2009 Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG Roadster. What a car
Is there a perfect mix between a sports car and a touring vehicle? Well there didn’t used to be, but the 2009 Mercedes SL63 aimed to change all that.
The SL55 made the game hard not only for competitors but also for Mercedes themselves. How where they ever going to improve on near perfect? The SL63 AMG is the answer.
It was sort of half expected that the SL will be more than 2 tons as it is as luxurious as it is as fast.
With almost 500hp output the SL63 reaches 60mph in less than four seconds which is a comparable performance with lighter cars such as the Dodge Challenger and the Chevy Camaro SS.Surely a buyer will have high hopes at a price tag of about $150 000.
It’s not just the competition from other car managers that the SL63 had managed to handle in direct comparison. With the addition of about twenty horses under the hood, the SL63 manages to out do it’s much touted predecessor by about a tenth of a second from zero to sixty and about a tenth of a second in the quarter mile. This slight advantage (even with the SL63 carrying extra poundage over the SL55), helps put to rest the fear that the latest in the AMG line wouldn’t stack up to the “super” car in the luxury class.
True to German automotive engineering and beauty, nothing else in the same class compares.In under 20 seconds you can have to SL63 transformed from formally "dressed" to casual with the hard top folding down.
The cockpit is what one would anticipate from Mercedes Benz, elegant.The usual suspects for a luxury vehicle are present: seat adjustments, navigation system, seats with neck warmers.
This Mercedes has superior power, superior handling and superior driver comfort – it is far and away the top of its class – in fact, at this moment it’s the only car in its class.While the SL55 was no doubt top of its class, the new model takes the league to new heights.
