A Mercedes-Benz press release just hit the wires this morning, confirming that the new SLS AMG will be featured in Gran Turismo 5. It’s also going to be on display at the Tokyo Game Show later this week, along “with [the] latest information on Gran Turismo 5”. Apparently, the leaked video of Kazunori Yamauchi examining the SLS AMG meant something, after all!
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG which celebrated its world premiere during the 2009 International Motor Show (IAA), is the highlight in the latest version of the PlayStation®3 video game Gran Turismo®5. And just as with the visitors to the IAA, it is expected to excite gamers worldwide with its breathtaking performance.
When Gran Turismo®5 comes out soon to continue the success of this popular game series, fans the world over can look forward to the opportunity to take control of a very special car. The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will be just as impressive in the game as it is in real life, thanks to the extremely realistic rendering techniques used to depict its drivers. Drivers of the SLS AMG can look forward to taking part in thrilling high speed races on a variety of different race tracks, including the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife, while competing against other vehicles from the super sports car segment.
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will be displayed at the Tokyo Game Show (24 – 27 September 2009) with latest information on Gran Turismo®5.
With the new interpretation of the legendary gullwing, Mercedes-Benz is presenting a truly exciting super sports car which features an extremely impressive technology package: aluminium spaceframe bodywork with gullwing doors, AMG 6.3-litre V8 front centre engine with a maximum power of 420 kW/571 hp and dry sump lubrication, 7-speed double clutch transmission in a transaxle configuration, and sports suspension with aluminium double wishbone axles. The ideal weight distribution of 47 to 53 percent between the front and rear axles and the low centre of gravity accentuate the uncompromising sports car design. The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will celebrate its market launch in the spring of 2010.
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idiots SLS have paddle gearslike ferrari so do G25, also honda s2000 also have 7 gears :)
I was wrong…did some research.The SLS has an sequential 7 gear transmission.
Dont worry Guffaluff,as far as i know,the SLS AMG will have an automatic transmission.Because that’s what Mercedes always do with their AMG models.So your G25 will be just fine for the game.
Dont worry Guffaluff,because as far as i know,Mercedes always equips their AMG cars with an automatic transmission.So your G25 will be just fine for GT5.
I am also conserned about driving this car with the Logitech G25. It only has 6 gears compared to the 7 gears in this monster of a car. I wonder how that will be supported. Maybe we´ll just have to use sequential shifting.
@Onitzuka
47/53 weight distribution is pretty damn balanced… don’t know what you’re talking about.
Hi,
My feeling its now a reality… the GT5 its not out wet because the new cars who as present in Frankfurt Automobile Salon… first the Mercedes now… this video (post it in a news if possible :)!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYCsnEMpFsg
Its gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood….cant wait
I’ve seen the car at the Frankfurt Automobile Salon, did not like it!! I find it too long in the front and not that ballanced.
But the news about this car in the game meens they are working hard to give us all the new car in the game at it’s release!! Really good!!
what whe now need is day night cycle and realtime weather internet to compleet the name real driving simulator i know its not easy to do but i dont expect much
W00t!
I like wings.
@somestrangesin – you haven’t driven the LS-F in GT5P then?
IS this official that ther will be playble demo of gt5 and Mercedes sl amg is this confirmed from ky or PD ?
I thought PD planned to have the Ferrari 599 XX on the cover. I think it should have 5 cars on the cover, one from every major motorsport. (Nascar, F1, WRX, Leman, Super GT)
@somestangesin
uhhh, no… its a real picture.
also anyone notice the clouds in the picture? weather effeeeecttss!
I think it’s 9 pm eastern wednesday night for Sony’s conference, Petey.
it says the car is a 7-speed double clutch? what is that? there isnt 7 gears on the logitech g25 haha how do i shift into 7th. and what is double clutch?
I’m not a fan of the design but I’ll look up some more pics. I still forward to driving it in GT5.
man i want the fxx to be the cover car! or the f458! i just love ferrari. they always do a good job, and lets not forget this is the first GT with ferraris, and so seems fitting maybe to have a ferrari(enzo?), lamborghini(reventon?), and bugatti(eb110ss?) on the cover.
I want to know the time TGS starts. Im on east coast of USA and TGS is this Thursday, but what time?
I hope they clear up the issue about how many tracks are going to be in GT5.
Regarding the Cover Car:
WThey should just take a photo of the SLS from the same angle as the GTR photo on Prologue and nobody could tell the difference anyhow. Total design ripoff.
WUNDERBAR!!!
Mercedes Benz und Autobahn
Yeah, this game looks really good.
Personally i think it’s design is a bit strange, i do however respect the car’s legacy and it’s performance. I would love to take it for some virtual laps on the ring to truly test it’s mettle..
Porsche …. T_T ….
@ Ryan: Hmm, maybe the special announcement coming up at TGS could be that Porsche will be in the game… and Koenigsegg… and Bentley… ah well. Daydreaming a bit there, I think. :D
@ W89rnr: I agree. Even though I don’t really fancy the car nor its design, it’s for sure an icon and pays great tribute to one of the world’s first supercars. Plus, it kinda shows what the 2009 car design is able to put forth. My guess is that this will be a car which people will remember – and in that case, it’s a great cover car.
bentley,lamborghini,koens…,meserati@ TGS perhaps?
But they have to fix the sounds!!! I don’t want to hear an electric car sound for this 571 CV V8 engine!!! It’s a monster!
I really quite enjoy the mix of styling and performance of the SLS; a car that is a throwback to one of the world’s first supercars, it would make for an awesome cover car IMO
@cobraagent90 Are you serious?
