Photo Rendering: Mercedes SLC getting ready to fight Audi R8

I love the look of that car.I want it. Now.

Mercedes actually made this to fight the Lexus LF-A I think. The Audi R8 is not very powerful and its ugly too. If there is one thing Mercedes does well its reacting to the innovative spirit at Lexus as this car clearly proves. Just my opinion.

I agree Lexusking. The Lexus LF-A will have class leading values as is expected from Lexus and their quality products. I wouldn't be surprised if the LF-A will post sub 6 minute times on the Nurnbergring because of its excellent handling, power and weight distribution. This car is going to be so super good! I can't wait for Lexus to release it. The competition will get trashed!

Bimmermike, we are Lexus fans, not Euro taxi fans like what a BMW is. Lexus are true class leading luxury cars designed with perfection in mind. BMW makes cars for taxi companies together with Audi and Benz and then they rebadged them for America as luxury cars. I always laugh when I see a Benz or BMW because I know the fool driving it got raped when it comes to money. Lexus buyers on the other hand are treated like kings. Live with it.

I agree.

:) you got my vote and support brother LOL :) Long live Lexus, the epitome of Lexury;)

I LOVE that HWA is building this car. No more McLaren... Not that I don’t like their cars, I'm a McLaren F1 nut but from what I understand, them and Mercedes could never see eye to eye on the SLR project and hence why it became a beautifully heavy GT rather than a proper hyper car. HWA on the other hand knows exactly how to get what they want from Mercedes and do it right! CLK-GTR part Duex anyone?

An IS350 rapes that car. Just think what the IS-F will do to it.

I wonder if the SLC is based off the basic Chrysler ME412 platform/design?

The Chrys concept was a mean, street-screamer. It would be nice to know that the platform has furthered its life as a future M-B supercar.

Uh... you do know the ME412 was only a concept car, right? It wasn't ACTUALLY a production-ready car, and because it was never intended for production, didn't under-go any chassis development or anything like that.

So the platform wouldn't have been any good.

This car has borrow some of it design cue from Toyota and Lexus. But let get back the topic, I still think the Audi R8 look WAY........better than this MB SLC.

Between the two, I will go with the Audi R8 V10, it look like supercar and it unique.

The R8 is stunningly gorgeous. It would be very hard indeed for the SLC or LF-A to top its design. The fact that it drives better than a Carrera 4S for a minimal price difference (when you consider options) is just icing on the cake.

This photoshop is just a SLR 722 with Lexus LF-A front fascia.

JUGNU

This looks worse than the LF-A and R8 to me. It's a Lamborghini with a C-Class front-fascia. Thank goodness it's only a rendering.

That car looks wicked. Much less frumpy than their current lineup.

@Xdrive

You realy don't know much about lexus, the RX is the Japanse toyota harrier and the highlander is the kluger.

I don't do drugs.

At 200k, it's not an Audi fighter. MB needs a car priced around 100k. Maybe the AMG CLK63 Black Series is the car to compare with?

At 200k, it's not an Audi fighter. MB needs a car priced around 100k. Maybe the AMG CLK63 Black Series is the car to compare with?

Not sure which one is Uglier? the current SLR or this SLC?

It looks deadly. Just the image of the front end alone looks viscious.

one of the most beautiful designs in the history of cars.

David989/LexusKing,

Thanks for the show, but your unoriginal attempts at inciting automotive-related violence isn't working as planned.

It isn't even that original. Why Autospies has had many fictitious Lexus fans over the years, boasting ridiculous claims in the hope of trying to be funny.

Sure, there are those on this website who ACTUALLY think you are delusional Lexus fans, which is sad. Sure, some of your posts are reasonably funny, however they lower the standard of the website.

This website is actually somebody's business, and by playing class clown on all the threads, you are disrespecting the website and those who frequate it.

Try stand-up comedy.

I am not trying to start a war. I am using simple logic. Logic dictates that Lexus is generally class leading in most if not every category. Plus we Lexus fans read high quality Lexus magazines (even from Japan!) so we know what's going on and how these cars stack up against the competition.

david989, ?????

You lexus girls make me sick, so sick I'm starting to hate autospies, go away and leave the men to discuss real cars.

READ THIS REVIEW I FOUND ON THE BLOATED CAMARY (LS 460)

At first glance, the LS 460 has finally stopped cribbing its design cues from Mercedes– and started cribbing from the BMW 7 Series. In the flesh, it’s clear that Lexus has turned inwards for inspiration. As I patrolled my dealer’s lot to scan color variations, I couldn’t distinguish an ES from an LS. In fact, the Japanese brand’s “L-finesse” design philosophy Lacks-finesse across the entire model range. There are no exterior character lines worth mentioning. I like the way the LS’ exhaust pipes integrate into the rear valence. And, um that’s it.

This deeply conservative (not to say bland) approach carries over into the interior, which seems carefully designed to avoid offense. While you can’t fault the LS 460's ergonomics or the luster of its wood accents, the $61k-and-up car's cabin comes off just a little bit, well, cheap. The buttons are made from plastic that Audi wouldn't use for the A8's trunk release. And Lexus can buff that leather as much as it wants; it still feels like it came out of a Camry. Of course, the LS 460 boats— I mean boasts every luxury car toy on earth, including intuitive parking assist (Danger Will Robinson!) and power everything you can imagine (and much you can’t or wouldn’t).

Firing-up the LS’ 4.6-liter V8 is about as aurally exciting as switching on a pool heater– which is fair enough. The driving experience is a bit like swimming in warm water. Helming the LS, I thought I'd become an automotive quadriplegic; my mind was operating the vehicle rather than my extremities. I had no sensation whatsoever from the steering wheel, throttle or brakes. Every control involved with the vehicle’s operation lay just within the range of human perception.

source is = http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=2636

ehh i hope mb doesnt go the cadillac route with all those angles and sharp edges. we dont need another XLR