Our video journalist, Ciro De Siena, decided to take this stunning new Mercedes-AMG SL43 to his hometown of Sea Point, Cape Town, which features slow traffic and palm tree-lined, beachside boulevards.
The Mercedes Benz SL is an iconic nameplate. It’s been with gracing roads around the world since the Gullwing 300 SL, examples of which now cost more than Australia. Sure, over the years, there have always been hardcore versions of the SL, and we fondly remember the SL55 and SL63 AMGs. There was even the highly memorable SL Black Series.
But for this new 2023 generation of SL, there will be no softcore SL500 version, at least as far as we know. And this “entry level” SL43 AMG now features a 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder mild-hybrid electric/gas turbo drivetrain, which has certainly raised some eyebrows.
There will be V8 versions of the SL coming soon to our market, but right now, in South Africa, the SL43 AMG is the only variant officially on sale.
But how would this generation SL43 AMG fare? Well, it certainly drew a lot of attention; it is a real show stopper. However, perhaps less importantly for some…how does it drive? Only one way to find out.
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