northbenz

Curious as to what the new Diamond Silver would look like, multiple dealers have told me it is the same color as the special silver that was on the 2002 special edition Silver Arrow SL's. I don't know where this got started, but it appears to be misinformation. I finally had a chance to see a Diamond Silver SL500 in person last week and it is nothing like the Silver Arrow. The Silver Arrow silver is simply Brilliant Silver with a double dose of metalllic added into the mix resulting in no change in hue. However, the Diamond Silver does indeed have a blue tinge to it as suggested by the paint samples in the factory brochure. Also it does not appear to have as much added metallic as the Silver Arrow SL's demonstrated.

IMHO the Diamond Silver is a great color for the SL and the prep guys working on the SL I saw were unanimous in their opinion as well praising how good the SL looked in Diamond Silver.

AMGBENZ

I have a Diamond Silver SL500 Sport with Black Leather Looks great. But I still do not know what to order the SL55 AMG in. My top picks are Brilliant silver with Black, Diamond Silver with Black, Orian Blue with Black, & Firemist with Black. I think I will stay with the exclusive aluminum trim no matter what exterior I pick.

I am not sure if Diamond Silver looks tough enough for a SL55 AMG with 500HP!

What is your top pick?

northbenz

The only way to truly showcase the AMG's aggressive stance would be to go with all black which has the added bonus of disguising the panorama roof as well.

Such would not be my personal choice though as I'm not a fan of black cars generally given their high required maintenance to keep them looking mirror black.

I would opt for the diamond silver with the berry red interior.

G Unit

I disagree, darker colours do not show off the aggressive lines of AMG cars. Our Tansanite Blue S55 looked awesome, but the Silver one displays the aggressive lines alot better.

monty

i found it very difficult to judge to true look of a car based on a small metal panel . really need to see the whole car and then compare side by side.

Karen//AMG

Both colors are good, but overall, Diamond Silver does it for me!

wheelauto

I have the Diamond silver its has a slight tint of blue in the silver. Women LOVE IT

SLK55_AMG

Diamond silver is more feminine, and women loves it .... i prefer the silver , either silver arrow, brilliant or iridium.... anyways i have ordered obsidean black for my slk55

chicago_fog

Both look great IMO

FromV4_to_C63

wheelauto
Women LOVE IT <============ Please don't tell me you buy cars because of how you think someone will feel about you.

okbarnett

I dont like the blue tint of the diamond silver. I have blue cars, and Im tired of them. And if I had to have diamond, i would go for light interior like white or tan. I dont like to mix blue with black

Kurzweil

I'd initially been looking for a cabrio in Selenite Gray, but then found one in Iridium Silver optioned the way I wanted, so I bought it.

I find that it's a much nicer/richer silver in person than in photos, and really shows the lines of the car to great effect. I've come to be very happy I went with this and not Selenite. My very first filling up at a gas station, the guy at the opposite pump told me that it was "the most beautiful car he'd ever seen." That kinda made my night.

Also, silver is kind of the official Mercedes color. I imagine it helps resale too.

okbarnett

Thats what Ive always said; Mercedes are supposed to be silver