Oh no! I've now reached the age where the SL class looks beautiful and with that performance a real contender. Take that Doug DeMuro who said 2 generations ago that the SL was pointless.
As a former owner of a 2014 Sl Amg, bought brand new in 2013...it was a great car for the first 33k miles...then in came the gremlins. Sold it in 2019 and bought a 2020 Lexus Lc500. This new Sl63 looks tempting though, but will mercedes make them reliable, like gramps 85 560sel( I think it was a 560), that car was a tank
@@TheCarCrazyGuy we’re just about there. Hell anyone that’s single/married with a mortgage, a kid or two clearing 200k combined would still not be able to afford that car now! WTH.
Maybe the Maybach SL680 will restore the V12 majesty to the breed. Truth is, outside of the track SL's are the original autobahn bred road weapons meant for crossing continents. Think DC to Miami. Up on the interstates it's 50-70mph acceleration that matters most in the cut and thrust combat of high speed traffic. It's also were this little 4L V8 surrenders to Twin Turbo V12 SL's of yore.
Personally, I don't think reinventing this as a performance car was the right move. I liked the "old man" cruisers, and they sold very well throughout the decades, right through the 00's. Things went sideways when the styling went WAY off around 2013, and it began looking like two different cars from the front and rear - and neither of them particularly good looking. The recipe needed a serious reworking for this next generation, but a complete identity shift did not need to happen. It's a cool car, but feels more lost than ever. Now it's competing directly with much stiffer competition - 911's, even lower end Bentleys and Astons, and it's just not that. Bring back the SLS/SLR/Gullwing/etc for those exotic car duties, and let the SL shine as a fast, classic, elegant convertible cruiser as it always has.
So many people are clearly lost.....the SLR and SLS were high dollar exotics to compete with Ferrari, Lamborghini etc not Bentleys....the SL has always been an "alternative " to the 911........in concept it has always been closest until the Sl based AMG GT. This SL is closer in concept to the Bentley Continental, and Aston Martin DB11 than the 911 ever will be.....luxurious high powered 2+2s with rag tops......not sure what you're talking about......
The base 2 door AMG GT 2 door (2 seater) is less costly than this car and looks way better. It has (or had) the 523 twin turbo vs the 577hp, however. But at $127K with options and gorgeous looks, I would take that one.
My 2008 SL 550 get more attention than the new SL, in the best places at the Jersey Shore, Longport, OC, SIc , Avalon,, SH,, like the man said: this version don’t turn heads like other SL did before.
This SL has small back seats. When did that happen? It does save on car insurance but it's unusual. Can't really seat any person back there but it's interesting.
This has to be the most... confused SL ever. The aggressive styling, AMG engine and soft top instead of a hardtop suggest a car more suited for weekend backroad-bombing, but the S-Class tech, AWD and 4000 LBS curb weight is more in-line with a traditional SL: a ultra-lux daily driver convertible. I wish it would pick a side and not try to be a jack of all trades, that's never what the SL was about.
Wait for the AMG CLE Cabriolet. It will literally have exactly the same tech (all of which you can get in the newest C-class AMG), look nearly identical, with performance off by only a second, but for less than half the price. This review was typical of motorweek: their true feelings hidden behind a shroud of diplomatic speak. If you listen carefully they are saying the car is too heavy (multiple times), it's mega expensive, so you can probably get a better value going somewhere else.
@@Mystery_Man84 You're right, but I was eluding to the sum-of-the-whole. The AMG is a better built car overall and probably will still be on the road years after the Jaguar dies.
Since 1981 ! He's the founder of car reviews ( Motorweek), without him, having the idea of making a tv show dedicated to review new cars, would not exist channels and car review programs that we enjoy now.
@@jmin8400 It’s just such a shame that it doesn’t look like a $180,000 car, unlike some of the previous SL’s. Btw there’s no need to be so condescending, I’m merely expressing my personal opinion, but it seems everyone is offended by something nowadays.
