So we have seen it - and heard it - rumbling ahead of the F1 field, whenever the safety car is deployed (Fernando Alonso will be able to tell us exactly how many times that has been this season.), and now it is finally coming to South Africa.

The first cars should be on the roads by the end of July, but we are not expecting to see too many at a base price of two and a half million bucks! For that, you get “an aluminium spaceframe body with Gullwing doors, AMG 6.3-litre V8 front-mid-engine developing 420 kW peak output, 650 Nm of torque and dry sump lubrication, seven-speed double-declutch transmission in a transaxle configuration, sports suspension with aluminium double wishbones and a kerb weight of 1 620 kilograms based on the DIN standard – this superlative combination guarantees driving dynamics of the highest order. The front/rear weight distribution of 47 to 53 percent and the vehicle’s low centre of gravity are testimony to the uncompromising sports car concept. The SLS AMG accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, before going on to a top speed of 317 km/h (electronically limited).”, according to Mercedes. You also get some considerable street-cred points, which double if you can pigeon-pair it with an original 300Sl, the car that inspired the SLS.