The Mercedes AMG SL55 marks the return of a true V8 grand tourer, blending classic AMG character with modern technology. In ...

While subsequent versions never really did it for me, I've always loved the way the pre-facelift R230 Mercedes-Benz SL looked. Maybe it's because it came out at a formative time in my development as a ...

While all great cars have at least one party trick, the Mercedes-Benz SL55 has three. Trick number one: the burble. Nothing stirs a car enthusiast’s soul like the barrel-chested burble of a properly ...

MALIBU, CA (January 3, 2003)– Boasting “the highest feel-good factor of any car built today,” the editors of Robb Report have selected the Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG as the magazine’s 2003 Car of the Year ...

Truth be told, those Japanese builders make some crazy, crazy creations. And with the rising trend of Japanese-influenced European-tuned vehicles, we guess it was just a matter of time before ...

The SL55 AMG's 5.4-litre V8 may have been based on the SL500's, but very little of the less powerful, non-supercharged motor remains untouched. For starters, there's the belt-driven screw-style ...

The transmission shares the same ratios and final drive as the standard SL, but for the first time, a Mercedes has paddle-style gearchanging devices on the steering wheel, in a new manual mode.

This is the facelifted SL55 AMG. No, really it is. You can tell by the er, well... Okay, so the styling changes Mercedes-Benz made to its supercharged 5.4-liter V8-powered roadster are relatively ...

The Mercedes-Benz SL has gone through some fundamental transformations over the course of its 68-year lifespan. While the original 1954 300SL was a spectacular roadster directly derived from a race ...

Visually, the AMG version of the fifth-generation SL is no improvement over the SL500. The various spoilers, the chiseled rocker covers, and the F1-inspired nose seem to neutralize the SL's stealthy ...