Mercedes-Benz SL Facelift
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I agree that this is quite odd for Mercedes. I mean, prior to the SL's last redesign the design was ~9 years old...It's kind of weird that Mercedes is already giving the car a facelift.
Even still, I think its an improvement on an already great "nose" design.
Even still, I think its an improvement on an already great "nose" design.
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100% man? Come on, 99% maybe. Hopefully they arent this dumb. SL is one of best designs to comeout of any company for years, and that is a downgrade right there. The SLR can pull of that nose cuz of its F1 influences. The SL cant.
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Originally posted by yianni64
100% man? Come on, 99% maybe. Hopefully they arent this dumb. SL is one of best designs to comeout of any company for years, and that is a downgrade right there. The SLR can pull of that nose cuz of its F1 influences. The SL cant.
100% man? Come on, 99% maybe. Hopefully they arent this dumb. SL is one of best designs to comeout of any company for years, and that is a downgrade right there. The SLR can pull of that nose cuz of its F1 influences. The SL cant.
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The SL was just re done, and they are already doing a facelift? I have not hear a thing in any of the other car web sites, or in any of the major car magazines I subscribe to, I'll believe it when I see it.......
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Originally posted by socalprelude
The SL was just re done, and they are already doing a facelift? I have not hear a thing in any of the other car web sites, or in any of the major car magazines I subscribe to, I'll believe it when I see it.......
The SL was just re done, and they are already doing a facelift? I have not hear a thing in any of the other car web sites, or in any of the major car magazines I subscribe to, I'll believe it when I see it.......
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DC cant be this dumb. So a SL65AMG (i think thats the one i jus read about in evo) will have a super powerful V12, something well over 600hp, while the "flagship op model" the SLR will have less? Sure the SLR weighs a lot less, and will peform better, but to most people hp is hp. and the $400k model should have more than the similar looking cheaper one.
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Originally posted by yianni64
DC cant be this dumb. So a SL65AMG (i think thats the one i jus read about in evo) will have a super powerful V12, something well over 600hp, while the "flagship op model" the SLR will have less? Sure the SLR weighs a lot less, and will peform better, but to most people hp is hp. and the $400k model should have more than the similar looking cheaper one.
DC cant be this dumb. So a SL65AMG (i think thats the one i jus read about in evo) will have a super powerful V12, something well over 600hp, while the "flagship op model" the SLR will have less? Sure the SLR weighs a lot less, and will peform better, but to most people hp is hp. and the $400k model should have more than the similar looking cheaper one.
On a sidenote, has anyone heard for sure that the SL65 will be coming tot he US? I didn't think that information had been decided upon/released yet.