Two models are available for the 2003 model year: SL500
and the ultra high-performance SL55 AMG. These will be followed
by the top of the line SL600 next year. All come loaded
with everything a driver and one passenger need for grand
touring, from the Bose stereo to the beautiful new interior
decor.
SL500 ($85,990) has more standard equipment than just
about any other two-seater in the world today. The SL500's
5.0-liter V8 engine develops 302 horsepower. SL55 AMG will
be introduced in fall 2002 as a 2003 model. Brimming
with performance, the SL55 AMG uses a newly developed, hand-built,
5.5-liter supercharged engine with more than 465 horsepower
to catapult itself from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds,
making it the fastest production Mercedes-Benz ever. The
SL55 AMG comes with racing-derived braking power. Immense
vented brake discs and calipers are engineered with the
industry's first electronic braking system, stopping the
SL55 AMG with racecar-like ability. Similarly, the SL55
AMG uses a further evolution of Mercedes' ABC active suspension
to imbue the car with cat-like handling reflexes while simultaneously
offering ride comfort designed to surpass the competition.
SL600 will be introduced next year with a silky smooth 6.0-liter
V12 engine.
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Options include a Motorola Timeport telephone, voice
activated controls, the Parktronic parking distance warning
system ($1035), Distronic radar-based cruise
control ($2950) that keeps a preset distance between the
SL500 and the car ahead, a tire pressure monitoring system
($630), and several seat options. Also available: Bi-xenon
high-intensity discharge high- and low-beam headlamps ($900);
Keyless Go ($1015); Panorama Roof ($1800). SL1 Wood Package
($840) includes wood and leather steering wheel and shift
knob. SL3 Comfort Package ($1520) includes ventilated seats
with multi-contour seatbacks.
SL2 Sport Package ($5100) includes AMG Monoblock alloy wheels,
high-performance tires, body-colored AMG-designed front
air dam, side skirts and rear apron, and the ventilated
seats with multi-contour seatbacks.
