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When we build sports cars we try our best to lose.<br />
Weight, of course<br />
Less is not more – it’s faster: in order to achieve the lowest weight possible,<br />
the designers were consistent in their use of aluminium for the bodyshell of the<br />
<strong>SLS</strong> <strong>AMG</strong>. <strong>The</strong> entire aluminium space frame weighs just 241 kg. In order to<br />
achieve this weight and to render the structure as stable as possible, the engineers<br />
optimised the distribution of forces in the structure again and again. Precisely<br />
calculated aluminium castings are positioned in places which bear the brunt<br />
of high forces. A mere four percent of the bodyshell is still made of steel – where<br />
occupant safety is paramount. So much stability and safety but so little weight – this<br />
could well be a record. And anyone for whom the car still isn’t light enough can<br />
reduce its weight even further with numerous optional extras: with considerably<br />
lighter <strong>AMG</strong> sports bucket seats, ceramic brake discs, forged wheels or with the<br />
extensive use of carbon fibre.
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