So my question is what does it take for a car to be badged as a GT3? Lighter, more powerful and track oriented than it's street sibling? ... and most importantly a moster rear wing your mother can be proud of. Well, if that is the case, Mercedes has one SLS AMG GT3

Skip to 1:05 on the first video unless you like to watch Mercedes van commercial lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrYHm...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFm7q...eature=related

 

I think they stole the headlights from an R35 Skyline.. LOL

Mike

 

I really like how the SLS turned out... Aesthetically speaking.

I can't believe I'm saying this but I think the tail lights on this car are a little too small aesthetically...

 

Wow! i cant wait to see how this car runs.

 

"GT3" is a FIA racing class...

 

I got the chills watching that 2nd video, it is just on AMAZING machine with lots of technology.

 

We can make alot of tacos on this surfboard

Here is a video of SLS AMG driven by Bernd Schneider 5X DTM world champion at Laguna Seca. Time: 1:40.74 ... pretty slow consider it was driven by a professional. There was a long pause when ask if he like to have one included in his personal collection lol. " ... best sports car I ever driven ..." Yeah right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_zQ...eature=related

 

Paint it Matte Black and Bruce Wayne would be happy to call it his Mercedes

I think it looks awesome.

 

"GT3" is a FIA racing class...

+1

As simple as that.

It's the same formula that Porsche used when naming their GT3 and GT2 cars. They needed to build production versions in order to meet homologation requirements for motorsports.

Porsche did not invent the "GT3" moniker.

When the Audi R8 LMS first got announced, it was known as the R8 GT3 as well, as it was built to compete in the FIA GT3 class.

 

the rear quarter panel reminds me of an s2000

 

I think they could have done a lot more in the design dept.

 

The "FIA GT3 European Championship" is the sister race series of the American Lemans GT2 Series. So the cars competing in FIA GT3/ GT2 ALMS must all comply with the FIA GT3 construction rules. So you are partially correct these are "Lighter, more powerful and track oriented than their street sibling". But other that fact that the car must basically retain the same factory shape with regards to the roof, door/ trunk/ hood positions (these panels can be made of composite material and their shape slightly modified for improved aerodynamics and component cooling) and utilize the factory uni-body or frame (which can be modified for safety and higher stress tolerance) almost every other piece a is 100% designed for racing (not suitable for the street)!


[quote=mikymu;2797269]So my question is what does it take for a car to be badged as a GT3? Lighter, more powerful and track oriented than it's street sibling? ... and most importantly a moster rear wing your mother can be proud of. Well, if that is the case, Mercedes has one SLS AMG GT3]

 

I think the car is really unattractive. Long nose, short rear. Very odd tail. Too big. Adding gullwing doors to a big GT doesn't make it a sports car.

 

Cant be a true GT3 w/o a sunroof! haha

 

Most GT looking cars have a long nose and short tail.