Teamspeed.com - Auto Express says Baby Mercedes SLS on way

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Baby Mercedes SLS on way
Mercedes is planning a smaller, cheaper SLS supercar, which will rival the Porsche 911 and Jaguar C-X16.

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Talking exclusively to Auto Express, Christoph Jung, development director of performance division AMG, revealed: “There is room for an AMG model below the SLS, targeting the Porsche 911. This is the next market for AMG, and we are considering what is the right package.”

Jung said the success of the £168,000 gullwing-doored SLS – which has now sold 5,000 models since 2009 and grown to include a Roadster version – had paved the way for a second AMG model. This would further establish it as a producer of sports cars separate to the regular Mercedes range.

“It is important to work on our brand and grow it. Look at the Porsche 911 – it is a huge success. They have done a very good job in evolving it over the years. Now, thanks to the SLS, companies like Porsche see AMG as competition. Everyone recognises that AMG can produce super sports cars.”

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Let's hope the rendering from the rear doesn't see the light of day...

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