Mercedes Forum
12-31-2007, 05:00 PM
Filed under: Convertibles (http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/), Sports/GTs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Mercedes Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/), AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/category/amg/)
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It's been a regular smorgasbord for fans of Mercedes roadsters over here, with this teaser shot of the upcoming facelifted flagship SL hitting the web just a few days after Benz revealed the updated version of the smaller SLK (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/21/officially-official-2009-mercedes-benz-slk/). But while the SLK was revealed first in "ordinary" guise, the image above shows the full-fat, fire-breathing SL 65 AMG version.
We already know that the facelift will feature a heavily revised front end (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/05/spy-shots-facelifted-mercedes-sl-caught-at-photo-shoot/) with new headlight treatment, but from the rear three-quarter view Mercedes is enticing us with, all can also see the revised taillights, new diffuser with quad exhausts, and a subtle lip spoiler. The new SL 65 also appears to be riding on AMG's latest 19-inch five-spoke rims, similar in style to those found on Stuttgart's other earth-pounding range-topper, the Porsche 911 Turbo.
With the teaser shot also comes information on the two AMG models in the new SL range: the SL 65 AMG we see here, and the SL 63 AMG. The former packs AMG's twin-turbo V12 pumping out a whopping 612 horsepower, while the latter is driven by Affalterbach's 6.3-liter V8 with 525 horsepower, replacing the outgoing 55 version and in the process distancing it from the smaller SLK 55 AMG revealed previously (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/27/pics-aplenty-2009-mercedes-benz-slk-55-amg/).
We'll have to wait to see more images of the new AMG roadsters, including those that celebrities will be wrapping around trees.
[Sources: Mercedes-Benz via World Car Fans (http://www.worldcarfans.com/9071229.001/mercedes-benz-unveils-sl-facelift) and Motor Authority (http://www.motorauthority.com/news/convertibles/first-official-picture-of-the-sl-65-amg-facelift/)]
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It's been a regular smorgasbord for fans of Mercedes roadsters over here, with this teaser shot of the upcoming facelifted flagship SL hitting the web just a few days after Benz revealed the updated version of the smaller SLK (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/21/officially-official-2009-mercedes-benz-slk/). But while the SLK was revealed first in "ordinary" guise, the image above shows the full-fat, fire-breathing SL 65 AMG version.
We already know that the facelift will feature a heavily revised front end (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/05/spy-shots-facelifted-mercedes-sl-caught-at-photo-shoot/) with new headlight treatment, but from the rear three-quarter view Mercedes is enticing us with, all can also see the revised taillights, new diffuser with quad exhausts, and a subtle lip spoiler. The new SL 65 also appears to be riding on AMG's latest 19-inch five-spoke rims, similar in style to those found on Stuttgart's other earth-pounding range-topper, the Porsche 911 Turbo.
With the teaser shot also comes information on the two AMG models in the new SL range: the SL 65 AMG we see here, and the SL 63 AMG. The former packs AMG's twin-turbo V12 pumping out a whopping 612 horsepower, while the latter is driven by Affalterbach's 6.3-liter V8 with 525 horsepower, replacing the outgoing 55 version and in the process distancing it from the smaller SLK 55 AMG revealed previously (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/27/pics-aplenty-2009-mercedes-benz-slk-55-amg/).
We'll have to wait to see more images of the new AMG roadsters, including those that celebrities will be wrapping around trees.
[Sources: Mercedes-Benz via World Car Fans (http://www.worldcarfans.com/9071229.001/mercedes-benz-unveils-sl-facelift) and Motor Authority (http://www.motorauthority.com/news/convertibles/first-official-picture-of-the-sl-65-amg-facelift/)]
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