Mercedes-Benz SL Class News
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It doesn’t seem possible, but the relationship between Mercedes-Benz and AMG stretches back some 45 years, dating to 1967. Founded by a pair of former Mercedes-Benz engineers, AMG originally developed engines for motorsport competition. Today, the company is best known for making Mercedes-Benz luxury vehicles go faster, or in some cases, much, much faster. To commemorate a marriage lasting 45 years, a party and a sheet cake seemed inadequate, so AMG cooked up a special version of its SL 65 AMG roadster for 45 lucky buyers. Details are currently lacking on the 45th Anniversary SL65 AMG...
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Chris Harris Tests The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Video
We recently drove the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG along some very lovely roads in the south of France and came away quite impressed with the car. British journo and avid race driver Chris Harris also happened to test AMG’s take on the latest SL Class and was kind enough to create this...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: First Drive
To understand a car—okay, especially one that’s perhaps a little removed from our own fiscal reality—it helps to peer into the buyers’ mindset for a stint, and to go where they might go. And when the place happens to be the French Riviera, and the car is the 2013...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class Official Walkaround: Video
So you've seen the photos, you've read the reviews, but you're still eager to see more about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class? You're not alone, and you're in luck: Mercedes-Benz itself offers us this up-close look at the luxoroadster in a detailed walkaround video. From design to heritage to specs...
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Chris Harris Contrasts The New Mercedes SL With The Old: Video
Chris Harris drives four generations of Mercedes-Benz SL roadster to get a sense for the history behind the 2013 SL550.
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Mercedes' New SL550, And The Importance Of Paying Attention To Details: Video
The latest version of Mercedes-Benz’s iconic roadster, the SL, comes packed full of all the best the German automaker has to offer. In addition to the quality of materials that you’d expect in a Mercedes-Benz, the SL comes with a near-dizzying array of standard and available features...
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The Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG shows its stuff in a new video trailer that precedes the car's launch in New York.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 550: First Drive
The thing you have to remember, above all, is that the Mercedes-Benz SL isn't a sportscar. It may be a sporty car--even the "S-Class of sporty cars," as one of its creators calls it, but the SL's always been sort of the ultimate German counterpart to the Thunderbird. In the highest, best sense...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Preview: 2012 New York Auto Show
Very few cars are a better fit for the phrase ‘an iron fist in a velvet glove’ than the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG, which roars back onto the market later this year after a brief and somewhat disquieting hiatus. Yes, Mercedes' big hitter will arrive in showrooms this November after a world...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Boris Becker Is Dead Weight
What do you get when you pair the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG with a winding mountain road, mellow cello music, and Boris Becker? Ninety kilos of dead weight spoiling the ride with a spec-sheet narration. This latest European-market commercial for the 530-horsepower, 590 pound-foot (or 557/664 with...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 Priced From $106,375
The brand new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class goes on sale this May and in the U.S. that means only one model initially, the SL550. It will be joined further down the track by the high-performance SL63 AMG and possibly a new SL65 AMG, with the latter expected to stick with a twin-turbocharged V-12...
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1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing barn find
Proof you can still find some of the rarest of rare automobiles rotting away in a damp garage or barn somewhere is this original 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘gullwing’ coupe found during an estate sale in the UK recently. The original 300SL, both in its coupe and roadster bodystyles, is...
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The era of 12-cylinder cars at Mercedes-Benz and its performance partner AMG looks far from over, with news coming out today that a new SL65 AMG complete with a twin-turbocharged V-12 engine is set for debut next month at the 2012 New York Auto Show. Fears that the car may have been phased out for good arose when Mercedes-Benz quietly dropped the SL65 AMG model from the previous SL lineup last July, though continued to sell its V-8-powered SL63. However, Car and Driver is reporting that a new SL65 AMG based on the sixth-generation ‘R231’ SL Class is planned and will join its more...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Live Photos: 2012 Geneva Motor Show
Mercedes' new SL Class didn't get the warmest reception from the press as a whole, but we thought it looked pretty sharp. The AMG version, the 2013 SL 63, takes the new SL's look to a new level--and one that's even better suited to our tastes. While it has a good bit of the AMG flair, it's not over...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Dramatic Video Opera
If there's one thing AMG can get right (besides tuning the living daylights out of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, of course), it's the bombastically hyperdramatic operatic promo trailer. Case in point: this video of the 2013 SL63 AMG. As the presumably be-horned symphonic tale unwinds, we are treated to...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Unleashed
With less weight, more power, and an advanced multi-clutch transmission onboard, there’s a lot to love about the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG, which has been revealed today in full ahead of its official world debut next month at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Who are we kidding? The fact that...
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Mercedes Explains The Design Of The 2013 SL Class Interior: Video
While many of you may not know it, it's currently Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. And as such, Mercedes shot a video discussing the interior design details of the all-new 2013 SL Class. Nicola Ehrenberg-Uhlig is the manager of color and trim for Mercedes-Benz and in this latest video...
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Mercedes-Benz Restores The Oldest SL: Mega Gallery
Mercedes-Benz recently restored the oldest remaining 300SL, chassis number 002.
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UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. These are the latest spy shots of the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG luxury convertible. Sporting less camo than we've ever seen before, the details of the car's body are becoming much clearer, with many of the performance modifications visible despite efforts to hide them. Most notable are the larger air intakes, cross-drilled and larger brake rotors, upgraded calipers, and new front spoiler shape. Also easily spotted are the quad exhaust pipes and new rear diffuser design. Under the new...
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First 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG In U.S. Up For Auction
UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. At the 6th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance taking place in Florida on February 25, a number of high profile cars, both new and old, will go under the hammer at the event’s live...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class At The Detroit Auto Show: Video
When we first saw the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class in the metal at the company's Carlsbad design studio, we weren't allowed to take any photos or talk about what we saw. That's no longer the case, however, with the full details in the wild and the car on display in Detroit this week. Packing a new...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Even though it's already been revealed in full detail, right down to the body-in-white and all of its high-tech details, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class still merits some attention as it makes its in-the-metal debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Sure, it has some quirky styling in places, but on...
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Natalie Wood's Mercedes-Benz 300SL Heads To Amelia Island
Movie buffs traveling to this year's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will be in for a pleasant surprise: among all the classic rides on display will be Natalie Wood's Mercedes-Benz 300SL. The car will be one of several 300SLs on hand to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz's first Le...
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The Supermodel And The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
The new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class has been paired with Dutch supermodel Lara Stone in the latest campaign being run by fashion brand Calvin Klein. Dubbed “Icons of Style”, the campaign has kicked off with the unveiling of this striking image captured by photographer Alex Prager. It...
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