Mercedes Benz-SLS AMG

Mercedes Benz SLS AMG  "Gull Wing Door"
The dream !! This is what the mechanical engineer perform.
Get Ready~ See how the German build the best car in the world.







Aluminium Chassis. This inspection made every prat is in perfect position.

Clean Body Surface by hand.

Paint~ Robot

Send the finish body from Graz to Sindelfingen.
By the way, understand the geography of Europe.

This is the largest Mercedes Benz factory in the world.

This is the key safety feature.
In the case of bad accident, if the sensor of the car determined is upside down.
And then small charges automatically blown up the door's hinge bolt.

Double Wishbone Suspension.
Its shape is like the letter "A" that holds the spring and shock absorber.
Double Wishbone is excellent for driving.

The heart of SLS is one of a kind engine.

The engine was built in AMG Affalterbach Germany

AMG ~It's fabulous~

Can someone translate it to english ?


Engine Block

The philosophy of AMG is "One Man One Engine"
The singular philosophy is for the singular goal. To build the perfect engine.

There is no sense of urgency. The pursuit of perfection takes it time.

Install Crankshaft Plane Bearing

The technician moves his cart to next station. There is no traditional assembly line, just a large room, where each man moves his engine to where he needs to go to next station.
Think about the " Division of Labor ". Adam Smith V.S Karl Marx

Install Crankshaft

Piston

Automatically torque wrench

Final check by handcrank  the engine, and eyes watch the piston up and down.

Install the crank case cover on the bottom of the engine.

Using the special machine to tight them up that make sure the perfect fit between the cover and engine.

Install Timing Belt on the front of engine part.

Install Front Cover, and then bolt it up.

Gasket

Cylinder Head Inspection.
Any minor flaws could compromise the engine performance.

Install Cylinder Head
Since this is V8 Engine. so the same happens twice.

Tight the cylinder head up

Install Camshaft

Valve Cover

Intake of Engine

Install Intake

Finally, the man who built the entire engine placed the grand plaque had his name on the engine.

Use the rubber band to hold the door's hinge.
It is not always necessary to use high tech to build high tech. 

Install Dashboard

Install the seat. Note that the back of the technician is Quality is No.1
This is piece of mechanical art. Perfect is not good enough.

Front Grille

Carbon driveshaft connecting the front engine and rear transmission.
Make the perfect distribution of the weight.

Carbon Rod is very strong and light weight.

Install Transmission

Exhaust Pipe

Ready to marry the chassis.


Install disc brake caliper.
This disc combines iron and aluminium to dissipate heat.


AMG Caliper Carbon Ceramic ! Gorgeous

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She is pretty beautiful ~

Delicate care and inspect every aspect of car.


Let's Roll
Have you been touched by Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ?
The piece of mechanical art. Do you want to get the one ?  

[Highlights]
AMG V8 Engine Assembly, contrast to Ferrari is the engine parts casting.

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Reference:
All pictures were captured from NGC.  
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