Welcome Back: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

One of the best cars you can find on Forza Motorsport 4 was this:

This is a shouty, snarly, tail-happy gullwinged lunatic
that Jeremy Clarkson loves it!

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. There's no denying that it has a hulking presence of a dinosaur at a kindergarten in Telford. It looks great until you open the gullwing doors that made it turned into a colossal showoff. We really like the car's gullwing but there's a bit of a problem. If your height is a bit Richard Hammond-ish, you can't reach the doors to close it but Mercedes-Benz will provide them an optional strap so smaller drivers can close it easily. With the gullwing doors locked, is it safe? Well, that's a dilemma. If you get your car upside down, I'm afraid that there is NO ONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAMING. That's scary but the SLS AMG's gullwing doors is equipped with some pyrotechnic feature that can blow off automatically when the car is upside down. Well, let's forget about this but anyway, the SLS AMG comes with the M159 V8 DOHC engine that produces 571 PS (420 kW; 563 hp) of power and 650 N·m (480 lb·ft) of torque. It was mated with a MG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed dual-clutch semi-automatic transmission, which has selectable driving modes such as "C" (Controlled Efficiency), "S" (Sport), "S+" (Sport plus) or "M" (Manual).

It was served as the Safety Car for the Formula One Championship. It made apperances in movies such as The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Transformers Dark of the Moon (as Decepticon Soundwave). This was Jeremy Clarkson's car at Top Gear's Big US Road Trip.

Jeremy Clarkson drove this on his DVD, The Italian Job and despite its loss against the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera in Imola, he prefers the SLS AMG as his new favorite.

This car is all about choosing your favorites. As said, Jeremy Clarkson chose the SLS AMG as his new favorite rather than his former favorite, the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. It reminds me of the time that I choose something that will be my new favorite and how it compares to my old favorite. One such thing that reminded me that my favorite country was Korea but later my new favorite country is Japan. My favorite iced tea was Nestea but later my latest favorite iced tea was C2, my favorite anime was Negima but moments later, my new favorite was Hayate the Combat Butler. Then, my favorite woman was NHK newscaster Yuko Fukushima but later I ditched her in favor of my new favorite woman who was none other than Doctor Who actress, Karen Gillan. That's how the SLS AMG taught me everything, about choosing the one which could be your newest favorite. Even if your new favorite is not better than your old favorite, you'd still prefer your new favorite and stick with it.

Let's not forget that the SLS comes with sat-nav, stereo, electric seats, and iPod connectivity. Unlike the Ferrari 599 GTO, Pagani Zonda R, and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, it's not made for earnest men for track days and it's not made to go round corners .0001 seconds faster than the next guy or girl. It was made to make you happy. Clarkson's right. The Germans really made the biggest laugh and a giggle more than speed, more than style, more than anything. That's what matters in a car most of all...

This is a shouty, snarly, tail-happy gullwinged lunatic that Jeremy Clarkson loves it because it's more powerful than the Ferrari 458-just.It's louder than the Lamborghini, and way more fun than the 911 RS GT Turbo 3 S or whatever this new 'ultimate' beetle is called.