DROP-TOP DREAMS: 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL63 AMG & SL550

摘要

WHETHER MOTORING along Los Angeles' star-struck Mulholland or Rodeo drives or parading along the Saint-Tropez promenade on the French Riviera, there can he no doubt that the Mercedes-Benz SL luxury roadster belongs. In its sixth generation, the 2013 SL-series reverses a long trend toward corpulence, returning to the car's original Sport Light race-car roots. Despite being about two inches longer and wider, overall weight is down by 275 pounds thanks to the mainly aluminum structure. High-strength steel is retained for the roof pillars for safety reasons, and overall stiffness is claimed to be 20 percent better than the car it replaces.