@Nomino Fair enough. I’m probably just ranting to myself about Porsche not being in the game.
Yes, lmntr34, GTPlanet will be covering TGS live.
That’s nice of Mercedes to proclaim their car as the games “highlight” :D
I think the cover car has to be KY’s new love. Like he bought a Ford GT then put it on the GT4 cover. Same thing happened to R35 on GT5:P cover, since his team helped Nissan to design the gauge interface, and also he got the privilege to test drive the car before the production model was revealed to the public. The chance of the SLS being on the cover of GT5 is pretty high IMO.
is the tgs gonna have live stream n if so is gtp gonna provide it on its page?…oh n rumor has it gt5 will have livery editor…since it was one of the features gt hd was suppose to have
I still like the Mclaren SLR though but the SLS AMG is Nice!!!! :P
@Spring Ten Well Some say 25th September(I dont think so), others say 21st October(I dont think so neither) and others 4th December(maybe). IN 3 DAYS WE WILL KNOW FOR SURE
The new SLS is essentially the new GT-R for Gran Turismo. Does everyone follow?
@ cobraagent90
A good point well made! My pre order from ShopTo has a release date of Dec 4th.
I really hope this comes out this year! I really hope they vary the cars and not have 600 Nissan’s!
@Spring Ten I’m 100% sure that GT5 will be released in 2009 BECAUSE:
1 Forza comes out in October
2 The 4th quarter of a year is the best time for sales
3 A lot of amazing games are coming in Spring 2010(FF13,God of War 3…)
4 PS3 Slim+GT5 bundle is coming December 4th
5 Kaz himself said GT5 would be released SHORTLY after GT PSP
I really hope theis means nothing but, the SLS will be out in spring 2010 (as stated in the article)
Has the PD brought a game out prior to the ‘official’ production release of a car.
In other words, not a concept car?
If memory serves me right the BMW M5 was a new car in GT-4. as was the BMW 3-Series in GT5P.
Can some one correct me if im wrong.
This would indicate a Spring 2010 launch. Which I think would benefit Sony. This would allow them to get the right marketing together for GT and allow consumers to finish/get bored of games like Uncharted 2 and COD:MW2.
coolio.
Also what about Bently, or Koenigsegg? I neeeeeeed ittttt
Saying it is the highlight of GT5 at TGS is misleading. Like that is the peak of information to be given
@Franz
I’ve been thinking about the exact same thing, about the Mclaren MP4-12C and Ferrari F458 ;D
(I’m especially hoping, and is pretty sure about, that they will include the 458 Italia at some point!)
Quote: “Why would anyone buy an SLR when one could own a Carrera GT for roughly the same price? Maybe an old golfer-like person, but I hope not any true driving enthusiast (which you GT guys should be).”
Why does anybody who plays GT have to be a true driving enthusiast? Maybe some people play GT because they simply enjoy playing driving games?
Quote: “This will probably be the cover car for GT5. As long as we get the game this year, I don’t care what car is on the cover! ;)”
Clearly you do, otherwise you would not have mentioned it.
@Alan,
The SLS isn’t the replacement for the SLR,
The SLR was build by McLaren and the SLS is buidl by AMG!;D
ye mclaren f1 would be good as cover car
Great!!! I hope that we will see Mclaren F1 LM on TGS!!!!!
Cover car for GT5 maybe F1 LM or Viper ACR!!!
Because the SLR is way better than the Carrera GT
@Hellseek It may under steer a lot lol .. too heavy
Why would anyone buy an SLR when one could own a Carrera GT for roughly the same price? Maybe an old golfer-like person, but I hope not any true driving enthusiast (which you GT guys should be).
Can’t wait to take it on the top gear test track
Its the biggest car in japan at the moment
@zuggerat the cover car is the Zr1
We kinda already guessed it would be in but its nice to have it officially confirmed.
If they are making such a big deal of it it could well be the cover car of GT5 like how Forza 3 had an R8 on the stage when they officially annouced the game.
Anything is better than that horrible shot of the ZR-1 on the PSP box!
@TW82
Lol, yeah!
@Franz
ha?
I dont think theyll have just the 1 car on the cover, seeing as this will be the number 1 racing game all over the world they will probably have at least 4-5 covers for the different regions, if i had a choice of a car on the cover it would be the mclaren slr in black
This will probably be the cover car for GT5. As long as we get the game this year, I don’t care what car is on the cover! ;)
‘When Gran Turismo®5 comes out SOON to continue the success of this popular game series…’
ooohhh..
Could this Benz be on GT5 Cover maybe…?
Lets hope not =)
Let’s hope PD will add the MP4-12C and F458 as well. It will be so much fun to have these 3 new cars competing in the game.
Could this Benz be on GT5 Cover maybe…?
Why people think this is the major advancement news? TGS is still 3 days away people. I just don’t get some of you guys :P
!!!!!!THIS IS THE REPLACMENT FOR THE SLR!!!!!!!, what a horrible peice of crap, has anyone told mercedes its 2009 not 1959?
Boring car for old guys. The performance of the car on a race track is poor, like all other Mercedes cars. Well, it will never see a racetrack. It’s an expensive ego-car, not a racing machine.
Great looking car, but I’m not a fan of these heavy, non-manual Mercedes sports/super cars.
@xtaz – The quote was ‘major advancement’ and I doubt adding a single car to the game is a major advancement.
YES! I was at IAA, STUNNING CAR. Just love it!
oh yea
breathtaking performance hah? We’ll see about that
Yes-yes, SLS.
perhaps we have our cover car?
Pretty good news.
Though I hope this wasn’t the ‘big announcement’ they were talking about.
awesome