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Robert Falcone

Any price infomraton on SL55 in Canada? Thanks.

W205C43PFL

OP thanks for sharing and good question, I wonder if the 55 model is coming to Canada at all? Same goes with the 43 model.

California John

It still seems hard to believe that with these car is not being delivered until the fall of this year that they would still be called 2022 models. Does anyone have any idea if that might change once they arrive?

mkraft3003

No. The VIN is already assigned and the 10th digit is a N which means 2022. My vin and build sheet even says 2022.

MCT

There is no 55 or 43 in CA for 2022. The press release only mentions 63: https://media.mercedes-benz.ca/relea...ion-of-an-icon

W205C43PFL

Sigh and we also didn't get the GT 43, EQS 450+ to name two.

van_rider

That price…. Is a rip off.

In Canada, last year, the S63 S-Class Cabrio starts at $206k !???

Keon

Wow, 215k what a ripoff! Any sane person would shop for an AM or Bentley CGT at that price point.

Wolfman

That's Canadian Dollars of course but pricey nonetheless. To be fair, a AM Vantage roadster will be quite inferior to the SL and the Bentley will be a bit more money and a more traditional ride. Not my taste personally...

van_rider

By comparison, a BMW M8 in Canada is $165k... whether you like it or not is a different story, but what could possibly make an SL63 worth $50k more than an M8 !!!???

Wolfman

The brand for one. BMW has never been in the price territory of higher-end AMG.
Our M8 Comp. was nearly $160k US and BMW found it almost impossible to move these cars at that price. They eventually dropped the price by $14k which made more sense.

This doesn’t mean the SL isn’t overpriced. Once the supply/demand balances out, they will be discounted well below list IMO.

Our AMG GTC Roadster was about $20k more that the M8 and that car is bare-bone and offers very few luxuries. But it’s a dramatically better drivers car, we’ll balanced and lightweight.

The SL of course is a porker like the M8 and will drive like one. Electronic suspensions can’t overcome the laws of physics
But it’s more attractive than the M8 and should sell well, especially in lower and higher trim levels.

W205C43PFL

I guess from what I heard of the main complaint was that it has (at least the way it looks) the same interior as a 3-series... we are not talking about material but purely interior design. The 8 series was also overpriced to begin with (not just counting M Powered models, talking about M performance models too), BMW forcing 6 series customers to buy 8 series wasn't working. I guess that is why BMW had to drop the MSRP the following year if I recalled correctly.

Alan Smithee

Looks like they are pricing the SL63 against the Carrera 4 GTS Cab. I expect the SL55 will be similar in price to the C4S Cab (USD mid-140s), with the SL43 at the low end against the C4 Cab and the SL63s E Performance up there with the Turbo/Turbo S Cabs.

js_cls

Not surprised, the reason the price likely took so long is that they are accounting for the current market seeing how dealers and charging markups and getting them and they want a piece of the pie, like how they just increased the G prices by $20k. Canadian and US MB's at least at the higher end tend to be anywhere from $10-20k different in price (EQS580 US = $126k, CA = $146k) so expect to see the number start with a 2. Employees who went to the training event were told they were pricing these in line with Porsches.

HAWKiS63

Here the SL63 is also about 5-10K more expensive than an equally specced S63 cabriolet (my current car), and that does not feel good (smaller, less BHP, less torque, no air suspension, no place for 4 adults, ok, the SL63 has more/newer tech on-board). The SL63 eP with > 800 Bhp > 1000 Nm will probably sell here for the same price, that would be an interesting alternative!

BTW, BMW 8-serie is "just" a new 6-serie, so more a 5-serie coupe/cabriolet, and not a 7-serie........... and therefore also rather expensive imho, but a M8 cabriolet would be interesting to look at.

van_rider

The Canadian Builder is now Online:
https://www.mercedes-benz.ca/en/vehi...oadster/sl63r4

unfortunately only SL63 and no 55.

big_willy

MB priced themselves out - for $215k that's porsche turbo territory. And the porsche is over a half a sec faster 0-60. I'm sensing with the economy turning, we will see a similar story with this SL that we saw with the GTS/GTC/GTR when dealers couldn't move them and were discounting $40-50k below list.

Alan Smithee

^ Looks like a function of lower Porsche MSRPs up there. In the US a Turbo Cab starts at 196k USD, which is over 250k CAD today. Conversely, 215k CAD is similar MSRP to the G63 up there, which starts at ~160k USD in the US, or about the same as a GTS4 Cab.

W205C43PFL

Looks like we might be getting the SL 43 if the reported information here is true : https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ca...ategy-44501698

"Canadian dealers of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are reporting that the automaker is considering revising its strategy for North America."

"The dealers attended a market-wide retailers meeting in Vancouver held in May and noted that the automaker was fretting about consumer hesitancy over expensive electric vehicles. Concerns centered around the ailing economy, which has been undermined by higher interest rates and ongoing inflation."

"Dealers also provided a taste of Mercedes' forthcoming lineup. The event showcased eight vehicles, including the redesigned E-Class sedan, AMG SL 43 roadster, and Maybach EQS. The brand likewise introduced the electric CLA sedan and GLC crossover, perhaps indicating that it would be dumping the EQ branding to roll EVs into the core lineup."

van_rider

Interesting, thanks for finding this article!
hopefully means we’re a step closer to an SL55 in Canada, perhaps?
can’t imagine all we would have is an SL43 and an SL63 with a $100k price spread between the two within the lineup? Although MBCA has done crazier things.

W205C43PFL

You're most welcome, I too wish SL 55 comes to Canada, will be the variant of choice, that said I might be fine with "just" the SL 43. Good to have options though (like an SL 55) am I right? I wish there was an inline 6 variant if I don't like the four cylinder but will look forward to testing the M139l in the SL 43 when it arrives in Canada.