2022 MercedesAMG SL63 at LightningLap 2023:
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S; F: 275/35ZR-21 MO1A, R: 305/30ZR-21 MO1Aisn't an obvious track car. In fact, most tracks won't even let it run hot laps because it can't pass the so-called "broomstick test" for rollover safety. A softtop fails when an imaginary line connecting the top of the windshield header to the rear edge of the trunk bisects the driver's helmet. Without its automatic rollover protection deployed, the SL doesn't pass.
The SL's 2:52.6 lap time is only 1.6 seconds off the two-seat AMG GT S from Lightning Lap 9, an amazing feat considering this car weighs 4227 pounds, or 529 pounds more than that 2016 GT S. The only car heavier this year is an electric BMW, and the only cars posting faster laps wore tires with "R" or, more blatantly, "Race" in their names. Despite its street-focused Michelin Pilot Sport 4S rubber, the SL63 clung to Turn 1 at 1.03 g's.
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