Recently, the new Roadster Mercedes-Benz SL 2013 there were many rumors and speculation, some of which were confirmed, and some have been disproved with the release of official information about the new product. German car manufacturer, the company Mercedes-Benz, has published photos of the next generation of the popular roadster and specifications revealed several modifications. The world debut of the Roadster SL-Class will be held at the January Motor Show in Detroit.
The car is built on an entirely new platform with classic rear-wheel drive and a front longitudinal engine. Body roadster is now almost entirely built of aluminum, but the windshield frame and hinges are made of steel. To reduce weight, folding hardtop is made of magnesium, which helped to lose 6 kg. In general, the curb weight of the machine was reduced to 140 kg, while only one body dumped 110 kg. Despite the significant reduction in weight, size cars increased slightly, so the length grew by about 50 mm and width of about 60 mm. Rigidity was increased by 20% and now exceeds the index's flagship sports car SLS AMG Roadster in the body.
Design Mercedes-Benz SL R321 was more athletic and aggressive. Most optics is added with LED fog lamps front bumper. Air intake and grille are covered with netting. Ventilation "gills" in the front wings are perfectly combined with the updated thresholds. Large alloy wheels and two rectangular exhaust tip further emphasize the sporty car. Hood a safer place for pedestrians and they are now in the event of impact will not receive serious injuries. Hardtop cars formed up and less than 20 seconds. The roof is available in a simple glass design or function with panoramic Magic Sky Control, allowing obscure glass.
Double cabin became more expensive and luxurious. His torpedo and center console are borrowed from supercar Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, it's from the same source and multi-function sports steering wheel. Interior finishing is used leather and aluminum. Sport seats, torpedo, steering wheel and doors can be trimmed with two-tone leather stitched contrasting thread and used to decorate the tree or black patent leather inserts. According to the developers, the mass of the new model proved to be even lower if not expanded standard equipment with modern systems. The standard detection system Attention Assist drowsiness and adaptive brake Adaptive Brake, along with the optional adaptive cruise control Distronic Plus, capable of producing an emergency stop, bi-xenon headlights with cornering light function, multiple airbags and a system to minimize the consequences of failure Pre Safe, will help ease management and provide safety in all situations. The car has two displays, the smaller of which is located in the dash between the speedometer and tachometer, and more integrated into the center console and displays satellite information systems, and helps manage the multimedia system COMAND. Satellite system supports map Google Maps, and entertainment system provides access to popular social networking sites, such as Facebook. Dynamics of the audio system have been installed near the passenger's feet, using empty aluminum body, they are significantly improved sound quality. Surround sound is clean almost unchanged even when the roof is lowered car. Easy and quick to clean the windshield system will help Magic Vision Control, which includes a windscreen wipers integrated in these nozzles spray water.
Initially, Mercedes-Benz SL 2013 model year will be available in two versions. The weaker the SL 350 features a 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6 petrol engine with direct fuel injection. The motor delivers 302 horsepower and 370 Nm of power meters of torque. With an average fuel consumption 6.8 liters per 100 kilometers, car accelerates to 100 km / h 5.9 seconds ha and further to a maximum of 250 km / h. A more powerful 4.7-liter bi-turbo V8, which came from the sedan S-Class, develops 429 horses and 700 Newton meters, which gives the roadster an opportunity to accelerate to the first hundred in 4.6 seconds. Only one transmission - 7-speed "automatic".
Available new roadsters will be available in the following year. The first batch of cars will be exclusive and will be called Edition 1. These versions can be identified by a special silver color, 19-inch wheels AMG, unique interior and advanced acoustics.
