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2017 Mercedes AMG SL63 is a high-performance, luxury roadster
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The car gods dwelling atop Mt. Autolympus decreed that the Mercedes mortals in Stuttgart should restyle their SL luxury roadster for 2017, and that was accomplished with excellent result.
Indeed, given the extensive cosmetic surgery north of the windshield, this revised Mercedes-Benz retractable hardtop is markedly more spectacular than its predecessor. It is also more techy than ever.
The electronic magic includes a suspension control system that combats bod roll during ambitious cornering by making the car lean into the turn like a motorcyclist. And there are the windshield wipers that burst heated washer fluid through the wiper blades so the driver’s vision is not even momentarily diminished.
This sort of techiosity is delivered in an environment resplendent with superb materials and flawless fits.
2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63
And all this high tech and luxury isn’t the province of some cushy boulevardier. These are performance-minded machines that mix sporty treating with acceleration times that range from prompt to gantry candidacy, depending on how much you want to spend. Even the starter SL, the SL450, which opens at a paltry $87,000, will get you from a standing commence to sixty in less than five seconds. If you have a tad more walking-around money, say, $219,850, you can get the king of this particular Mercedes mountain: the AMG SL65. The latter gets from zero to sixty in Three.7 seconds, which is the automotive equivalent of the speed of light squared.
The SL I tested was the “lesser” AMG model, the AMG SL63. Unlike the six hundred twenty one horsepower engendered by the SL65’s 6-liter, twin-turbo V-12, the test car’s twin-turbo, Five.5-liter V-8 could only muster 577. But, in part because it’s a bit lighter, at Four,068 pounds, than the SL65, it’s only .Three of a 2nd slower zero to 60.
That means the $151,350 test car is virtually as prompt as the SL65 for almost $70,000 less. So, I think I’d take the SL63 at a mere buck-fifty. After all, I’m not an ostentatious stud.
AMG, by the way, is what Mercedes calls its “spectacle division.” Like the old Ford Special Vehicles Team (SVT), AMG is essentially a corporate tuner shop that tweaks the suspensions, steering, and engines of the company’s mainstream vehicles.
While the lesser SL models are regular production cars, as opposed to the AMG versions with special parts and hand-built engines, the entire SL line is rather off the hook business. Only about Four,000 two thousand seventeen SLs will be sold here. Of those a mere two hundred eighty will be AMG SL63s, and a minuscule forty will be AMG SL65s. Sounds like they’ll become fairly collectible, doesn’t it?
After you get done marveling at this car’s aesthetic perfection, It’s time to get behind the wheel. Let’s turn the knob that controls the suspension and shift points from “convenience” to “sport.” Ahh, let’s let it all dangle out and put it on “race.” Now, let’s bring the SL63 to a halt and then get on it.
Zero to sixty in four seconds plane translates into what I call “scary prompt,” which is wonderful. It is all that limited-slip differential and those mile-wide, 20-inch rear tires can do to keep this boy in a straight line when the seven-speed automatic makes its very first shift.
This car isn’t just stoplight Armageddon. It also treats beautifully, taking the corners like a true sports car. Braking in the tester was achieved by a carbon ceramic brake system with golden calipers, an option priced at $8,950. Carbon ceramic brakes will not fade, no matter how hard and long you brake. (A Mercedes engineer once told me it takes a week to make a set.)
Speaking of options, how about that lovely carbon fiber exterior trim priced at $Three,570?
2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 Roadster
Standard equipment: Five.5-liter twin-turbo V-8, seven-speed automatic gearbox, rear-drive, and features ranging from heated and ventilated power front seats with rubdown  to a parking pilot and a retractable hardtop with sunroof.
Options: Stuff like electronic safety devices ($Two,250), carbon fiber engine cover ($1,500), and a Bang & Olufsen sound system ($Five,400).
Fuel economy: sixteen city and twenty five highway.
Engine spectacle: Terrific.
Rail convenience: Remarkably decent.
Warranty: Four years/50,000 miles bumper to bumper.
