Although it was just recently unveiled, Daimler has unveiled today the first special edition SLS - the Mercedes SLS AMG Desert Gold. The Mercedes SLS AMG Desert Gold will have its premiere at the Dubai International Motor Show and features a matt silk finish. Apart from the exterior paint finish, all the chrome or silver accents of the standard car have received a deep-black paint finish on the Mercedes SLS AMG Desert Gold. The car sits on 19 inch rims on the front and 20 inch wheels at the rear.
The Mercedes SLS AMG Desert Gold is powered by the standard 6.3-litre V8 engine that develops 420 kW (571 hp) and 650 Nm of torque. With this unit in its belly, the Mercedes SLS AMG Desert Gold can reach a top speed of 317 km/h and needs only 3.8 seconds to get from 0 to 100 km/h.
From the Mercedes Press Release:
Matt gold on the aluminum body together with striking highlights in high-gloss black – an extraordinary and highly attractive combination. With its matt silk surface, "AMG Desert Gold" further accentuates the sporty appearance of the Gullwing model. All the decorative and mounted features that are in shining chrome or Silver Shadow in the standard SLS AMG have been given a deep-black paint finish by AMG's designers. Whether for the Mercedes star and the trim strip on the
cross fin at the front, the fins on the bonnet and flanks, the filler cap or all the model plates: high-gloss black is used everywhere, ensuring a striking contrast with the matt silk sheen of the gold paintwork. The black-painted AMG light-alloy wheels in size 9.5 x 19 at the front and 11.0 x 20 at the rear are embellished with a golden ring on the rim flange.
"AMG Desert Gold" has currently only been used for the display vehicle at the Dubai International Motor Show, but given sufficient customer demand, this special gold paint finish could become available as an individual optional
extra from the AMG PERFORMANCE STUDIO. Two alluring matt paint finishes - AMG Monza grey magno" and "designo magno alanite grey" - are already offered for the SLS AMG. And as a highlight, the unique "AMG alubeam silver", a finish that makes the paintwork glisten like liquid metal. At present SLS AMG customers have a choice of nine attractive paint colours.
Completely black interior, with plenty of solid carbon-fibre
The interior of the special SLS AMG model is in uncompromising, sporty black, the AMG sports bucket
seats corresponding with the solid carbon-fibre centre console and other carbon-fibre interior features. Opening the bonnet reveals the 420 kW (571 hp) AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine, which is strikingly framed by the high-quality carbon-fibre engine compartment cover.
"The premiere of the SLS AMG in "AMG Desert Gold" at the Dubai International Motor Show is a token of respect for the Middle East. After the USA, Germany and Japan, the Gulf region is the fourth-largest market for AMG," says Volker Mornhinweg, CEO of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
