Mercedez Benz SL55 AMG Roadster
The Mercedez Benz SL55 AMG Roadster is Mercedes Best offering in Australia. Priced at around $375,000, the AMG tuned SL55 is the only car in this category not host to a V10+ engine. The V8 Supercharged 5.4 Litre engine produces a phenomenal 380kW @ 6100rpm and 720Nm @ 2600rpm-4000rpm. The 720Nm of Torque is almost the same as the Pagani Zonda which costs $1,400,000!
Now you would think with figures like this, the car would be using Fuel like the Ferrari SuperAmerica, but at only 13.5 L /100 km for both city and highway it uses less fuel than my car which produces about one quarter of the Mercedes Benz SL55 specs.
Given that its a Mercedes, the standard equipment list is enormous:
- 4 Wheel Disc Brakes
- 8 Speaker Stereo
- ABS (Antilock Brakes)
- Adaptive Accelerator (for driving style)
- Adjustable Steering Column - Power & Memory
- Air Cond. - Climate Control 2 Zone
- Air Conditioning - Pollen Filter
- Air Conditioning - Sensor for Humidity, Sensor for Pollutants Sensor for Solar/Sun
- Airbags - Driver & Passenger (Dual) Head for 1st Row Seats (Front)
- Alarm - Motion Sensor - Tow Away Protection
- Body Kit - Lower (skirts F & R Aprons)
- Brake Assist
- Brake By Wire
- Brake Emergency Display - Hazard/Stoplights
- Calipers - Painted Front
- Calipers - Painted Rear
- Carbon Fibre - Centre Console
- Carbon Fibre - Inserts
- Cargo Cover
- CD Stacker - 6 disc
- Central Locking - Driving Activated - Remote/Keyless
- Chrome Grille Surround
- Clear Indicator Lenses
- Control - Automatic Stability - Park Distance Frontl - Park Distance Rear
- Cruise Control
- Disc Brakes Front Vented Drilled/Grooved
- Disc Brakes Rear Vented Drilled/Grooved
- Drive By Wire (Electronic Throttle Control)
- DVD Player
- Electric Seat - Driver / Passenger with Lumbar
- Electric Seats - 1st Row (Front) with Memories
- Engine Immobiliser
- First Aid Kit
- Floor Mats
- Fog Lamps - Front Fog Lamps - Rear
- Footwell Lamps - Front
- Headlamp Washers
- Headlamps - Bi-Xenon (for low & high beam)
- Headlamps - Electric Level Adjustment
- Headlamps - See me home
- Headrests - Adjustable 1st Row (Front)
- Heated Seats - 1st Row
- Leather Seats - Embossed
- Leather Trim (Incl. Seats inserts)
- Leather Trim - Full Nappa
- Leather Trimmed - Instrument Pod Cover
- Lighting - Exterior Side
- Map/Reading Lamps - for 1st Row
- Metallic Finish Inserts
- MP3 Player
- Multi-function Control Screen - Colour
- Multi-function Steering Wheel
- Navigation System - DVD Audio Navigation System - DVD Video
- Performance Brakes
- Phone Preparation
- Power Boot Closing Aid
- Power Door Closing Aid
- Power Door Mirrors - Anti Glare
- Power Door Mirrors - with Memory
- Power Roof - Fold-away Hardtop
- Power Roof - Remote Control Open/Close
- Power Steering - Speed Sensitive
- Power Windows - Front & Rear
- Premium Sound System
- Rain Sensor (Auto wipers)
- Rear View Mirror - Electric Anti Glare
- Roll Bar
- Scuff Plates - Embossed or personalised
- Seat - Ventilated Drivers & Passenger Side
- Seatbelt - Load Limiters 1st Row (Front)
- Seatbelt - Pretensioners 1st Row (Front)
- Speed Limiter
- Sports Exhaust
- Sports Seats - 1st Row (Front)
- Sports Steering Wheel
- Stainless Steel Exhaust - Dual system
- Stopwatch - Digital
- Sunvisor - Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Dual
- Suspension - Active Ride (leans into corners)
- Suspension - Sports
- Tacho
- Tail Lamps - Blacked Out Surrounds
- Tinted Windows
- Trip Computer
- TV - Tuner
- Tyre Pressure Sensor
- Vented - Guards Front
- Voice Recognition
- Wood/Leather Gear Knob
- Wood/Leather Steering Wheel
- Woodgrain - Inserts
However the problem this car has, is much the same problem that the Audi Performance line up has, its not that easy to spot as a super car, its just.. another Mercedes. Sure its got massive wheels and twin exhausts and all that, but if you want to be noticed, for $375,000 there are far better choices. Even so, that doesn't take anything away from the SL55 as an absolutely awesome car.
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