Now the car has an updated steering wheel, other devices, a beautiful gear selector and a stylish switch for engine and suspension modes.

The salon really looks modernized, everything looks about the same as in the new Mercedes SLC, it has the same steering wheel, updated dashboard graphics and multimedia systems. But the chairs here are different - they are multi-contour, they create more pleasant sensations when you sit in them.

The multimedia system is seriously updated, you can display the current power indicators and the acceleration indication on its screen. There is a permanent internet connection using the built-in 3G modem. Thanks to the Internet, you can determine where there are traffic jams, and you can also listen to the radio on the Internet. And so on, thanks to the Internet you can do a lot of things.

There is even an application on the smartphone - Mercedes me, with which you can see where your car is. But this, of course, for blondes such a function, any normal person, in most cases, will be able to remember where he left his car. But using this application, you can open the doors and load the route into the GPS-navigator remotely.

What is good about the Mercedes SL is that it has a body made of aluminum, which is very light. There is steel in the back too, safety arcs and windshield frame are made of it, the front 2-link suspension is made of aluminum. The same front suspension is now being placed on the new generation S-class. At the rear is a multi-link suspension, which now stands on every modern Mercedes.

But in Mercedes a lot of attention is paid to trifles, such as an electric windshield, brushes with a cleaning system. There is even heating and electronic control. Splashes are not visible on the glass, and water with an open roof does not enter the cabin.

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By the way, these brushes are called Magic Vision Control, in which an irrigation system is installed, which has 80 holes. If it is cold outside, more washing liquid will be supplied than in summer, but this is a feature of the system.

There is also a servo, which raises and lowers the luggage cover so that the luggage does not interfere with the folding of the roof. Even if you put large suitcases in the trunk, the curtain does not remember them, because there are sensors that will show that you need to either move the suitcases or not fold the roof.

But unlike the SLC, the roof can only be lowered at a speed that is less than 7 km / h. But if there is no patience, then you can go slowly, at a speed that does not exceed 40 km / h, but then the roof will be transformed longer.

Motors

There are 4 bi-turbo petrol engines available for this vehicle:

• The base V6, which is installed in the SL 400, has a capacity of 367 liters. with.;
• The 455-hp V8 engine that goes to the SL 500;
• The 585-hp V8, which has great sound, comes with the SL 63;
• 630-strong V12, which is installed in the SL 65 AMG.

Even the basic version with the V6 engine is excellent, it has a great voice, it drives fast, in less than 5 seconds it accelerates to 100 km / h The motor works great with a 9-speed automatic transmission. If earlier on the SL 400 and 500 versions there was a 7-speed automatic, now it has been successfully replaced.

But the V8 engine makes great sounds, just not being obedient. 8-cylinder engine with a 9-speed automatic does not work very well together, even jerks sometimes, but it's all the little things when the car rides and growls, you forget about everything and even that there is a charged AMG with a more beautiful ride mode switch, which is located behind the automatic transmission selector. The menu still has a super-sport mode "Race".

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The most powerful is the V12 engine, but for some reason it doesn’t deliver such joy as the V8, because it doesn’t sound as touching as the eight. And not much faster car with this engine goes - just 0.3 seconds faster than the V8.

But for those who want to boast of a V12 nameplate - that's the thing, because it's cool when you have the most charged and expensive car in the model range.

What good Mercedes SL, so it is that he gives pleasure at the wheel, without straining and without any difficulties. No matter what equipment, and the joy of driving guaranteed.

Even if the spring suspension and electronically controlled shock absorbers are in the basic configuration, the smoothness of the course is quite soft and comfortable. But if you install the Active Body Control suspension springs in the car as an option, it can be increased by 50 mm by pressing a button. ground clearance, and at high speed the suspension itself will drop by 13 mm. so that the car becomes more stable. You can also tilt the car left-right, and the system itself will do it using the Curve function, which, when cornering, turns the car at an angle of 2.65 degrees.

There is also Dynamic Select, which can change the characteristics of electric power steering and shock absorbers. If you set the sport modes Sport and Sport +, the car will start to shake on a not very flat road, the steering wheel will become heavy. Such modes can be used on the track or on a very flat track. In everyday driving it is better to use the Comfort mode, which feels very similar to the Porsche 911.

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But when compared to other models of Mercedes, the SL is something average, a car for every day, it has more excitement than the impressive 2-door S-class, but it is also softer than the GT AMG. And if you look at a Mercedes SL as a convertible without a roof, it’s generally the best of all, it has excellent aerodynamics, even at a speed of 150 km / h in the cabin it’s quiet and doesn’t blow.

Issue price

Prices for the Mercedes SL are about the same as on the Porsche 911, and the BMW 6-series is even cheaper by about 2 million rubles. The basic version of the Mercedes-Benz SL 400 with a 3-liter engine and a capacity of 367 liters. with. will cost 6,550,000 rubles, a Porsche Carrera without a roof costs 6,900,000 rubles, and with a roof - 6,200,000 rubles.

If you take the more expensive SL 500, it will pull about 8,000,000, ¬Mercedes-AMG SL 63 is even more expensive - 11,100,000 thousand, and for those who want to stand out from the crowd - SL 65 with V12 engine, which costs 16,700 000 rubles - the most it.

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