double the price for the SLS is warranted. GT will not be a limited run, it will simply be another mass produced MB. Like seeing a SL on the street, first year it will be exciting but then it will wear off. Only about 2,700 SLS's in the U.S.
Double the price for the SLS is warranted. GT will not be a limited run, it will simply be another mass produced MB. Like seeing a SL on the street, first year it will be exciting but then it will wear off. Only about 2,700 SLS's in the U.S.
i still see 2013-2014 SL's going for the price or more than what i paid for the sls. i laugh
holding off till I c the gts, hoping & praying tht little price break on used sls...
Not looking likely, the pricing has moved up from a year ago for comparable models. I think what you see now is as good as you will see. I think 5 years from now people will be looking back at how stupidly low the prices were.
FWIW, The AMG GTs at the driving academy have been breaking down, having severe heat issues, warping rotors, etc. left and right since they were introduced earlier this year. Some were only able to hit the mid-130s on the back straight of COTA while some hit mid-150s in the same places the SLS was in the 160s. They are having to pull them off the track between sessions for part replacement, troubleshooting, cooldown, etc. For comparison, the SLS was bulletproof from day one at the academy. Some of them ended up with 20k+ track-only miles with almost no issues. The SLS was always the car they just parked after hot laps and left alone, even with steel brakes fitted they never had issues with fading or warping that I heard about. All of the other models there needed longer cooldown laps and had to be parked in front of fans in the pit to keep the temps down. Also, a majority of the people I know that have taken delivery of a GT have had to put it on a flatbed and get it towed to the dealer after 50 miles because they are just dying and won't start back in some cases. I'll b keeping my SLS forever.
FWIW, The AMG GTs at the driving academy have been breaking down, having severe heat issues, warping rotors, etc. left and right since they were introduced earlier this year. Some were only able to hit the mid-130s on the back straight of COTA while some hit mid-150s in the same places the SLS was in the 160s. They are having to pull them off the track between sessions for part replacement, troubleshooting, cooldown, etc. For comparison, the SLS was bulletproof from day one at the academy. Some of them ended up with 20k+ track-only miles with almost no issues. The SLS was always the car they just parked after hot laps and left alone, even with steel brakes fitted they never had issues with fading or warping that I heard about. All of the other models there needed longer cooldown laps and had to be parked in front of fans in the pit to keep the temps down. Also, a majority of the people I know that have taken delivery of a GT have had to put it on a flatbed and get it towed to the dealer after 50 miles because they are just dying and won't start back in some cases. I'll b keeping my SLS forever.
wow...that I didn't know....thank you very much for your input.
FWIW, The AMG GTs at the driving academy have been breaking down, having severe heat issues, warping rotors, etc. left and right since they were introduced earlier this year. Some were only able to hit the mid-130s on the back straight of COTA while some hit mid-150s in the same places the SLS was in the 160s. They are having to pull them off the track between sessions for part replacement, troubleshooting, cooldown, etc. For comparison, the SLS was bulletproof from day one at the academy. Some of them ended up with 20k+ track-only miles with almost no issues. The SLS was always the car they just parked after hot laps and left alone, even with steel brakes fitted they never had issues with fading or warping that I heard about. All of the other models there needed longer cooldown laps and had to be parked in front of fans in the pit to keep the temps down. Also, a majority of the people I know that have taken delivery of a GT have had to put it on a flatbed and get it towed to the dealer after 50 miles because they are just dying and won't start back in some cases. I'll b keeping my SLS forever.
I wouldn't read too much into that. The SLS didn't come out with a new engine, so there may be some teething issues. But I assume that those will go away in a real hurry as that engine is also used in the C63S.
So far, I only thing I have seen is that people have an ECU software issue and that is only for US models
That said, the GT appears to be a better built car than the SLS quality-wise and even in stock form is somewhat near/on par with the SLS BS performance-wise.
(difficult to trust C&D numbers but they showed a 0-60 in 3sec. flat)
Jrcart on the forum has a SLS BS and a AMG GTS and the his after the software update did a 1/4mile at 11.4/126mph in stock form. He was also the only that mentioned the quality (interior and overall built quality).
It's faster than the SLS in equal/better quality combined with a lower cost, the car is a real no-brainer.
That said, the SLS is a classic and will retain it's value well over time, due to its limited production run
04-10-2015, 12:52 AM
