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If you follow the official version, today the mighty Slr McLaren de jure is the leader of the Mercedes clan. Moreover, he claims the title of the greatest representative of the Daimler and Boltsev dynasty in its entire story. But this clan has its secret gray cardinal named SL 63 AMG, ruling de facto
If I were confronted with the need to compare the pretentious SLR with any secular person, I would not have thought for a second. Of course, Paris Hilton! Smush and spoiled, rich and dissolving, she brilliantly lumulates the family millions, plunging the hypocrisy establishment into a foresaw state. This is a pure glamor extract, its quintessence: marathon's party, meaningless expensive accessories and shocking antics, which the boulevard press excitedly tells the townsfolk. A secular diva, able not to squint from flashes of cameras, is what SLR McLaren is. In contrast to him, SL 63 AMG is the image of a noble student of a prestigious university that succeeds in study, sports and social activities. Self -esteem, of course, is high, but the level of requirements for itself is not lower. Of the two options, shopping or shophen will confidently choose number two. The initial conditions of the fight are not fair: the ultramoded carbon is full of pathos against classical steel, 626 hp. Against 525. However, this fight is inevitable contrary to the price abyss separating the cars of the price abyss.
It is extremely difficult to meet Slr McLaren in the real world, but it is still likely to go to one of the points of concentration of prosperity and success at the right time. For example, to study cars in the parking lot in front of the legendary casino of the principality of Monaco on Thursday evening. In the crowd of ordinary Ferrari F430, with a certain perseverance, see Pagani Zonda, Porsche GT3 RS, Ferrari Enzo and one copy of Slr McLaren. And if you are lucky, then a couple. I fight about the mortgage: when you see the silver SL 63 AMG at this fair of vanity, you will not pay any attention to it. And if you decide to go to SLR to the city, get ready to endlessly satisfy the universal curiosity: wow! Is this a real McLaren? Can you take a picture next to him? What is his speed? Such a public stir and distinguishes epoch -making cars from simple supercars. That is how people welcomed and, which is indicative, to this day continue to welcome Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and Lamborghini Countach. Both in statics and on the Slr McLaren, excitingly monumental, although difficulties are observed with taste and sense of proportion. As for the SL 63 AMG, its lean silhouette caresses the ordinary elegance of forms, and the abundance of air intakes of clearly factory origin forces him to treat him with wary respect. Well, respectable wheel wheels from AMG, wrapped in a thin layer of rubber, indicate a lot.
The image of these machines is different, but there are even more differences in the outside. Both cars are equipped with V8 engines operating on the rear wheels than all similarities end. The SLR power unit has a volume of 5.5 liters and is equipped with a mechanical supercharger, and the 6.2-liter AMG engine costs without any doping. The ratio of the number of valves is 32:24 not in favor of the SLR, which continues to operate the gas distribution circuit with three valves per cylinder. But it is hardly possible to withstand the compressor: SLR McLaren gives out a crushing torque of 780 nm already after reaching 3250 rpm, while the SL 63 engine will have to accelerate to 5200 rpm to show the maximum of 630 nm thrust. Fortunately, the AMG arsenal has a supernoy weapon called SpeedShift MCT Automatic gearbox with a wet multi -disc clutch instead of a hydrotransformer, which forces Slr McLaren to blush densely. Its 5-band automaton of a conventional design annoys with its clumsiness. The highly effective 7-speed transmission SL with electronic software of the last generation in the blink of an eye is jumping through three gears up or down, while not producing a single unnecessary action.
The intrigue spun what was needed: will the obsolete gearbox will eat superiority in power and traction, does the injection compensate for the loss in the working volume with a parallel start? The eternal question: will the boxer-mushroom pike a punishment will beat? In our case, I beat. I beat in both key exercises to accelerate both from the state of absolute peace and the course. The method that SLR McLaren gains speed after the act of drowning the gas pedal is more like a sledgehammer. Following the same algorithm at the wheel of SL, you are faced with the feeling that he is about to go, and he really goes, but only after the motor is chosen from a bush of average revolutions to the spaces of high. The SL 63 AMG engine is extremely responsive; It is only a pity that responsiveness is poorly comforted when you have to stare at the consultant stern of the SLR. Having resigned to the fate of the Luzer and sympathized with the car, you begin to objectively evaluate the stunning fluidity of the engine of the engine, without which SL 63 would inevitably lag behind your older brother even more.
