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Mercedes-Benz SL R231 facelift

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Product Overview

Mercedes-Benz SL R231 facelift is a flagship mid-size luxury convertible in production from 2016 to 2020. It was available with a range of V6, V8, and V12 engines that displaced 3.0 to 6.0 liters.

Compared to the pre-facelift model, the facelifted R231 SL-Class has a new front and rear design that is more generic. New is the sweet 9G-Tronic automatic transmission that replaced the unreliable 7G-Tronic. Otherwise, the engines did not materially change. The only difference has been the addition of particulate filter to meet the Euro6d requirements and the discontinuation of the V12.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 96%

Pros

Last chance to get V12 in a hardtop Mercedes
Still possible to get the M278 and M157 powered V8s
New 9G-Tronic automatic

Cons

More generic styling
Euro 6d-related reliability issues

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Specifications

Variants shown:

SL 63 AMG Euro6d

SL 63 AMG

SL 65 AMG

SL 400 Euro6d

SL 400

SL 500 Euro6d

SL 500

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