Jay Leno goes in search of Hollywood's Hidden Street Circuit in the Mercedes SLS AMG.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG8nQIBl7ig

The Making of this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJIy0GTOROg

 

What a sound... Great video to boot! Jays the man.

 

It's no "C'etait on rendezvous", but great video for sure.

 

Makes me miss LA! I used to take that route every day along Beverly as my uncle lives there.

Had some fun times in various cars / biks along Mulholland over the years!

 

What a good looking car, why are the more ‘consumer’ Mercedes cars looking so ugly, and this looks so good!

There are some bits of awkwardness around the rear glass and C-pillar, but overall, what a desirable looking supercar with long bonnet and propeller blade front grille.

Seeing the other designer concept sketches of potential SLS’s makes me just wish they could have made them all, especially those that have more sheer surfaces and distinct creases which also would have looked dramatic in real life.
I wrote more with images at AutoCritical 2011 Mercedes SLS ? The beauty among the beasts

 

great shots. and after having seen the two shootings I used Google Earth to find the roads on the map, and i marked them. fun.

 

Love hearing Jay Leno's insights... and that blat blat overrun! 6.2 AMG sounds so awesome.

 

That was cool. You can see my wife's house she grew up in when he turns up Beverly Drive.

 

What a great sounding engine! I love the burble it has.

 

Jay Leno is the man. I did not like the SLS at all at first, now I'm starting to come around.