This is not what an SL should be. This should be a lighter, simpler LUXURY convertible, not a boy racer. Mercedes needs a normal 6 or 8 cylinder priced around $75k. $140k is ridiculous and $180 is insaane. I hope they stack to ceilings and are sales proof.
Considering an sl500 was 81k base in 1999 the 140k price is right inline with inflation etc. The sl has always been a car for the upper middle class. Give it a few years and I'm sure a used one can be picked up for 80k.
I don't know what it is you're talking about, the SL has always been incredibly expensive the SL65 and SL black series were far more expensive than 180k, it NEVER in modern generations was a light car maybe you wanted a new SLK because the SL has never fit in the price point you're talking about. Why would they take it down market......and boy racer would be a Civic type r, gr corolla , etc how you can call this boy racer is silliness
MB is willing to complicate things further by reintroducing the AMG GT grand tourer. I suppose only a shorter wheelbase, a lesser starting price and a fixed roof should differentiate the two.
The SL is unique low production high end performance vehicle built with very high end materials. The price tag is well within reason. $75k buys you a well equipped Jeep Wrangler unlimited Rubicon.
Ugh, the whole car is a bizarre mishmash of styles. Only attractive thing is the seats. Also seems to be a waste to pay so much money for what is essentially a killer engine attached to a me-too car that offers no unique driving experience.
Outdated on arrival. Why not an inline 6 with a revised M256 from the E53 and less obese? And bring back haptic buttons no touch screen BS! Major failure this car! It would be more an AMG GT successor..
I think the exterior looks good, though bland in some angles from the rear. However, I agree with the interior. It lacks passion & timelessness in design, especially for how much it costs.
Iconic AMG performance for sure. Sleek and powerful, but I still miss some of the older versions though. Gullwings.
They NAILED the design of this car. Best looking Merc by far right now.
That new front end design is superb and coescive
Oh no! I've now reached the age where the SL class looks beautiful and with that performance a real contender. Take that Doug DeMuro who said 2 generations ago that the SL was pointless.
Doug sometimes gets it wrong. He has yet to review that R230 SL Roadster of two generations ago.
Doug is becoming pointless.
@@LawrenceMarkFearon Dont worry, I'm 21 and this is #1 on my list for a 2023 car purchase
John Davis FOREVER🛣
As a former owner of a 2014 Sl Amg, bought brand new in 2013...it was a great car for the first 33k miles...then in came the gremlins. Sold it in 2019 and bought a 2020 Lexus Lc500. This new Sl63 looks tempting though, but will mercedes make them reliable, like gramps 85 560sel( I think it was a 560), that car was a tank
Absolutely gorgeous!
legend is back. Thrilling power, i drive this exact model impressive power & handling .
Jesus the price of these cars now…!
Soon no one will be able to afford a car.
@@TheCarCrazyGuy we’re just about there. Hell anyone that’s single/married with a mortgage, a kid or two clearing 200k combined would still not be able to afford that car now! WTH.
what else do expect from Mercedes's higher performance models!?...this is no shocker🙄😒
Man that’s what my house cost💯‼️
The very rich will continue to buy these as toys and laugh at the rest of us in our Kias. The wealth gap continues to grow.
Maybe the Maybach SL680 will restore the V12 majesty to the breed. Truth is, outside of the track SL's are the original autobahn bred road weapons meant for crossing continents. Think DC to Miami. Up on the interstates it's 50-70mph acceleration that matters most in the cut and thrust combat of high speed traffic. It's also were this little 4L V8 surrenders to Twin Turbo V12 SL's of yore.
…..Beverly Hills Miata.
I find it funny how my 1986 Mercedes 560sl has the same fuel economy with a massive V8
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would be nicer as a folding hard top or gull wing
Personally, I don't think reinventing this as a performance car was the right move. I liked the "old man" cruisers, and they sold very well throughout the decades, right through the 00's. Things went sideways when the styling went WAY off around 2013, and it began looking like two different cars from the front and rear - and neither of them particularly good looking. The recipe needed a serious reworking for this next generation, but a complete identity shift did not need to happen. It's a cool car, but feels more lost than ever. Now it's competing directly with much stiffer competition - 911's, even lower end Bentleys and Astons, and it's just not that. Bring back the SLS/SLR/Gullwing/etc for those exotic car duties, and let the SL shine as a fast, classic, elegant convertible cruiser as it always has.
