Mercedes-Benz SL · R230, R231, R232 · Buying guide

    SL.
    The luxury roadster with heritage.

    The SL is Mercedes' luxury roadster, with roots reaching back to the 1950s. The R230 (2001–2011) introduced a folding metal roof, the R231 (2012–2020) switched to an aluminium body and lower weight, and the latest R232 (2021 on) returned to a soft top, added all-wheel drive and was developed entirely by AMG. The strongest versions run a biturbo V8, with the SL 63 at the top of the range. The SL appears regularly at Japanese auctions, usually in very generous specification.

    R230-R232
    Three generations
    V6 i V8
    Engine range
    10
    Active lots
    530
    Total in DB
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