Mercedes-Benz is certainly on to making the “futuristic” look real. For years, the automaker has been working on its hottest project to date which it calls W197. This is the automaker’s newest sports car and you will be very happy to know that it has been equipped with gullwings for its doors.

However, those eager to check out this spicy Mercedes beauty will have to wait for another tow or three years as this gullwingwed-Benz is scheduled to debut in 2010. Mercedes Benz is expecting and hoping that this addition to its sports car line up will also be successful as the legendary 300 SL. The 300 SL is actually its predecessor. But as of now, you can only content yourself with pictures of this new two-seater.

Mercedes Benz will have this sports car assembled at its Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen. But it will still be the AMG in Affalterback which will look over the car’s development. And Mercedes Benz will be selling 3000 to 5000 units of its gullwinged sports car a year.

This new model will have components that are similar to the future SL but its difference lies in its length as it is shorter by a few centimeters than the SL. Other similarities to the former gullwing include the tubular frame and he rear-wheel drive. However, this new Mercedes Benz gullwing will have a V8 engine capable of maximum power output of 620 horsepower.

Mercedes Benz has still not thought of name to call this new gullwinged sports car and with the price, you can expect it will be around $250,000.

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