2012 Mercedes SL R231

New infos have emerged about the new SL set to debut in January of 2012. According to several sources the range will kick off with a 306 hp, 3.5-liter V-6. Then there will be the 435-hp SL500 equipped with a twin-turbo 4.6-liter V-8. Then the pair of AMGs. Like the S63 and CL63 AMG, the SL63 AMG will shed its 6.2-liter V-8 in favor of an even more potent 5.5-liter bi-turbo model with 571 hp. The mighty 6.0-liter V-12 survives in the SL65 AMG, and will see its output bumped to 612 hp, and will finally be paired with a seven-speed automatic in place of the old five-speed.

"We push forward what we have"

Regarding the design, the front will be more muscular, it will stir powerful emotions. The overall shape will be typical SL class. As we can see on these illustrations, the car will keep its classic Mercedes look.
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