Three new halo projects for the halo SLS AMG of Mercedes Benz subsidiary, AMG, was reportedly in the works. According to Tobias Moers, the vehicle development head of AMG has indicated that it has become necessary for the company to offer a black series. The upcoming SLS Black Series will be offered in the United States although it has remained to be seen.However the report also revealed that the two other halo projects may not be offered by Mercedes Benz in the US market. The street version of the SLS AMG GT3 car was confirmed by the company to be able to comply with regulatory requirements and with the focus ofmotorsports in Europe, the Mercedes Benz does not intend to offer the vehicle elsewhereThe SLS E-Cell vehicle is the third project of AMG which the company aims to offer into the market by 2012. The SLS E-Cell vehiclehave an electric motor along with a battery cell instead of a hand-built V8 engine. Due to this, the weight of this upcoming vehicle from Mercedes Benz will increaseA number of measures were made to make the SLS lighter to be able to make the weight around 200 pounds instead of the weight of the typical model of this Mercedes Benz vehicle. The disadvantages that resulted from the additional weight of this Mercedes Benz vehicle will be lessened by the low center of gravity of the vehicle due to the battery according to Moers.The electric motor of this upcoming Mercedes Benz vehicle will also provide around 525 HP as well as 650 of torque. However the possibility of this electric sports car of becoming available in the US market remains uncertain since the company is apprehensive of the expenses it will incur in having it certified in the US especially with the low production volume of the SLS E-Cell vehicle from Mercedes Benz.
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