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Old May 1, 2019 | 12:47 AM
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It's a chassis mule. That's a shortened e class that acts as the body.
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A lot of us will be watching this release closely, much anticipated for sure. The soft top is hard enough to swallow, but a 2+2? This will be interesting for sure.
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I saw a Jaguar F-Type on vacation, hadn't seen one before. Priced it out on their website with similar equipment to my SL400, about the same money, $95,000, but you choose hard or soft top....
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..i dont understand, it doesnt even look like somewhat of an SL?
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I saw a Jaguar F-Type on vacation, hadn't seen one before. Priced it out on their website with similar equipment to my SL400, about the same money, $95,000, but you choose hard or soft top....
By hardtop you mean a coupe. Convertibles are soft top only and nowhere close to an SL in terms of quality or interior finish. SVR drives decent though.
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..i dont understand, it doesnt even look like somewhat of an SL?
It's a platform mule. This has nothing to do with the body design. You will not see any cars that will resemble the next SL until early next year or so...
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A lot of us will be watching this release closely, much anticipated for sure. The soft top is hard enough to swallow, but a 2+2? This will be interesting for sure.
What makes you think it will be a 2+2?
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What makes you think it will be a 2+2?
It's everywhere. Do a search. Been out for a while.
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Originally Posted by SGTzAMG
..i dont understand, it doesnt even look like somewhat of an SL?
That's what they wanted, essentially it's a disguise with he new SLs bones beneath it
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This is a magnificent car, but when MB does these special models, they usually seem to build them all identical, leaving no room for other options. Can one of these be ordered with ABC? B&O Sound? Wood/Leather Steering Wheel? I doubt it. And even if other options might be available, by the time the dealers know anything about these special cars, it’s too late. I was at a local dealer two days ago and they had the new Concours Edition S560 Sedan. It is a $140K+ special edition, similar to this SL. All that money for a special interior, wheels & paint, but no MBC or “Magic Body Control.” Phooey! Just doesn’t make sense to me, just like this Grand Edition SL without ABC. If they are going to make a “GRAND” Edition, it should be, well, “GRAND!” It should have ALL the bells & whistles, IMO.

By the way, some sources are saying that this car is painted in Graphite Grey Metallic, a color “exclusive” to the Grand Edition, but that is absolutely false. MB is building many, regular SL’s & other models in that color. Saw one at the dealer yesterday.
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A lot of us will be watching this release closely, much anticipated for sure. The soft top is hard enough to swallow, but a 2+2? This will be interesting for sure.
I wanted the 2+2 version and got a maxed-out E53 Cabriolet--for a lot less than anything with an S in the name. I wonder how this model will compare. I am sure it will have an AMG variant with more power, but other than that, it is not clear.
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I wanted the 2+2 version and got a maxed-out E53 Cabriolet--for a lot less than anything with an S in the name. I wonder how this model will compare. I am sure it will have an AMG variant with more power, but other than that, it is not clear.
So how will a 2+2 SL be different from a S-Class Cabriolet? Doug DeMuro did a spot-on analysis of the current SL's identity crisis. To me, offering 2+2 SL just seems confusing, unless they're eliminating the A217?
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So how will a 2+2 SL be different from a S-Class Cabriolet? Doug DeMuro did a spot-on analysis of the current SL's identity crisis. To me, offering 2+2 SL just seems confusing, unless they're eliminating the A217?
They are eliminating the S-class cab.
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