The Spectacular Gull-wing SLS AMG

I don’t happen to be in the market for a German supercar at the moment.  But if I were looking to drop $225K on a new ride… the SLS AMG, unveiled at the Frankfurt auto show earlier this month, would be very much in the running.  I’m not often a fan of Mercedes styling, but wow, what a beautiful car this is.  Car and Driver has a nice review here.

Interestingly, Wired reports that MB is working on an all-electric version of the car.  Between that, the Tesla roadster, Porsche’s upcoming electric, and the Fisker Karma, we’re starting to see some electric cars on the market that are actually awesome, instead of just awesomely pretentious.  Now if someone would just bring one to market for less than the price of a house…