After the first indication last week Mercedes-Benz has given its AMG division the green light for a second stand-alone model to sit alongside the new SLS. The new two-seater will be cheaper and much smaller than the SLS. It will arrive in showrooms in 2013.
“Mercedes’ management has been very supportive of AMG’s efforts in developing the SLS,” a senior official indicated to Autocar. “The feedback we’ve received since showing the car at the Frankfurt motor show has been extremely encouraging. A second model that will project a similarly exclusive image but be more accessible in terms of its pricing is already in planning.”
It is said that the ‘baby’ SLS will encapsulate the spirit of the 1928 SSK, whose name is taken from the German words Super Sport Kurz (‘kurz’ means ‘short’). The new AMG will come in a choice of two body styles: coupé and roadster –
