Took the SL up Benedict Canyon to Mullholland and did a five mile run with it. For those of you unfamiliar with the topography here in So. Ca., Mullholland Drive is the ridge of a mountain - on on the North is the San Fernando Valley majestic views; To the South: Hollywood; Beverly Hills; Bel-air - including the Bel-air reservoir. Quite a site. I believe the road to be the most challenging drive in all of So. Ca., certainly Los Angeles. I left one thing out in my earlier post and it's perhaps the first thing one notices when going for a drive in this new car: THE SL ROARS TO LIFE each time it starts. You know it has heft, guts, weight . . . and power - in that instant.

Equal balance now: It's beauty and its drive qualities. It seems to boost itself up on turns - and its cornering abilities are uncanny, especially in sport mode. You brake . . . . and it brakes aggressively, then comes to what they refer to as "Soft Stop." I put the top down by remote key. Fast and furious action . . like a well choreographed ballet of sorts. Multiple actions happening at once and in 16 seconds - it's gone! Very different than the SLK in that sense. Hats off! Pete

 

Keep us posted.

 

Oooohhhhhh.....

Waiting will be very very difficult.

Congrats, Pete.

 

Yes Pete, congrats with the car. Can you post a picture for those of us who are still waiting?

Johan