Well, had a chance to drive all the AMG cars at Spring MT Ranch near Vegas. I was invited to the track day held/sponsored by MB Canada (Free accommodation at the Bellagio, Free Food, Free Transportation, and Free Track Day - how could I say "No"?)

In my opinion (as a very moderately skilled driver), the SLS AMG was the best on the track. It seemed a bit better balanced than our 997TT, and the NA engine (6.2 560+hp) was very responsive. Nonetheless, although the SLS is pretty "cool" with those gullwing doors, I don't think it looks very pretty. At least with the SLS, I was able to keep up with the instructor in the lead car lol.

All the other cars I drove, I felt like a complete fool because I was always falling behind hahaha...

The next best on the track in descending order were:

C63 (not bad at all for a small 4d sedan)
E63 (new one is much improved over the W211)
SL63 (top down fun)
CLS63 (dated chassis)
S63 (a luxury sedan at the track - not pretty)
SLK55 (sloppy sloppy sloppy)
ML63 (the Cayenne Turbo is leagues above as I experienced at the Porsche World Roadshow in Mosport Raceway).

AMG cars are NOT track cars. All I could do was brake and accelerate and that made me feel like a very very poor driver lol. I couldn't find the apexes and never had confidence in any of the AMG cars except for the SLS.

Porsche - there is no subsitute!

 

What date have you went? couple of my friends went there too! too bad I was too late to sign up this year..

 

April 14. Too bad you weren't there.

We should get together for lunch this week...

 

Great to hear that about the SLS track acuity, love the car especially with those doors. Just wish it was aesthetics were up to par with the 458 and MP4-C Etc Etc.

 

HUGELY jealous. Great to hear that it has the ability on the track to keep up with its looks (which I really love, I just don't know about owning a MB).

 

I was offered a new SLS at sticker but it is too ugly for my tastes. It is ugly enough to make a Panamera beautiful by comparison

 

^^^Took the words right out of my mouth

 

The trapezoidal quad tips on the E63...ugh.

 

How does it look in the flesh? Is the car better looking in person than in the photos?

 

i just can't seem to like it... it's like an uglier 2-door panamera?

 

Not my cup of tea. Going by the direction MB's taken with their latest design themes i cant see myself ever in one....ewwk! Someones head needs to roll over there imo. Panamera never looked so beautifull. P has nothing to worry about with that car after seeing this.