SL 350 Roadster (Germany, 2012)

One the biggest feature of the fourth generation SL can be found in weight reduction, continuing the legacy of the original SL of 1952 with its lightweight tubular frame. This SL was developed with an all-aluminium bodyshell, a first for Mercedes-Benz. The aluminium bodyshell weighs around 110 kilograms less than it would using the steel technology from the predecessor.

The SL 350 is powered by a V6 engine with an output of 306hp and maximum torque of 370Nm. Its fuel consumption has been lowered by almost 30 percent to 6.8 litres per 100km, compared to the previous generation.

It has been fitted with a standard ECO start/stop function and combined with the 7G-TRONIC PLUS automatic transmission, also contributing for fuel consumption reduction. But although the efficiency in the new SL generation has been increased thanks to the BlueDIRECT engines, the roadster’s raciness has remained untouched. In fact the SL 350 is three tenths faster than its p...