Mercedes-Benz SL Class News
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Mercedes-Benz's design chief has teased two new SL models in the works.
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Upcoming Mercedes-Benz Maybach SL-Class to lead automaker's focus shift to top-end luxury
Mercedes-Benz is dividing its lineup into three tiers—Entry Luxury, Core Luxury, and Top-End Luxury—and putting greater focus on the latter.
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Mercedes-Benz AMG SL 43 arrives with 4-cylinder engine, electrified turbo
Mercedes-Benz AMG has launched an SL 43 featuring turbo technology found in F1.
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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing sells for almost $7M
Mercedes built just 29 aluminum-bodied 300 SL coupes back in the 1950s, and one of them just sold at auction for millions.
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Fangio's own Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster up for sale
By buying Juan Manuel Fangio's 300 SL, you'll become the first person outside his family to own this piece of automotive history.
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First drive review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL sharpens its edge as it becomes more welcoming
A four-seat rethink of Mercedes’s beloved SL gets honed by AMG.
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The SCCA Trans Am series achieved iconic status with grids of American muscle cars, but it's featured greater variety over the years, including this 1982 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL, one of the lots at Mecum's Kissimmee, Florida, auction scheduled for January 6-16. The race car is patterned after the then-current R107 SL-Class, but as with all Trans Am cars of the period it was built from the ground up for racing. It has a tube frame chassis with fiberglass bodywork and large front and rear spoilers. Power is provided by a 5.0-liter V-8 that was de-stroked to 4.5 liters to comply with Trans Am...
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2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL Roadster spy shots: Redesigning an icon
The next generation of the iconic SL is being developed by Mercedes-Benz AMG, and a prototype has been spotted.
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Mercedes-Benz AMG shows off lighter, stiffer body of next SL-Class
A new generation of the SL-Class is coming this year, and this time AMG is handling the development.
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Next SL to replace Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Roadster
Get ready to say goodbye to Mercedes-Benz AMG's GT Roadster.
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Next-gen Mercedes-Benz AMG SL coming with all-wheel drive
The new SL Roadster is being developed by Mercedes-Benz AMG and will offer all-wheel drive for the first time.
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Mercedes' next-gen SL Roadster hits the road
A new generation of the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, one developed by Mercedes-AMG, is due around 2021.
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A 2001 Mercedes-Benz SL600 that has never been titled and has just 427 on the odometer is for sale through the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center.
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Mercedes-AMG discontinues SL63 for 2020
The Mercedes-AMG SL 63 doesn't return for 2020 as Mercedes prepares a new SL.
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Mercedes-AMG confirms details on next-generation SL-Class
Rumors have swirled about the next-generation SL-Class, and now Mercedes-AMG head Tobias Moers has confirmed development is underway with direct oversight from AMG. The information comes from a Thursday AutoCar report. It marks the first time AMG has overseen the SL-Class, and it means the...
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This Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing isn't what it appears to be
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is an icon for the German brand and pristine examples sell for well over $1 million. If a second mortgage and scrapping a child's college fund isn't on the table, perhaps this particular 300SL will do. The car isn't what it seems. It's not a vintage 300SL, unless you...
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Rare birds: Two Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwings on display at Amelia Island Concours
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing of the 1950s and early 1960s remains an iconic sports car of the last century. This weekend two of them will flock to one place. The brand announced chassis number 43 and 44 will be on display at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in Florida. Mercedes-Benz only...
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Mercedes-Benz SLC Final Edition and SL Grand Edition to be droptop swan songs?
Mercedes-Benz will show two special-edition roadsters at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show next month and each will likely signal the end of the line for their model lines. On Tuesday, Mercedes unveiled the 2020 SLC Final Edition and the SL Grand Edition, both of which will make their public debuts in...
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Mercedes-Benz has a next-generation SL-Class in the works, but the brand has been quiet on details surrounding the convertible sports car until now. According to a Wednesday report from the Australian website Car Advice, the seventh-generation SL will take a lot of inspiration from the iconic 300SL Gullwing. Gorden Wagener, chief Mercedes-Benz designer, said the next car will come closer to the "nicest SL," which is the 300SL, in his opinion. Outgoing Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said the next SL needs to pack the "wow" factor. Wagener's design direction would provide that. However, don't...
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Rare Mercedes 300SL with AMG upgrades heads for auction
A deadly cocktail of shockingly poor taste and vast wealth led to the travesty that is the Mercedes-Benz 300SL AMG. A total of 11 of them were built between 1996 and 2009, and now one is up for sale. The car is listed for sale at Best Heritage Auction and is one of only two built with right-hand...
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V-12-powered Mercedes-AMG SL65 set to die?
It appears the V-12 powered Mercedes-AMG SL65's days are numbered. According to a source close to the company, the SL65 will die off in June of this year, and it's taking the V-12 engine with it, MB Passion Blog reported on Sunday. Production of the V-12-powered car is expected to end in May before...
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Original Mercedes 300 SL supplier brings back car's famed checkered upholstery
When it comes to restoring a classic car, many owners will jump through hoops to track down original parts and components. Sometimes, intricate details like interior finishings just don't exist anymore. Mercedes-Benz is doing 300SL owners a major solid by working with the car's original supplier to...
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AMG's SL73 nameplate to return as 805-hp hybrid?
The next-generation Mercedes-Benz SL is expected to evolve into a larger, more luxurious grand tourer with 2+2 seating and a soft-top roof—and replace the S-Class Coupe in the process. Despite this move into GT territory, the car should be sportier than the current model due to the adoption...
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Report: Mercedes-AMG to develop next-gen SL-Class
Mercedes-Benz’s SL-Class has just undergone its mid-cycle update but work on the redesigned, seventh-generation model is already at an advanced stage. Engineers are currently testing the car’s new platform in the makeshift body of an S-Class Coupe (shown below). Dubbed the MSA (Modular...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran