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Some new spy photos leaked from Nürburgring. They are of a Mercedes something something. I mumble about the model name not because I have not done my homework, but because no-one knows what car that is. It looks a lot like Dodge Viper, which rules out the chance of a mid-engine supercar. It is not the new McLaren F1 or F2, because they stopped co-operating on that car last year. They're keeping the production in-house, using their own tuning company AMG, and also getting help from their DTM facility HWA Racing.
It is mostly called the new Gullwing. Will it ever achieve the fame and glory of the Gullwing, is unknown. Probably not.
Based on those hints, it can be said this car will be powerful, and probably a dream to handle, since AMG gives the power and you can bet a DTM (German Touring Car Championship) facility knows something about making the car steerable. I'm just a little concerned about the looks. When the Viper came out, it was the first car in a long time that little boys stuck posters of on their bedroom walls (such a reaction had not been achieved since the Lamborghini Countach). Are Mercedes trying to live off someone else's fame?
Here's another speculation: some people think this is a Maybach Coupé. Maybach are currently finishing their Landaulet, which is a gigantic open-top limousine, I suppose they would not be developing a tiny (compared to Maybachs) Coupé at the same time.
Talking about not knowing what car it might be: on this picture it looks like a TVR Cerbera (obviously the plastic panels are there to hide the real look, but you've got to hand it to them: create a merc that looks like a Viper and, when disguised, a TVR)
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