So, I have had my new Volante for a week now and have driven quite a bit - obviously its early going but here are my observations:

Acceleration : The SL is undoubtedly the quicker of the two - not huge but noticeably so.

Fuel Consumption: Same 4.0 liter AMG engine however with more horsepower and torque on the Aston, however, fuel consumption is noticeable less on the Aston. Gearbox, rear wheel drive only - no idea how this is possible.

Suspension: that is a very strong suit on the Aston, just smooth as silk.

Engine sound: SL has more pops and crackles and exhaust note is more baritone whilst Aston sounds more tenor and raspy

Trunk Space : Aston is truly pitiful, I don't golf but no chance ( imo)

Rear seats: Equally silly

Cabin, dashboard etc - the Aston is truly a joy to sit in - everything is just so, I really like wheels and buttons, recognizing that the screen is quite small compared to the SL

Head turning quotient : the Aston elicits a lot of enthusiastic thumbs up and lots of grins and smiles

Electric/software gremlins - a few but nothing serious and they seem to reset when you restart the engine. Big surprise the Aston does not do wireless care play - only wired.

All in all I have truly enjoyed my first week in the car and hope i will continue to be positively impressed - I simply enjoy driving the car.

 

Congrats again to your purchase and we appreciate you sharing your impressions with us.

 

 

Here they were https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...ml#post9043366

 

All very interesting. Not having wireless CarPlay would be a dealbreaker for me.

 

I wonder if you were to buy a dongle or was it a box that enables wireless, it will work?

 

I'm confused, maybe more than normal?? The AM has an additional 94HP and weighs less but is slower??? I did a build......way more colors and matched color combinations unlike MB. Very nice car!!!!!

 

After being redirected by the post above I can say with 100% accuracy that is one nice *** car

 

Sorry for the redirection...

 

I had a 2022 SL63 and it would appear that the MY22 are slightly faster than the models following.
Car and Driver tested 0-60 at 3.0 and Motor Trend at 3.1 - later models at 3.5
Motor Trend tested the Volante at 3.5.

All I can say that the 2022 SL for sure felt quicker - to be fair - the Volante is still in the break in period, but I notice the difference.
On a daily basis driving it is irrelevant to me, but making the comparison it was worth mentioning.

 

Thank you - I would have never thought of this - not that technically minded.
Is there a device that you would recommend. I am sure I could buy one and if it does not work I can return.

So, the Aston connects the phone wirelessly but car play I have to plug it into UBS outlet in the center console and it immediately activates Car Play.
So really not such a huge inconvenience but it would be nice to have a wireless connection.

So I suppose these " dongles " work is that they connect by wire, stay in the center console and the phone connects by blue tooth to the dongle - do I have that right?

 

They are things like carplay2air or Carlinkkit (I believe they are a sponsor on this forum)

 

Sorry I meant Carlinkit.

I also heard a company called DMP Car design mentioned on the forums.

 

Often times it is the amount of “DRAMA” that gives one the feeling of quickness & speed. I used to drive 427 Corvettes in the 1960’s. The drama quotient with those cars was off the charts. You wondered if the clutch was going to tear through the cabin or if the engine might not blow up. The SL63 may present more drama, making it feel quicker over the more luxurious & refined Aston.

 

This is interesting. So much of the drama factor is indeed how it feels in this situation or in that situation. All interesting and of course quite subjective. As it should be! Before my current SL 63 I had an AMG GTS and then an AMG GTC. I would say each had more drama than the SL 63. Nevertheless, in my "patented" skid pad testing, in southern Orange County, California, the transition from the 405 north to the 133 S., the SL 63 is definitely faster. Similar days, temps, etc. The measure is the exit speed as I blow past the apex. The SL 63 is 3mph faster than the GTC which was 3 mph faster than the GTS. This transition from one freeway to another has a very smooth curve that is neither decreasing nor increasing in angle. In each car, I could dance through the corner right at the edge and then as I would hit my turn in point, my foot would slowly go to the floor as I launched past this one exit marker. It was as I cross that marker that I would check the exit speed. Of course this has nothing to do with ordinary enjoyment of a car - I'm a bit nutty - but it is an objective measure. I've taken a friend around that corner a few times in each car and as he gradually attained confidence that we weren't going to fly off the edge of the earth he loved it! Big grin! Yet the SL 63 doesn't have quite the drama...