We've seen the scoops, read the drives of the pre-production prototypes... and now here's a video of the Mercedes-Benz SLS lapping the Nürburgring at speed.

MotorTrend magazine was on the pre-launch drive, and its Editor-At-Large, Arthur St Antoine, rode shotgun with Bernd Schneider, the five-time DTM champion. See for yourself how quick the new car is in the hands of a front-line race driver.