Inovev forecasts 5,000 units per year of the new Mercedes SL roadster
- Heritor to a long line of roadsters, the first of which dates back to 1955, the eighth generation Mercedes SL was unveiled by the German carmaker a few weeks ago. The legendary two-seater model returns to its fundamentals, abandoning the concept of a coupé-cabriolet with a hard roof-top to adopt the canvas top as before.
- The Mercedes SL roadster had declined a lot in recent years, due to the development of Mercedes supercars such as the SLR, SLS then AMG GT. Production of the SL roadster had gradually decreased from 14,000 sales in 2012 to 6,000 in 2016, then 3,000 in 2019 and 1,500 in 2021.
- Rather than permanently abolishing this prestigious line, as Mercedes did for the S-Class coupés and convertibles, the Stuttgart brand preferred to launch what will be the last model of this family in this configuration, since in 2035 the European Commission wants to stop the sale of thermal engine models and the new SL is only available in thermal version.
- The new Mercedes SL is 4.71 m long, 8 cm longer than the old one, weighs almost 2 tonnes (1,970 kg) with the 4.0 V8 engine developing 585 hp, an engine from the AMG GT R. The SL roadster replaces not only the old SL but also the AMG GT roadster, a new coupe version of which will be launched in 2023.
- The new Mercedes SL will be produced in Sindelfingen alongside the E-Class E, EQE, S-Class S and EQS, at the rate of 5,000 units per year according to Inovev.
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