2023 Mercedes-AMG SL 43 | Review & Road Test

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Mercedes-AMG releases a new entry model SL to its lineup of legendary roadster vehicles. It comes exclusively in a 2+2 soft top configuration, and is powered by a turbo charged 4-cylinder engine. Will it be enough to live up to its name? Check out the video to see what we think.
00:00 Mercedes-AMG SL 43
00:34 Engine
01:03 Serious Driving Impressions
05:12 Pricing
05:55 Interior
07:02 Standard Features
07:56 KBB Can Help!
08:11 Closing Thoughts

Пікірлер: 86

  • @shaposky
    @shaposky9 ай бұрын

    I was thinking the price would be around 75K. 109K is insane, even for Mercedes.

  • @CarsofGlasgow

    @CarsofGlasgow

    9 ай бұрын

    It’s basically the same price in uk at over £109,000😮

  • @donnadiaz7999

    @donnadiaz7999

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m going to buy one

  • @boygonewhoopdataZZ

    @boygonewhoopdataZZ

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea for 109k I expect a Hard Top option 🤣

  • @kevincarpenter2525

    @kevincarpenter2525

    4 күн бұрын

    $75k for an SL? A CLE with options cost more than that!

  • @omidnamin9004
    @omidnamin90049 ай бұрын

    2 liter 4 cylinder in a SL,"face palm". And what isn't an "AMG" these days, they just slap that badge onto everything. AMG used to mean something

  • @stevahen

    @stevahen

    9 ай бұрын

    the W121 had a 4 cylinder in the 190 SL way back in 1955

  • @ALMX5DP

    @ALMX5DP

    9 ай бұрын

    @@stevahenwhile true, that is getting to be near 3/4 of a century ago with everything since providing at least an inline 6.

  • @barsaf9989

    @barsaf9989

    9 ай бұрын

    D I L U T E D

  • @Fiwek23452

    @Fiwek23452

    5 ай бұрын

    You have no idea how much this car means, the engine makes this car better handling, lighter and more agile, have u driven an sls? Its heavy, not agile and the steering is trash

  • @kevincarpenter2525

    @kevincarpenter2525

    4 күн бұрын

    ​@Fiwek23452 I personally would have no interest in a heavy V8 at the nose of this small car. I imagine the 4 makes it a better handling more agile car...rather than a grand tourer /boulevard cruiser with the heavy V8.

  • @HealthyCriticism
    @HealthyCriticism9 ай бұрын

    That 4-cyl is working OVERTIME, it's gonna start burning oil in 50k miles.

  • @ALMX5DP

    @ALMX5DP

    9 ай бұрын

    Why is it working overtime? Would largely depend on how it’s worked right? For a daily driver/boulevard cruiser/highway roadtripper it seems like it would be as fine as any other turbo 4 cylinder.

  • @schrimpf

    @schrimpf

    8 ай бұрын

    Probably …👍

  • @janhabermann996

    @janhabermann996

    Ай бұрын

    it will do to 160k miles without any issues. Even if you push it every day. Its all a question about how you and for what you develop an engine. And this one is a real AMG.

  • @paulh6517
    @paulh65179 ай бұрын

    If I had the funds, it would be towards the Lexus LC convertible.

  • @Leo_Vasileio
    @Leo_Vasileio9 ай бұрын

    There are people that want looks without power maybe that will appeal to them. But i wouldve liked to see this in an inline 6 instead. Also this should have been offered air suspension with woods and different color specs.

  • @CMEZ97
    @CMEZ979 ай бұрын

    +100k for a 4cyl?? No thanks

  • @staticbeans

    @staticbeans

    9 ай бұрын

    Not like you can afford it anyways

  • @trilingualkid

    @trilingualkid

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@staticbeansand you can? C'mon buddy...be real with yourself

  • @zjpj83

    @zjpj83

    9 ай бұрын

    It’s HAND CRAFTED,man 😂

  • @coasterpath

    @coasterpath

    8 ай бұрын

    Lotus makes 4 cylinders and faster and cost twice as much,, so your just a cheap car guy that don’t understand cars and performance.

  • @thanosianthemadtitanic

    @thanosianthemadtitanic

    7 ай бұрын

    literally world's most expensive 4 cylinder.

