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Old 03-16-2008, 02:32 AM
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SL63 @ Aussie GP

If you watched the Aussie GP, you got to see the new SL63 as the new safety car. After not liking any of the static pictures I have seen, I have to admit it looked very good in action.

.....and it got plenty of action. That race was absolute chaos!
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Yep. Looking at it now (daytime rerun), and with all the carnage it's a good piece of commercial time for the Mercedes SL63 AMG.

It's not bad looking at all. It's just not in harmony with the old behind. But I wouldn't mind driving it around a bit.

Safetycar foortage (not from the GP): http://www.autojunk.nl/clips/view/137725
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Sounded pretty funny to hear the V8 rumble going by followed by a bunch of bumblebees.

I'm not liking the new headlight treatment on the SL.
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Originally Posted by velvet fog
Sounded pretty funny to hear the V8 rumble going by followed by a bunch of bumblebees.

I'm not liking the new headlight treatment on the SL.
Back in '03 I was at the German GP in Hockenheim, and the same could be said for the SL55's meaty exhaust leading the insects!
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Something on 4 wheels..
Watched it as well - I told you it would look much better 'in real life' - and the sound was awesome!

The first time it came out and I saw it from distance, I thought it was a CL...

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Originally Posted by FloridaE55
Watched it as well - I told you it would look much better 'in real life' - in the sound was awesome!

The first time it came out and I saw it from distance, I thought it was a CL...
I hate when I hear "I told you so"....... but you were right.

I still like mine though

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