Mercedes-Benz chose Southern California for the worldwide first-drive program of its freshened 2009 SL-class roadster on account of, we thought, its friendly, relatively predictable March weather and ...

You know you’re getting old when the Mercedes-Benz SL550 seems like the perfect car. That might sound like a backhanded compliment to the car, but with age comes wisdom—and with wisdom, the ...

The Mercedes-Benz SL is a classic time-proven roadster, a luxurious model with staying power, not the sort of vehicle that gets replaced by an all-new version every four years. So when a redesigned SL ...

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 roadster is faster, more fuel efficient, bigger and yet significantly lighter than its predecessor and aggressively styled on the outside to evoke SLs of the 1950s. But ...

For the $130,000 as-tested price of our Mercedes-Benz SL550 test car, the curious-looking button with an image of a box surrounding the SL550 better be a Starship Enterprise-like deflector shield. You ...

If Europeans didn’t walk so darn much, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 might be a better-looking car. Clearly they don’t appreciate the convenience of a 90-second drive to Gelson’s for a carton of soy ...

Clipping along rural roads on a sun-drenched late-winter afternoon in southern Spain, it's easy to be seduced by the traditional allures of Mercedes-Benz's elegant SL. It's tastefully styled and ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran March 12, 2012 Comment Now! The brand new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class goes on sale this May and in the U.S. that means only one model initially, the SL550. It will be joined ...

If you have never experienced a convertible vehicle, you owe it to yourself to do it. Take a test drive or ask a friend who has one to take you for a ride. I had my very first open-top experience in a ...

It's always exciting to have a convertible in the spring when the sun is shining and the temperature starts to climb. With a Mercedes, you can actually enjoy top-down driving even if the temperature ...

"Really, who has to have more than 516 lb-ft of torque?" said associate editor Scott Evans after a quick run in the Mars Red 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 roadster we recently had in for some instrumented ...

Nelson Ireson December 14, 2011 Comment Now! On the heels of a major leak, the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 has gone official, with full specs and details of the new R231, the sixth generation of the ...