Dry numbers do not know pity and compassion: 100 km/h from the place of SLR McLaren gains 3.8 s, winning 1.1 C AMG. True, this gap, in an ambitious club of supercars is considered fatal, can be reduced by 0.2 with the way of activating the Race Start mode, which displays the engine of 4000 rpm in anticipation of the clutch click. But even the use of such a technique is unable to change the situation 400-meter from the SLR place passes for 11.6 with 13.1 s, which are required for SL 63. By the way, all these dimensions were carried out by our German colleagues, who, unfortunately, abandoned the Racing for 1000 m, considering the name of the winner known in advance. But they documented that 23.4 s after the implementation of the touch of the SL 63 AMG shows the speed 233 km/h, which for a 2-ton car means unheard of agility. The electronic limiter does not allow the car to develop more than 250 km/h, but now dealers are quite officially offering the Drivers Pack option, which provides for a 300 km/h limiter. In the case of a meeting on an autobahn with the BMW M5, such a step will overcome the blood enemy easily and at ease, delivering a lot of positive emotions. Note that even at such crazy speeds, SL demonstrates enviable stability and amazing composure that, however, SLR McLaren hardly bothers. Its limit is 334 km/h.
Let it sound trite, but the concept of dynamics is not limited to acceleration alone. There is also controllability and braking that gains special importance on the racing ring. To show a worthy time of passing the circle, it is necessary to fold all parts of the mosaic into a single, harmonious and completed picture. Everything does not always work out and now Slr is slowly striving to inspire doubts. There are difficulties with a dosage of slowdown, evicted inappropriate, seemingly memories of Citroen machines of the 80s, with the accuracy of steering and informative feedback, and as a result, lubricated entry into a turn. Sometimes it seems that SLR McLaren and SL 63 AMG designed two different teams that were in total isolation from each other. Alas, although SLR knows how to drive heartily quickly, swallowing kilometers with armfuls, I don’t want to drive it on it. And this has to be said about a car created to fight with Porsche Carrera GT!
But still, I would have chased for Carrera GT only by choosing another Mercedes. They would be SL 63 AMG, which knows how to build relationships with the driver to mutual pleasure. He raises communication with a person to a completely different level, delighted with razor acuteness and sniper accuracy. At first you trust him, and then you begin to believe recklessly. And, by the way, auxiliary electronic systems, which sometimes fall off with critics and mountains of curses, the taste of this dish is not spoiled. I was sincerely pleased with the work of the active suspension ABC (Active Body Control), which suppresses the slander and cranes of the body for the purpose of uniform loading of all the wheels, but in the head of the pilot does not distort the picture of the balance of forces acting on the car. In the peak of the existing stereotypes about the inevitable sacrifice of some qualities for the sake of others, it synchronously increases both comfort and the speed of turning!
Every time SLR on sharp braking lifts the tail, I get sorry for myself, then it, then it. His speakers are really above the roof, but dynamism is lacking. Like it or not, the SL 63 turned out to be more responsive, mobile and, as a result, more interesting. This is largely due to the specifics of the distribution of the mass of the machine through the axes, which Daimler AG engineers recently transferred to the priority rank. Bringing SL 63 AMG to mind, they were able to shift 49% of the weight to the rear axle, leaving only 51% on the front. And this is his fundamental difference from worse than a balanced Slr Grantser, which in steep turns ABC suspension is not able to prevent the ESP stabilization system, which inevitably leads to a loss of pace. From my point of view, SL 63 AMG deserves the definition of sports to the greatest extent, it will look worthy even on a closed highway among professional pains. The special package of Performance Package also makes its contribution, including adjusted suspension settings, reinforced brake mechanisms (6-piston calipers of the front, 4-piston in the back) with ceramic discs and 19-inch forged wheel-color gray titanium wheels. For professionals, a self -locking differential included in this package is of particular value, with aggressive piloting in corners, successfully drooping power and traction under the guise of slipping of the unloaded wheel.
Now you understand why we consider SL 63 AMG one of the most striking moments in the Mercedes-Benz brand career. In the radiance of its perfection, even the 612-horsepower SL 65 AMG with a 12-cylinder biturbomotor fades, which is also 50% more expensive. But their price lists are nonsense in comparison with SLR McLaren, starting from the mark of 460 thousand euros. And the thunder breaks me, if the three -fold superiority in the price over SL 63 AMG has a clear argument. But such a comparison is not quite fair, since SL has a folding metal roof, transforming from a compartment to a convertible in a matter of seconds. Of course, SLR has an open version, but it will cost half a million euros. So, we got the opportunity to calculate the price of exclusivity with a high degree of accuracy and learned that it is measured by a six -digit number. Apparently, the manual work of McLaren employees is paid with gold ingots.
Common sense whispers: either SLR is sold at speculative prices, or SL 63 AMG is outrageously good. I believe that the truth is somewhere nearby, and both assumptions are quite true. Pompous Slr McLaren incomplete engineering masterpiece, whose tactical and technical qualities are not brought together. If you want, this is a reflection of greatness in a broken mirror. Its flaws are especially noticeable when a chance is given to touch the impeccable rafting of luxury and dynamics, cast in the form of Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG.
Laurent Chevalier
Photo by Joel Peir
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Source: Avtopanorama magazine