There are loads of factors to appreciate the Mercedes-AMG SL. For followers of horsepower, 577 of those people reasons are found underneath the SL63’s swooping hood, courtesy of its twin-turbocharged 4.-liter V8 engine. But the AMG-honed SL-Course is also a enjoyment to push, be it a calming freeway cruise or a thrill ride as a result of the canyons. Indeed, our Mercedes SL 1st generate evaluate uncovered very little purpose to fault this handsome roadster.
That is not to say Manhart Efficiency found fault with it. But let us be truthful: Manhart is generally likely to Manhart, and that usually suggests including a coat of black paint with contrasting gold stripes and a handful of far more ponies less than the hood, amongst other items. That’s accurately what we have listed here with the new Manhart SL 800 R, and you can likely guess why that selection was picked.
Between the SL’s fenders you will nevertheless come across a twin-turbocharged 4.-liter V8 engine. In Manhart’s care, new turbochargers are additional along with a new intercooler and carbon ingestion. We suspect there are a several other variations these kinds of as a new engine tune at engage in, but the aftermarket organization isn’t eager to present other specifics at this place. The end result is 800 hp and around 738 pound-feet (1,000 Newton-meters) of torque, all likely to the Manhart-precise rear wheels.
The tuner will not present general performance specs, but thinking of a stock Mercedes-AMG SL63 reaches 60 mph in 3.5 seconds en route to a 196-mph top velocity, the SL 800 R must be noticeably faster – provided you can get traction. Suspension modifications lower the motor vehicle, but facts on individuals updates are in the same way unavailable. Manhart does say the 800 R is provided with “further selections” for tweaking the efficiency envelope, not to mention other exterior and inside updates. In other words, it truly is a designed-to-order rocketship wrapped in clean SL styling.
Pricing just isn’t talked about possibly, as the Manhart SL 800 R is in fact a new task declared on February 8. However, the German corporation is at this time accepting build requests for these trying to find a bit a lot more shock-and-awe than what AMG currently cooked up.
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