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Test  Mercedes-Benz SLS GT driven  Driven January 2013
Additional Info  If you're about to pop out and buy a Mercedes
SLS, may we suggest a brief pause to read this review first?
Because AMG has just launched an updated SLS, slightly
confusingly called the SLS GT, and the revisions make the
‘normal' SLS feel a bit, well... normal. Or as ordinary as any
gull-winged coupe can be.  The GT gets a new inlet manifold
releasing an extra 20bhp, which helps drop the 0-62mph time by
0.1 seconds to 3.7. There are also revisions to the gearbox
software and the suspension. These sound like minor changes, so
is it actually any better? In short, yes. The key alteration is
the gearbox software - both upshifts and downshifts on the dual-
clutch gearbox are now quicker, by as much as 60 per cent. In
auto, the 'box blends shifts more deftly- so the GT cruises
better - yet in manual mode the changes are snappier and the
throttle response sharper - so the car feels