2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500

The 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 is a sinuous, sensuous roadster with dramatic styling and a major-league price tag. Comparable vehicles to The 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 include the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, the Jaguar XK Series, and the Volvo C70. The 2011 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 is equipped with a standard 5.0-liter, V8, 302-horsepower engine. It is equipped with a standard 5.5-liter, V8, 493-horsepower, supercharged engine. A 5-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard on both trims. Two large round instrument pods carry the primary instruments, using smart, colorful purple graphics shared by no other Mercedes-Benz. The instrument panel and center console are well organized and feature the Mercedes COMAND screen that operates the sound system, navigation system, and telephone, with redundant controls on the new steering wheel.

 

Slide into the cockpit, belt up, press the button on the console and, 16 seconds later, its retractable power steel roof changes it from the open-air fun of a convertible to the quiet comfort of a luxury coupe. The 2011 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 is packed with every bit of automotive technology that Mercedes has perfected over the past dozen years, and that’s a lot of technology. It does everything well, with the single exception of hauling cargo.

 

The 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 has more standard equipment than just about any other two-seater in the world today. The 2011 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 5.0-liter V8 engine develops 302 horsepower. 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 come with a completely new electronically controlled, magnesium-housing 7G-Tronic 7-speed automatic transmission, the world’s first, with closer ratios for quicker acceleration, instantaneous downshifting and higher fuel economy. The two higher-performance versions will retain the 5-speed automatic for a while yet. The 2011 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 version is brimming with incredible levels of performance. The 2011 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 uses a newly developed, hand-built, 5.5-liter supercharged engine with more than 493 horsepower to catapult itself from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.4 seconds, making it the fastest production Mercedes-Benz roadster ever. The 2011 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 is the latest addition to the lineup, carrying a silky smooth 6.0-liter V12 twin-turbocharged engine. Whereas the SL500 V8 carries a supercharger and makes 493 horsepower and 516 foot-pounds of torque, the 5.9-liter V12 packs the same 493 horsepower but generates a staggering 590 foot-pounds of torque, more than any other Mercedes engine of this size.

The engine is a bit heavier than the supercharged V8, but it more than makes up for it with prodigious torque and electric-motor smoothness throughout the rpm range. The 2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500 is surely one of the most beautiful cars in the world. From the jutting chin of its front bumper to the four-eyed headlamps to the traditional front fender air intakes to the shoulders over the rear tires to the five-spoke alloy wheels, it is not only the new style leader for Mercedes-Benz, but the new style leader for the entire segment. Mercedes says the new SL simultaneously pays homage to its legendary great grandfathers while offering a new interpretation of excitement. The narrow, wing-like chrome gills are reminiscent of the first SL Roadsters and are echoed in the hood. The four-eye headlamp pattern has the two lamps on each side melding into one another. They represent the latest in lighting technology with a circular Fresnel lens that concentrates the light emitted by the standard xenon headlamps. From the side, the rising beltline contributes to the car’s rake. At the rear, the triangular taillights use 27 LED bulbs designed to illuminate more quickly.

2 Responses to “2011 Mercedes Benz Sl500”

  • Kanako Says:

    September 11th, 2012 at 7:51 am

    I like the grille and love the wlhees, but this car is too fat. It doesn’t have the look a Mercedes ought to have muscular, but trimmed; strong but unburdened by that muscle; something comfortable in it’s own skin instead this car looks a little bloated.

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