REVIEW: The Mercedes-AMG SL returns - this time, with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine. Read our verdict:
saloon, had a slightly less pretty body and was powered by a 1.9-litre four. Despite its leisurely 105bhp, it was a hit.
Where the SL 43 might just have one over the V8s is that it’s the only SL that comes without front driveshafts. Add in a lighter front end and alloy wheels that are an inch smaller, and it might just be the keen driver’s choice., I found I preferred the 43 in many ways. Straight out of the car park, the steering feels slightly slower and slightly lighter, but that just serves to make it feel more natural, and once you get some speed up, it communicates really quite nicely.
, but it helps to make the 43 more engaging than the 55. The taller sidewalls take a bit more edge off the ride too.But the V8, oh, the V8. The 4.0-litre ‘M177’ is nothing short of sensational. It's thundering and torquey, so you get to enjoy it even when you’re just burbling through town or accelerating on a motorway on-ramp, whereas you really need to be pushing the SL 43 on a good road to feel the benefits of its lighter front end.
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