By Nauman Farooq - Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.
The first time the SL badge showed up on a Mercedes-Benz product was in 1954, on the now legendary 300SL Gullwing. Back then, the SL badge stood for, Sport Light, as in light weight.
For over three decades now, the SL is not a car you can remotely describe as light (since they weigh on the wrong side of two tons); so SL nowadays stands for Sport Luxury - a moniker that fits this model well.
Automotive Affairs recently spent a week with the R232 generation of the SL, in SL 55 form. How did it fare? Well, you'll just have to watch the full review to find out.
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The following is taken from Wikipedia:
The seventh generation of the SL-Class was presented in October 2021. The R232 is confirmed to be an AMG model only, designating it as Mercedes-AMG SL-Class. There are three powertrains, the entry-level powertrain being a 2.0L I4 mild hybrid engine found in the SL 43, producing 280 kW (375 hp). Two of the powertrains are 4.0L V8 Biturbo gasoline engines, with the SL 55 developing a maximum of 350 kW (476 PS; 469 bhp) & 700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft), and the SL 63 developing a maximum of 430 kW (585 PS; 577 bhp) & 800 N⋅m (590 lb⋅ft). Both versions are available only with all-wheel-drive, a first for the SL-Class. The R232 is reverting to the soft fabric roof rather than the heavier retractable hardtop that was fitted to the R230 and R231.
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. The rear seats are optimal for the passengers whose height is up to 1.5 meters.
The dashboard is symmetrical along with the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and an 11.9-inch touchscreen panel in the centre. The instrument cluster is placed within a binnacle as to reduce the reflections from the sunlight and improve the legibility when the roof is folded down. The touchscreen panel in the centre is electrically tiltable to the vertical position for the same reason.
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