Hot Lap! 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

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Every car in the 2011 Motor Trend Best Drivers Car competition was lapped around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca by hot shoe Randy Pobst. Our next competitor

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00:00 Mercedes-Benz's SLS AMG is a stunning rework of one of the most iconic sports cars of all

00:14 time, the legendary 300SL Golwing.

00:18 Under the hood is a 563 horsepower 6.2-litre V8 that thunders like an artillery barrage

00:25 when you nail the gas.

00:27 But does the big Benz have the track moves to match that explosive soundtrack?

00:32 Randy Popes lights the fuse to find out.

00:35 Flat out over one, oh yeah!

00:44 Brake early, respect that momentum.

00:47 This car is very balanced on the way in.

00:53 Okay, it's a little loose.

00:56 [Engine revving]

00:58 Torque!

01:12 Five grand, we are pulling!

01:16 [Engine revving]

01:18 Just rocks!

01:31 This car goes up the hill like it's not there!

01:40 [Engine revving]

01:42 Wild ride over the corkscrew!

01:50 Woo!

01:51 Steering is excellent.

01:58 If I don't get that shift in at just the right time, boy, we got a problem.

02:08 [Tires screeching]

02:10 [Engine revving]

02:13 [Engine revving]

02:16 [Engine revving]

02:19 [Music]

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02:29 [Music]

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