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Old 03-13-2008, 04:22 AM
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2010 E550.. Gone but never forgotton - E63 AMG..
The new SL63 is leaps and bounds better looking than the Sl55. Just look at those pictures! The car will look much better in person as is always the case but these pictures do justice. What a breath taking car. Might be the best looking of all the 63 models with the CL right after.
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Originally Posted by ESIX3POWER
The new SL63 is leaps and bounds better looking than the Sl55. Just look at those pictures! The car will look much better in person as is always the case but these pictures do justice. What a breath taking car. Might be the best looking of all the 63 models with the CL right after.
I guess someone has to love the ugly girl
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I guess someone has to love the ugly girl
I understand your comment based on your new vehicle: 2008 SL 550. It does suck to buy a new car right before a new style comes out, but nevertheless, the new SL has grown on many including myself, and you will see a lot of them on the streets. Technologically and mechanically it is a far more superior car. You only have to get used to the front, which is starting to make our SLs look outdated Sucks but it is true! I have had a good 5 years from my SL, without any issues. Great cars
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those wheels were stolen off of a 911 997tt!
my thoughts exactly!

on the whole, though, the front end looks far better than it did in earlier photos (the burgundy on beige promo shots) i've seen. not a huge fan of the oddly-applied 6.3 metal sideplate, though.
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Does that new front make the SL look bigger?
i was thinking the same thing. what a huge honker that thing now has. a little less graceful than the outgoing model.
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Originally Posted by BrabusTrojanSL
I understand your comment based on your new vehicle: 2008 SL 550. It does suck to buy a new car right before a new style comes out, but nevertheless, the new SL has grown on many including myself, and you will see a lot of them on the streets. Technologically and mechanically it is a far more superior car. You only have to get used to the front, which is starting to make our SLs look outdated Sucks but it is true! I have had a good 5 years from my SL, without any issues. Great cars
I saw the new one before I bought my 2008. That is why I bought a 2008. The 2009's are not superior tech. or mechanically. what, they have a new transmission on the AMG's, which is unproven. Same suspension and everything else oh wait I forgot the 2009's have the ET phone home head rests
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Originally Posted by SL2003driver
I saw the new one before I bought my 2008. That is why I bought a 2008. The 2009's are not superior tech. or mechanically. what, they have a new transmission on the AMG's, which is unproven. Same suspension and everything else oh wait I forgot the 2009's have the ET phone home head rests
Thats the same tranny as in your SL550. "The unproven 7 Speed". Have you ever even driven an AMG in your life ???
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Thats the same tranny as in your SL550. "The unproven 7 Speed". Have you ever even driven an AMG in your life ???
Talkin about the new MCT or what ever they call it. duh
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Talkin about the new MCT or what ever they call it. duh

Same question. You be posting here.
Do you have any AMG seat time ?
You have a perspective. But how much seat time in an AMG do you have ????
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Originally Posted by bltserv
Same question. You be posting here.
Do you have any AMG seat time ?
You have a perspective. But how much seat time in an AMG do you have ????
Test driven a 2006 with the 5 speed. Driven a Vector and a Diablo and a Testerrossa (sp). But I think this started around the new MCT transmission.
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a car that gets very poor gas mileage.
A real beauty!

If any of you are Formula 1 fans then you would have seen this thing driving around the Melbourne Circuit this past weekend. It is the new pace car for the 2008 season.

I'm a non-SL owner (but doesn't mean I'm not biased) and I have to say that this new SL63 AMG is stunning aesthetically.
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The SL63 so beautiful...the more I look at it the more I'm in love with it. Ther non-AMG SLs look whatevers.

The white is so stunning....
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I really dont like it. JMHO. And whats withe the porsche turbo look-a-like wheels?
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i love this...its really grown on me and is absolutely stunning in the white!

great pics
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this nice facelift launched at a really tough times...
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Originally Posted by SL2003driver
I saw the new one before I bought my 2008. That is why I bought a 2008. The 2009's are not superior tech. or mechanically. what, they have a new transmission on the AMG's, which is unproven. Same suspension and everything else oh wait I forgot the 2009's have the ET phone home head rests
The head rests actually have the Mercedes Air Scarf, which is way cooler than the standard head rest. Its cool though, people tend to hate on things they envy.
Its better to praise the goods of something than be envious.
Your car is still nice in my opinion, but will look outdated very soon, much like my own baby. Thats just the way it is
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That new SL sure looks good, especially in white
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the regular sl550 with a sport package look so gorgeous in person
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Originally Posted by SL2003driver
I guess someone has to love the ugly girl
ha! awesome! like i told you in the other thread, in the beginning everyone hates the new shape of anything, including many who have the old shape... like all the people who predicted doom and gloom for the w204 when it was coming out. this thread must be torture for you, to see people starting to like it... and this is only the beginning! now instead of the sl resembling a w203 from the front it looks a bit more like a w204.... it's evolution!

you can almost see the bloodlines in the shape of the grill and lines in the front air dam... i really like this car!




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I like it I think...some shots of the front for somereason kinda reminded me of an infiniti, Rear tailights hardly changed, maybe a little slimmer. I agree tho, amg version is pretty dam sick...looks very good in white
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Originally Posted by ZedStyle
ha! awesome! like i told you in the other thread, in the beginning everyone hates the new shape of anything, including many who have the old shape... like all the people who predicted doom and gloom for the w204 when it was coming out. this thread must be torture for you, to see people starting to like it... and this is only the beginning! now instead of the sl resembling a w203 from the front it looks a bit more like a w204.... it's evolution!

you can almost see the bloodlines in the shape of the grill and lines in the front air dam... i really like this car!



You need to buy one
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You need to buy one
the rims on it alone are worth more than my car, but if i could, i would!
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Originally Posted by ZedStyle
ha! awesome! like i told you in the other thread, in the beginning everyone hates the new shape of anything, including many who have the old shape... like all the people who predicted doom and gloom for the w204 when it was coming out. this thread must be torture for you, to see people starting to like it... and this is only the beginning! now instead of the sl resembling a w203 from the front it looks a bit more like a w204.... it's evolution!

you can almost see the bloodlines in the shape of the grill and lines in the front air dam... i really like this car!



The w204 SEC IS SO GREAT! I have an 83, and I love that car so much
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Originally Posted by SL2003driver
Talkin about the new MCT or what ever they call it. duh
I am interested how smooth that design will be and how long they will last. I know it's not exactly the same but Ferraris and Lambos with a similar clutch are not that smooth and don't last that long. I'm sure MB has figured out a better way.

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