A four-seat rethink of Mercedes’s beloved SL gets honed by AMG.
? Or do its soft top and small rear seat simply revive the third-generation SL model last sold in 1989?
The SL sends its power to the optional 275/35R21 front and wider 305/30R21 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires via a 9-speed wet-clutch dual-clutch automatic to launch the car from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds. The SL 63 uses the same driveline hardware to slay the 0-60 mph run in 3.4 seconds. Lightweight coil springs and adaptive dampers come standard, but rather than air springs or even active anti-roll bars to fight body lean, the SL 63 uses a hydraulic suspension that’s linked at all four corners. Like the system in the McLaren 720S, this advanced setup pulls the inside tire up when the outside tire is compressed through the flow of hydraulic fluid to keep the body level. It works quickly and effectively, giving the SL the flat cornering of a sports car.
The linked hydraulic dampers also work at the opposite end of the spectrum, loosening up during straight-line driving for a more comfortable ride. Active engine mounts, standard in the SL 63 and optional in the SL 55, do much the same: their magnetic fluid loosens up while cruising for a softer ride and firms up in corners to better prevent the engine from adding to the lateral inertia, resulting in quicker reactions.
It’s all easy to monitor sitting low in the coddling and supportive base sport seats or the even sportier optional seats. Either set of seats cradle bodies of just about any size quite well, and offer the additional pampering of heating, cooling, and massage.
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