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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 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 SL65 AMG Black Series (2008): first photos

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Tim Pollard, 11 July 2008 08:16

Mercedes isn't just a car company; it now offers a conveyor belt to satisfy the most farflung consumer mores. Why else launch the SL65 AMG Black Series? It's not as if the current SL63 and SL65 aren't powerful or fast enough (604bhp and 4.2sec 0-62mph, anyone?). But today's latest addition takes the SL into as yet uncharted, extreme sporting territory. ...

Mercedes SL63 and SL65 AMG (2008): first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 08 February 2008 10:44

SL63 AMG. Remember the name, because it’s what Lewis Hamilton will be looking at all year. Mercedes has let its in-house tuners AMG loose on the recently facelifted SL, and the result is not one but two supercar baiters. The SL65 AMG continues pretty much as before, while the new SL63 AMG wil be the Grand Prix pace car for 2008. The ...

Mercedes SL facelift (2008): first official pictures

Ged Maxwell, 23 January 2008 10:20

With inspiration apparently coming from the stunning 1954 Gullwing, this is Mercedes' facelifted SL. With a new entry-level engine, Merc's clever Airscarf system, and a different front end, this second and final facelift should see the SL through until the next decade. That new nose is the most obvious change. The quad headlamps are replaced by twin CLS-style items, while the front ...

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