Get an inside look at the onboard acceleration of a Mercedes SLS AMG navigating the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The video ...

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When the SLS debuted as a tribute to the gorgeous 300SL Gullwing, it grabbed headlines as the world’s most powerful naturally aspirated V8 engine in production and the first ground-up AMG supercar. It ...