So many people are clearly lost.....the SLR and SLS were high dollar exotics to compete with Ferrari, Lamborghini etc not Bentleys....the SL has always been an "alternative " to the 911........in concept it has always been closest until the Sl based AMG GT. This SL is closer in concept to the Bentley Continental, and Aston Martin DB11 than the 911 ever will be.....luxurious high powered 2+2s with rag tops......not sure what you're talking about......
Beautiful design!
Looks like a fun car to drive.
Miss the old ones...
Didn't like this
Prefer 90's and 00's Golden Era
Agreed
The R129 was perfection. This is still good, but it's not a true SL.
The base 2 door AMG GT 2 door (2 seater) is less costly than this car and looks way better. It has (or had) the 523 twin turbo vs the 577hp, however. But at $127K with options and gorgeous looks, I would take that one.
Amazing ,pretty, Jhon Davis is Legendary
That price tag is a little ridiculous. Surprised it gets AWD and goes to 60 in 3.1 seconds. No slouch performance wise.
@@electrikoptik good points and fair enough
@@electrikoptik I do wish that people would take these things into account before commenting, because I echo the same sentiments.
Feel this is priced comparable with past 600 V12 models (non-AMG). Should cause rifts amongst Britain’s best offerings!
Its a big Mercedes, the official car of powermad dictators and crazed despots. It ain suppose to be cheap
This or a 992 GT3?
It's kind of a bummer that they replaced actual interior design with just a big iPad.
My 2008 SL 550 get more attention than the new SL, in the best places at the Jersey Shore, Longport, OC, SIc , Avalon,, SH,, like the man said: this version don’t turn heads like other SL did before.
love the car but im not a soft top guy would have to be a hard top for me
This SL has small back seats. When did that happen? It does save on car insurance but it's unusual. Can't really seat any person back there but it's interesting.
lets gooo shqipeee , Arben Gashi
I grew up with the Boxy, Bruno Sacco Designs and i initially HATED the looks of this car...... but i think its growing on me 🤔
2:45 "feels very heavy"...I guess Mercedes forgot that SL stands for Super Light...
you can tell that head rest is pushing that gals head forward like an airplane seat. deal killer right there.
I think I’d rather have a Pagoda with a MT.❤
So a s version with 630hp would do 10's in the qtr
Looks like a 911 Cabriolet. I like the old style hardtop convertible better
Soft top and touchscreen heavy interior ruined it
The SL in the new SL is gone.
Amazing
sounds like the 2005 sl65 twin turbo v12 is still the best
This has to be the most... confused SL ever. The aggressive styling, AMG engine and soft top instead of a hardtop suggest a car more suited for weekend backroad-bombing, but the S-Class tech, AWD and 4000 LBS curb weight is more in-line with a traditional SL: a ultra-lux daily driver convertible. I wish it would pick a side and not try to be a jack of all trades, that's never what the SL was about.
Wait for the AMG CLE Cabriolet. It will literally have exactly the same tech (all of which you can get in the newest C-class AMG), look nearly identical, with performance off by only a second, but for less than half the price. This review was typical of motorweek: their true feelings hidden behind a shroud of diplomatic speak. If you listen carefully they are saying the car is too heavy (multiple times), it's mega expensive, so you can probably get a better value going somewhere else.
I don't really like 2020s Mercedes design
How did they manage to test this car in a video from 1992?????
Why make it AMG and AWD that makes it no fun? AWD should be a optional
Like, a looker.
It's interesting that this SL has a similar styling as Jaguar's F-Type albeit that's where the similarities end. The is a Hell Cat slayer!
