Mercedes-Benz will launch the SL roadster in India on June 22, 2023. The iconic Mercedes-Benz SL, at present in its seventh-generation, will probably be offered in India in its SL55 roadster guise, and like its predecessors, will probably be introduced in as a CBU. The SL has been a well-liked mannequin for Mercedes-Benz in India with fairly a couple of examples of just about each era current within the nation.

1. Seventh-gen SL to get a soft-top solely
2. Will be powered by 478hp, 4.0-litre, V8 engine
3. Mercedes-Benz didn’t promote the sixth-gen SL in India

Mercedes-Benz SL returns to India after over a decade

The SL-Class is the flagship two-door roadster for Mercedes-Benz globally and its lineage goes all the way in which again to the long-lasting 190SL from the ’50s. The Mercedes-Benz SL was offered in India solely in fifth era guise that went on sale again in 2012, whereas the sixth-generation SL was not offered right here.

Mercedes-Benz SL: seventh-gen car replaces three fashions

The seventh-generation SL headed to our shores technically replaces the S-Class cabriolet, the AMG GT Roadster and the sixth-gen SL within the German model’s world line-up. It brings again the material roof and the two+2 structure of earlier iterations. It additionally receives four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering as commonplace.

Mercedes-Benz SL will get AMG remedy for complete line up

The latest-gen Mercedes SL, in contrast to its earlier generations, is on the market solely within the AMG guise. The SL is anticipated to share its drivetrain, chassis, electrical structure and different key parts with the second-generation AMG GT that is largely due later this 12 months.

Mercedes-Benz SL: India will get the 478hp AMG SL55

India will get the Mercedes-AMG SL55, which brings again the ’55’ title to a Mercedes-AMG mannequin – the G55 SUV was the final with till manufacturing ceased in 2012. It is powered by Mercedes-AMG’s M176 4.0-litre twin-turbo, V8 petrol engine good for 478hp and 700Nm, which is already in use in numerous Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG fashions globally.

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