Blueprints of a certain code name C197 was spied among the much awaited show cars that Mercedes-Benz has in store for 2010. Car enthusiasts can expect to see this high-performance gullwing coupe paraded in Geneva next year.
There is no official name for this new two-gullwing-door coupe model yet. Earlier reports last year suggested that it would be bear the SLC badge, but it seems that the plans have changed. There’s a possibility that it will carry the AMG badge. However, no official announcements from Mercedes-Benz have been made.
The company has already released a number of image clips of this coupe’s exterior. The car shows off a highly aerodynamic and modern finish which is almost spacey. Aside from the slick overall exterior, the coupe is also expected to boasts of a 550 hp to 650 hp V12 engine. This is the same engine used in the AMG Black Series.
The movable grille at the coupe’s rear, along with the three pointed black star behind the bumper’s black tape is reminiscent of earlier Mercedes-Benz classics, namely the Mercedes 300 SL. The Mercedes 300 SL is an earlier gullwing model from the 1950s.
This coupe’s class and power tandem has a big price tag pegged on it once it hits the show rooms in 2010. Quotes for this gullwing model reach up to $450,000 in the US and €150,000 in Europe.
This Mercedes-Benz gullwing coupe is designed to rival the Porsche 911 Turbo, Audi R8 and Lexus LF-A.