This is similarly powered as the F Type. What are u talking about
@@Mystery_Man84 You're right, but I was eluding to the sum-of-the-whole. The AMG is a better built car overall and probably will still be on the road years after the Jaguar dies.
That guy been narrating as long as I can remember lmao I'm 30 now 🤣
Since 1981 ! He's the founder of car reviews ( Motorweek), without him, having the idea of making a tv show dedicated to review new cars, would not exist channels and car review programs that we enjoy now.
They should have made it an EV. The people who drive these are mostly older and lease vehicles, not track them...
I like BUT I’ll take the c8 z06 for that price
Goodness chill out with the loud music
SL63s have already dropped towards 100k.
Why do I like the SL55 better I always like the faster version but not this time?🧠🤯🔫
The wheels need improvement. Beautiful car tho. Just keep it away from trashy people and over populated cities🍷
This the worst SL every created
Mercedes is going backwards
looks like a bimmer looks weird
All that money and tech, just to be slower than a second hand G8 Firehawk at half the cost. Yikes.
Looks like a Miata
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$179,000?!? A fool and their money…..
Really dumb comment considering the price history of this name plate.
@@jmin8400 I’m so sorry to have upset you 😥
@@Cheezwizzz I'm sorry that you lack common sense regarding inflation. It's reasonably priced.
@@jmin8400 It’s just such a shame that it doesn’t look like a $180,000 car, unlike some of the previous SL’s. Btw there’s no need to be so condescending, I’m merely expressing my personal opinion, but it seems everyone is offended by something nowadays.
How far Mercedes has fallen!
Will this get an electric powerplant soon?
This is not what an SL should be. This should be a lighter, simpler LUXURY convertible, not a boy racer. Mercedes needs a normal 6 or 8 cylinder priced around $75k. $140k is ridiculous and $180 is insaane. I hope they stack to ceilings and are sales proof.
SL hasn’t been light since the 50’s. It really always been a heavy two door luxury grand tourer
Considering an sl500 was 81k base in 1999 the 140k price is right inline with inflation etc. The sl has always been a car for the upper middle class. Give it a few years and I'm sure a used one can be picked up for 80k.
I don't know what it is you're talking about, the SL has always been incredibly expensive the SL65 and SL black series were far more expensive than 180k, it NEVER in modern generations was a light car maybe you wanted a new SLK because the SL has never fit in the price point you're talking about. Why would they take it down market......and boy racer would be a Civic type r, gr corolla , etc how you can call this boy racer is silliness
MB is willing to complicate things further by reintroducing the AMG GT grand tourer. I suppose only a shorter wheelbase, a lesser starting price and a fixed roof should differentiate the two.
The SL is unique low production high end performance vehicle built with very high end materials. The price tag is well within reason.
$75k buys you a well equipped Jeep Wrangler unlimited Rubicon.
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2dr cls convertible
So everything in Ford's world is 3.5L ttV6, and everything in Mercedes world is 4.0L V8tt? Kinda boring.
Anything nowadays using force induction is WEAK (engineering) and sounds AWFUL
No inline 6 is a heartbreaker
The lack of a V12 bi-turbo option has been the real let down for years now 😔
Ugh, the whole car is a bizarre mishmash of styles. Only attractive thing is the seats. Also seems to be a waste to pay so much money for what is essentially a killer engine attached to a me-too car that offers no unique driving experience.
Porsche wins again 😂
Outdated on arrival. Why not an inline 6 with a revised M256 from the E53 and less obese? And bring back haptic buttons no touch screen BS! Major failure this car! It would be more an AMG GT successor..
Looks like a Lexus……
tired of endless background voice…
Fake AMG GT.
SL was here 63 years before the Amg Gt lol. Has more racing pedigree
the AMG GT was always based on the SL platform smh 🤦
Over priced
Outside is decent. Inside is gross.
I think the exterior looks good, though bland in some angles from the rear. However, I agree with the interior. It lacks passion & timelessness in design, especially for how much it costs.