As nostalgic nameplates proceed to rally, an MB icon is reborn–behold, the revamped AMG SL.
Glamorous. Eye-catching. Lovely.
Identical to that top faculty classmate of yours that all the time appeared wonderful and will do nothing flawed, the Mercedes SL all the time appeared to ooze confidence from its pores. Borne from the one which began all of it, the enduring 300 SL, and the luxurious, angular R107, comes a brand new, seventh era SL that’s set to be a extra performance-oriented GT automotive.
In a video launched by Mercedes-AMG, we get a first-hand have a look at the manufacturing technique of the subsequent era of the AMG SL. In line with Motor Authority, the SL is constructed on the Mercedes plant in Bremen, Germany, the identical plant that cranks out the brand new EQC and EQE EVs, in addition to the brand new C-Class GLC-Class.
Sure, life is nice if you happen to’re an SL. However life just isn’t all ascension. Life is peaks and valleys. Your aforementioned highschool classmate? It might be unbeknownst to you that they quietly went by way of a tough patch of their life, the place even they found life isn’t all that glamorous typically (it occurs to all of us). The SL suffered a tough patch within the type of slowed gross sales turned to barely any gross sales in any respect – Mercedes reported lower than 1,800 models bought within the U.S. in 2020.
However, like that top faculty classmate of yours, misfortune by no means appears to meander round too lengthy for the SL. The brand new AMG SL boasts the identical vertical pinstripe grille adorned by a large Tri Star badge and delicate AMG badge on the decrease proper. Its skinny taillights are paying homage to the roadster it’s set to switch, the AMG GT. Efficiency-wise, Motor Authority says the brand new AMG SL can be almost 20 p.c stiffer than the earlier era, and has a decrease middle of gravity. Its powerplant remains to be not confirmed, however Motor Authority says one of many AMG SL’s anticipated powertrains is an 800 horsepower plug-in hybrid model of the 4-liter twin turbo V8 (planted in that small body? Wowzers).
Because the automotive business sees revivals of previous or discontinued nameplates, the SL stays. It’s obvious how a lot Mercedes values this nameplate and what it represents: timelessness, class and efficiency.
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