  • @bazookajoe-theguybehindthe4205
    @bazookajoe-theguybehindthe42058 ай бұрын

    I test drove one for four days and I’ll tell you it’s a quick car. 185 mile an hour unlimited and 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds. That’s plenty of performance. It is an AMG through and through because it was designed by AMG and built by AMG. why are so many people obsessed with the amount of cylinders in a car I have an SL 43 on order. There’s no way I’m paying an extra £60,000 for an extra four cylinders

  • @ryanjonathanmartin3933

    @ryanjonathanmartin3933

    5 ай бұрын

    Americans have been led to believe that anything less than V8 is not a performance engine, mainly because their local manufacturers don't really know how to make powerful engines apart from adding displacement and cylinders. Edit: their local manufacturers never had the incentive to make powerful but small engines because they can make a bigger profit making "light trucks" with massive engines instead of cars. Also US manufacturers until very recently tended to use old engine designs for many decades because they rarely had enough money during the 80s and early 90s to design new engines.

  • @boygonewhoopdataZZ

    @boygonewhoopdataZZ

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea this car is inline with a Miata and people praise that car for it's stupid quirks lol

  • @teenagecarlover1567

    @teenagecarlover1567

    Ай бұрын

    @@ryanjonathanmartin3933I’m American and I love all cars. People don’t understand how expensive it is nowadays to make a car, especially handcrafted ones. People are just KIDS💀

  • @kencoleman8929
    @kencoleman89299 ай бұрын

    Great review, beautiful car and spec. Well done Mike! 👏👏✨️

  • @yesmikedanger

    @yesmikedanger

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks Ken!

  • @iyzyz
    @iyzyz9 ай бұрын

    Beautiful car but a 4cylinder is ridiculous in such a car.

  • @The_Notorious_CRG
    @The_Notorious_CRG9 ай бұрын

    great review Mike Danger! seriously.

  • @yesmikedanger

    @yesmikedanger

    9 ай бұрын

    Haha thank you!

  • @ryanfrisby7389
    @ryanfrisby73899 ай бұрын

    Fantastic review Mike!!😸😸

  • @yesmikedanger

    @yesmikedanger

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks Ryan!!

  • @trevorsutherland5263
    @trevorsutherland52638 ай бұрын

    I've really been waiting for a few months for these to be reviewed as I love this powerplant in the CLA 45. The target market for SL is typically a "retired dentist" type person; I think this would meet all of such a person's needs. They may spring for the V8, but they don't HAVE to in order to get all the "SL" things they want from this type of car. Less weight on the front end makes it likely at bit more willing to turn, and in coastal areas with a lot of good weather, where many retired wealthy people live, good mpg's are not to be discounted. I think it has a market, and I LOVE this color. $110K seems about $20K too much to me; but remember a loaded out CLA 45 AMG is close to $80K and that is an "A" class, while this is an "S" class.

  • @Christopher-rt1jq
    @Christopher-rt1jq9 ай бұрын

    4cylinder and still only 27 mpg highway?!

  • @BradWilson1969
    @BradWilson19699 ай бұрын

    I literally Laughed Out Loud when you gave the price.

  • @whatsupwithsteve
    @whatsupwithsteve6 ай бұрын

    Nice video editing..:) I'm just getting going with youtube videos and it is much harder than it looks if you want to to it right. Love your video!

  • @flyguy1889
    @flyguy18898 ай бұрын

    Mike looks so good!

  • @supersin22
    @supersin229 ай бұрын

    Mike looking clean dude! The car is nice itd be an alright cruiser.

  • @yesmikedanger

    @yesmikedanger

    9 ай бұрын

    😎

  • @ShafinRehman
    @ShafinRehman9 ай бұрын

    Nice car in that blue colour, but this 4-cylinder in an expensive car craze from Mercedes has to end. It hurts refinement. I think I expected more performance from this car actually for the asking price.

  • @TheCraziiboi96
    @TheCraziiboi969 ай бұрын

    If you’re already spending $120k on a SL 43 and might as well get at least a SL 55 that point.

  • @fanman71

    @fanman71

    7 ай бұрын

    SL55 base price is starting at $141K

  • @twboy2000
    @twboy20009 ай бұрын

    Wow +100K for a 4 cylinder engine and a soft top!!? What are they thinking!!?

  • @zachbackar5389
    @zachbackar53895 ай бұрын

    At 6ft 3inch my sport car choices are very limited. I will revisit this beauty after years of depreciation make this more paletteable.

  • @barryfastcars25
    @barryfastcars258 ай бұрын

    Should absolutely have the power of the C43. WTF. 402hp or bust.

  • @denault3985
    @denault39859 ай бұрын

    Mr. Danger is looking good in his AMG roadster!

  • @yesmikedanger

    @yesmikedanger

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank ya!

  • @desimo147
    @desimo1478 ай бұрын

    It's a beautiful looking car and amazing power from a 2-liter turbo. I would really love a hard top option.

