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If you're wondering why Mercedes is persisting with a twelve-cylinder SL in this downsizing era, understand this: the new 2012-spec SL65 AMG exists purely because many buyers at this end of the market demand more of everything. So a Mercedes SL65 AMG with a hulking bi-turbo 6.0-litre V12 has been launched for customers in China, the Middle East and other ...

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Mercedes SL65 AMG (2012) first official pictures

Tim Pollard, 20 March 2012 09:00

Mercedes SL63 AMG (2012) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 22 February 2012 16:54

This is the new Mercedes SL63 AMG, a £110k roadster with 557bhp and 664lb ft of torque. Mercedes will reveal this monstrous open-top at AMG model at the Geneva motor show in March 2012. I’m up with Mercedes’ tricks – this Mercedes SL63 AMG doesn’t have a 6.3-litre engine, does it? It doesn’t – that ‘63’ designation has been a ...

Mercedes SL (2012) first official pictures

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Tim Kendall, 15 December 2011 08:00

All-new SLs seem to come around as often as Halley’s Comet, but here are the first Stuttgart-sanctioned shots of Mercedes’ sixth generation premium roadster – the 2012 Mercedes SL. If it looks familiar, that’s because it’s already had more lenses pointed at its disguised bodywork than Pippa Middleton’s derrière – and CAR’s own renderings earlier this year weren’t far wide ...

Mercedes SL (2012): aluminium saves 8% weight

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Tim Pollard, 29 November 2011 09:31

Mercedes' new 2012 SL will weigh a solid 140kg less than today's SL roadster - a significant saving of some 8%. This crash diet has been enabled by the adoption of aluminium for the new SL. The learnings from the SLS gullwing are now trickling down to the higher-volume SL, which will be revealed in December 2011. Why the new ...

Mercedes SLK55 AMG (2011) at the Frankfurt motor show

Ben Pulman, 12 September 2011 23:00

This is Merc's hot rod drop-top, the SLK55 AMG. It's the most powerful SLK of all time, because under that bonnet and behind that three-pointed star is a new 5.5-litre V8 producing 416bhp. So the badge finally corresponds to the engine size? This Mercedes SLK55 AMG actually has a 5.5-litre V8? That's right. It's a naturally aspirated version of twin-turbo 5.5-litre ...

Mercedes SLK250 CDI (2011) the diesel roadster revealed

Alex Michaelides, 17 August 2011 15:30

Mercedes has revealed the latest addition to its little roadster line-up – the SLK250 CDI. It’s the first time the Mercedes SLK has been offered with diesel power; the new oil-burning convertible will be officially unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show in September. What makes the Mercedes SLK250 CDI special? As well as this being the first ever diesel ...

Mercedes confirms SLK55 AMG’s new 5.5 V8

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Ben Pulman, 21 July 2011 11:50

Mercedes has announced details of the new eight-cylinder engine that will power the upcoming SLK55 AMG. It’s a 5.5-litre lump, and AMG promises that its new naturally aspirated engine delivers not just the performance of a V8, but also the ‘economical fuel consumption of a four-cylinder’. How much power can we expect from the new SLK55 AMG’s engine? The new ...

Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster (2011) more pics

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Mark Hamilton, 29 May 2011 00:01

AMG has released a full portfolio of images for the upcoming SLS AMG Roadster, giving us our first full view of the drop-top V8 sports car ahead of its debut in autumn 2011. Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster: the lowdown (top-down) Off come the SLS gullwing doors, away goes the roof structure and on goes a set of conventionally hinged doors ...

Mercedes signs joint venture to build carbonfibre parts

Ben Pulman, 24 January 2011 12:30

Not to be outdone by BMW’s joint venture with the SGL Group to manufacturer commercially viable carbonfibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) for the electric Megacity Vehicle, Mercedes has announced a joint venture with Japanese company Toray Industries to manufacturer and market its on CFRP automotive parts. The deal was signed in Germany today, with Toray taking a 50.1% stake, Daimler holding 44.9% ...

Mercedes SLK (2011): new roadster revealed

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Ben Pulman, 13 January 2011 00:01

This is the new Mercedes SLK, the third-generation version of Merc’s folding metal roof-equipped roadster. Rather than forcing the new Mercedes SLK to share the limelight with the facelifted C-class at the 2011 Detroit motor show, Merc has revealed the all-new SLK a few days after this year’s NAIAS started. Tell me all about the new Mercedes SLK please Let’s ...

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