2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

• Roof-hinged gullwing doors pay homage to the iconic 300SL
• Front/mid-mounted, aluminium-alloy, dry-sumped, normally aspirated 6.2-litre V8
• Structured and panelled entirely in aluminium; lightweight carbon-fibre driveshafts
• 563bhp at 6800rpm / 479lb ft at 4750rpm, 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds and 197mph
• UK-supplied, right-hand drive SLS AMG, 16,500 miles, single private owner from new
• Finished in Imola Grey Metallic with single tone Designo Classic Red leather
• Correctly dry stored and serviced regularly at a Mercedes-Benz main agent
• Original book-pack with drivers manuals, service history showing 9 visits to Mercedes-Benz with the most recent service September 2020 at 16,374 miles, health checks, invoices, old MOTs and current V5C
• The appropriate registration number AM54 SLS will stay with the car

There's something utterly beguiling about a large capacity V8 and the one you'll find under the bonnet of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is an absolute peach. It's a 6.2-litre unit and was the first V8 from the AMG stable to be designed from the ground up, with its initial application being in the E63 super-saloon. The engine was further developed for the SLS with a dry-sump set-up and 120 unique parts and, in this guise, could muster a very healthy 563bhp. It's a simply superb engine and even when running on a light throttle it rumbles and crackles like distant thunder and lightning. It's mated to a seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission complete with a 'Race Start' launch-control system enabling a claimed 0-62mph time of 3.8secs and a top speed of 197mph.

The SLS is one of those machines that had modern-classic written all over it from the moment it first saw the light of day and Mercedes themselves state on record that they will only build such a special car once every 50 years or so and there was never any replacement either planned or offered. Whilst it was the first car to be fully designed by AMG in-house, it was sadly the last to be fitted with a naturally aspirated V8, the most powerful normally aspirated engine they had ever built.

Here we have a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing offered directly from the first private owner tastefully specified with individual AMG Imola Grey metallic paint and Classic Red Designo single-tone exclusive leather interior. It was supplied new by Mercedes-Benz Manchester and first registered on 25 November 2010. Since taking delivery of the SLS, our vendor has enjoyed the car occasionally, carefully dry storing it when not in use and ensuring it was correctly serviced by the local Mercedes-Benz main agent.

It's accompanied by a history file including the original book-pack with drivers manuals, a print-out of the service history showing 9 visits to Mercedes-Benz with the most recent service September 2020 at 16,374 miles, health checks, invoices, old MOTs and its current V5c registration papers ready for transfer.

There is no better way to describe this remarkable vehicle other than truly 'breathtaking', it really is special. Production ceased in 2014, and Mercedes-AMG have elected not to replace the model, so we can only surmise what will happen to values. The SLS AMG was destined to be a modern classic from the moment it arrived and this superbly presented and maintained example would fit nicely into any collection of important motor cars.