2017 Mercedes AMG SL63 is a high-performance, luxury roadster
2017 Mercedes AMG SL63 is a high-performance, luxury roadster
Popular Stories
Pennsylvania man drowns while swimming at the shore
For The Inquirer
The car gods dwelling atop Mt. Autolympus decreed that the Mercedes mortals in Stuttgart should restyle their SL luxury roadster for 2017, and that was accomplished with excellent result.
Indeed, given the extensive cosmetic surgery north of the windshield, this revised Mercedes-Benz retractable hardtop is markedly more cool than its predecessor. It is also more techy than ever.
The electronic magic includes a suspension control system that combats bod roll during ambitious cornering by making the car lean into the turn like a motorcyclist. And there are the windshield wipers that sploog heated washer fluid through the wiper blades so the driver’s vision is not even momentarily diminished.
This sort of techiosity is delivered in an environment resplendent with superb materials and flawless fits.
2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63
And all this high tech and luxury isn’t the province of some cushy boulevardier. These are performance-minded machines that mix sporty treating with acceleration times that range from swift to gantry candidacy, depending on how much you want to spend. Even the starter SL, the SL450, which opens at a paltry $87,000, will get you from a standing embark to sixty in less than five seconds. If you have a tad more walking-around money, say, $219,850, you can get the king of this particular Mercedes mountain: the AMG SL65. The latter gets from zero to sixty in Three.7 seconds, which is the automotive equivalent of the speed of light squared.
The SL I tested was the “lesser” AMG model, the AMG SL63. Unlike the six hundred twenty one horsepower engendered by the SL65’s 6-liter, twin-turbo V-12, the test car’s twin-turbo, Five.5-liter V-8 could only muster 577. But, in part because it’s a bit lighter, at Four,068 pounds, than the SL65, it’s only .Three of a 2nd slower zero to 60.
That means the $151,350 test car is virtually as prompt as the SL65 for almost $70,000 less. So, I think I’d take the SL63 at a mere buck-fifty. After all, I’m not an ostentatious dude.
AMG, by the way, is what Mercedes calls its “spectacle division.” Like the old Ford Special Vehicles Team (SVT), AMG is essentially a corporate tuner shop that tweaks the suspensions, steering, and engines of the company’s mainstream vehicles.
While the lesser SL models are regular production cars, as opposed to the AMG versions with special parts and hand-built engines, the entire SL line is rather off the hook business. Only about Four,000 two thousand seventeen SLs will be sold here. Of those a mere two hundred eighty will be AMG SL63s, and a minuscule forty will be AMG SL65s. Sounds like they’ll become fairly collectible, doesn’t it?
After you get done marveling at this car’s aesthetic perfection, It’s time to get behind the wheel. Let’s turn the knob that controls the suspension and shift points from “convenience” to “sport.” Ahh, let’s let it all string up out and put it on “race.” Now, let’s bring the SL63 to a halt and then get on it.
Zero to sixty in four seconds vapid translates into what I call “scary swift,” which is wonderful. It is all that limited-slip differential and those mile-wide, 20-inch rear tires can do to keep this boy in a straight line when the seven-speed automatic makes its very first shift.
This car isn’t just stoplight Armageddon. It also treats beautifully, taking the corners like a true sports car. Braking in the tester was achieved by a carbon ceramic brake system with golden calipers, an option priced at $8,950. Carbon ceramic brakes will not fade, no matter how hard and long you brake. (A Mercedes engineer once told me it takes a week to make a set.)
Speaking of options, how about that lovely carbon fiber exterior trim priced at $Three,570?
2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 Roadster
Standard equipment: Five.5-liter twin-turbo V-8, seven-speed automatic gearbox, rear-drive, and features ranging from heated and ventilated power front seats with rubdown  to a parking pilot and a retractable hardtop with sunroof.
Options: Stuff like electronic safety devices ($Two,250), carbon fiber engine cover ($1,500), and a Bang & Olufsen sound system ($Five,400).
Fuel economy: sixteen city and twenty five highway.
Engine spectacle: Terrific.
Rail convenience: Remarkably decent.
Warranty: Four years/50,000 miles bumper to bumper.