  • @bcraftin7846
    @bcraftin78468 ай бұрын

    I’ll wait 2 years and get a certified pre owned 2022 SL63 for about the same money. 🤷‍♂️

  • @dougalemacalestyr8365
    @dougalemacalestyr83659 ай бұрын

    I love how all of the camera angles minimze the Death of the SL. It's just a BMW 6 series now.

  • @damilolaakanni
    @damilolaakanni9 ай бұрын

    The power is healthy for a sports car, but i'd prefer an inline 6 engine. It sounds better, and is less complicated.

  • @ALMX5DP

    @ALMX5DP

    9 ай бұрын

    Definitely sounds better but not sure about it being less complicated.

  • @RobertMayfair
    @RobertMayfair9 ай бұрын

    A GT 43 will be a cool car with this powertrain.

  • @kkp4297
    @kkp42979 ай бұрын

    if i'm spending big money, i'm not touching a 4 banger

  • @DevThDude
    @DevThDude9 ай бұрын

    110k for a 4cyl and you still have to pay extra for cruise control. Yikes!

  • @peiwu979
    @peiwu9799 ай бұрын

    Retire or SL43? Eat or live? Health care or ?

  • @SkyyMi
    @SkyyMi9 ай бұрын

    The new SL such a departure from the previous formula and I just cant get behind. 2+2 and now a four cylinder that is already having valve spring failure

  • @yesmikedanger
    @yesmikedanger9 ай бұрын

    …Siri, play “Change Clothes” by Jay-Z 😉.

  • @paintedbird6791
    @paintedbird67919 ай бұрын

    Want to look cool at 100k? even in a different category. Lexus LX600 F-Sports MBZ SL AMG 42 I would choose LX600F

  • @steffanjansenvanvuuren3257
    @steffanjansenvanvuuren32578 ай бұрын

    sputtering and back firing? Who exactly was the engineer...?

  • @RobertMayfair
    @RobertMayfair9 ай бұрын

    So expensive, I'd be interested at $75K.

  • @preoksaha4504
    @preoksaha45049 ай бұрын

    Kinematics.

  • @PumpUPdaBase
    @PumpUPdaBase8 ай бұрын

    Someone who can afford an SL isn't going to want a 4 cylinder

  • @metalpiston1212
    @metalpiston12129 ай бұрын

    LMAO 4 cylinder engine and still only 27MPG? Basically the same as the Bentley continental v8. So what's the point of having a smaller engine?

  • @neilwani1178
    @neilwani11785 ай бұрын

    Why does it look dark blue and then suddenly turns to a aqua color?

  • @neilwani1178

    @neilwani1178

    4 ай бұрын

    The license plate is the same. It looks like when the clouds are a blue/white, the car looks blue. When the clouds are a grey/dark color, the car looks aqua.

  • @yesmikedanger

    @yesmikedanger

    3 ай бұрын

    It’s just the white balance of the different cameras I filmed with. GoPros always make it super saturated, and the Canon camera flattens it out and warms up the color a bit more.

  • @roblopez-yy3nd
    @roblopez-yy3nd9 ай бұрын

    What are those things pretending to be back seats? Give us a shelf or something for storage. No one’s going to sit back there.

  • @dannymaldonado26
    @dannymaldonado269 ай бұрын

    A little high for “entry level” nothing introductory about that.

  • @mayamanign
    @mayamanign3 ай бұрын

    115k for a 4 banger? 🤦‍♂

  • @user-ve8up5kt5y
    @user-ve8up5kt5y8 ай бұрын

    lvpls bag love the quality and it came with every pocket and compartment just as stated in the description. I particularly like the length of the handle it sets nicely on my shoulder not too long or too short plus the sturdiness it seems to have.

  • @Cedricmaker
    @Cedricmaker9 ай бұрын

    Slower than an ioniq😢

  • @Tikip0p
    @Tikip0p9 ай бұрын

    4cyl is noisy af

  • @Pabla98
    @Pabla989 ай бұрын

    The SL is wayyyy too overpriced in all trims. I dont see It selling well. 109k for a 4 cylinder SL is crazy dont know who would even buy this

  • @tomdrummy4984
    @tomdrummy49849 ай бұрын

    Junk

  • @squalie9
    @squalie94 ай бұрын

    Who the hell are buying these?

  • @Vesper778
    @Vesper778Ай бұрын

    10 years ago if I spend $100k+ for an AMG I get 5.5L V8 with nearly 600hp, not this pathetic little thing

  • @aaronbanks7555
    @aaronbanks75558 ай бұрын

    $110,000 for a four-cylinder?! Hell no!!!!!!

  • @otterpossum9128
    @otterpossum91289 ай бұрын

    Lame

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