The Mercedes-Benz SL-Class (marketed as Mercedes-AMG SL since 2022) is a grand touring sports car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz since 1954. The designation "SL" derives from the German term "Sport-Leicht", which translates to "Sport Light" in English.
Initially, the first 300 SL was a racing sports car built in 1952 with no intention of developing a street version. In 1954, an American importer Max Hoffman suggested the street version of 300 SL for the wealthy performance car enthusiasts in the United States where the market for the personal luxury car was booming after the Second World War.
The 300 SL in coupé form was introduced in 1954, featuring its trademark gullwing doors. In 1957, the roadster succeeded the coupé and had the larger conventional passenger doors and larger form-fitting headlamps and was in production until 1963. The 7th generation of the SL-Class R232 was presented in October 2021. The R232 only comes as AMG model, designating it as Mercedes-AMG SL-Class. There are 3 powertrains, the entry-level powertrain being a 2.0L I4 mild hybrid engine found in the SL 43, producing 375 hp. 2 of the powertrains are 4.0L V8 biturbo gasoline engines, with the SL 55 developing a maximum of 469 bhp, and the SL 63 developing a maximum of 577 bhp.
This generation is the first SL-Class to have the 2+2 seating configuration as standard rather than optional fitment since 1989 with the introduction of R129. While R107 was built to be two-seater convertible, the owners could opt for the 2+2 seating configuration when ordering their R107 or for the retrofit kit to be installed in their R107 at later date.
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