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Mercedes-Benz SL Mercedes-Benz SL R231

Mercedes-Benz SL Mercedes-Benz SL R231 (June 2012 – July 2020) has 8 published engines in the catalogue, and 458 cars in our dataset. Engine ranges cover the trims and gearboxes stored for that engine.

Engines

Combined mpg and CO₂ are the ranges stored for the engine. The official test cycle is shown on each variant.

EngineFuelPowerCombined mpg rangeCO₂ rangeDataset
3.0 petrol 334PSPetrol333.6 PS36.7 mpg178 g/km75
3.0 petrol 367PSPetrol367.1 PS36.7 mpg175–191 g/km90
3.5 petrol 310PSPetrol310.3 PS37.7 mpg169 g/km151
4.7 petrol 435PSPetrol435 PS31 mpg212 g/km10
4.7 petrol 441PSPetrol441.1 PS30.7 mpg212 g/km32
4.7 petrol 455PSPetrol455.3 PS31.4 mpg205 g/km20
5.5 petrol 544PSPetrol544.5 PS28.5 mpg231 g/km33
5.5 petrol 585PSPetrol585.1 PS28.5 mpg231 g/km11

Trims

Trim names stored for this generation.

  • 400 Amg Line
  • 400 Amg Line Premium
  • 400 Edition
  • 500 Amg Line
  • Sl350
  • Sl350 Amg Sport
  • Sl400 Amg Sport
  • Sl500
  • Sl500 Amg Sport
  • Sl63 Amg

Variants

Filters apply to the published variants. The engine and trim lists above stay in the page HTML.

VariantFuelGearboxBodyPowerCombined mpgDataset
Sl400 Amg Sport 3.0 petrol 334PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible333.6 PS (329 bhp)36.7 mpg (NEDC)75
400 Amg Line 3.0 petrol 367PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible367.1 PS (362 bhp)36.7 mpg (NEDC)60
400 Amg Line Premium 3.0 petrol 367PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible367.1 PS (362 bhp)36.7 mpg (NEDC)19
400 Edition 3.0 petrol 367PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible367.1 PS (362 bhp)36.7 mpg (NEDC)11
Sl350 Amg Sport 3.5 petrol 310PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible310.3 PS (306 bhp)37.7 mpg (NEDC)56
Sl350 3.5 petrol 310PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible310.3 PS (306 bhp)37.7 mpg (NEDC)95
Sl500 Amg Sport 4.7 petrol 435PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible435 PS (429 bhp)31 mpg (NEDC)10
Sl500 4.7 petrol 441PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible441.1 PS (435 bhp)30.7 mpg (NEDC)32
500 Amg Line 4.7 petrol 455PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible455.3 PS (449 bhp)31.4 mpg (NEDC)20
Sl63 Amg 5.5 petrol 544PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible544.5 PS (537 bhp)28.5 mpg (NEDC)33
Sl63 Amg 5.5 petrol 585PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible585.1 PS (577 bhp)28.5 mpg (NEDC)11
11 variants

Specifications

Recorded dates
June 2012 – July 2020
Engines
8
Power
310.3–585.1 PS
Fuels
Petrol
Gearboxes
Automatic
Body styles
Convertible
UK dataset
458 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest power

Published variants in this generation with a stored PS figure, highest first.

Bar length is the stored PS figure. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted here.
VariantPowerGearboxBody
Sl63 Amg 5.5 petrol 585PS585.1 PS (577 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
Sl63 Amg 5.5 petrol 544PS544.5 PS (537 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
500 Amg Line 4.7 petrol 455PS455.3 PS (449 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
Sl500 4.7 petrol 441PS441.1 PS (435 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
Sl500 Amg Sport 4.7 petrol 435PS435 PS (429 bhp)AutomaticConvertible

Fastest 0–60

Published variants with a stored 0–60 time, quickest first.

Bar length is the stored 0–60 time. A longer bar is a slower time.
Variant0–60 mphGearboxBody
Sl63 Amg 5.5 petrol 585PS4.1 secondsAutomaticConvertible
Sl500 Amg Sport 4.7 petrol 435PS4.2 secondsAutomaticConvertible
Sl63 Amg 5.5 petrol 544PS4.3 secondsAutomaticConvertible
500 Amg Line 4.7 petrol 455PS4.3 secondsAutomaticConvertible
Sl500 4.7 petrol 441PS4.6 secondsAutomaticConvertible

Fuel economy

NEDC combined mpg

These variants share the NEDC test. They are not compared with figures from another cycle.

Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.
VariantCombinedCO₂Fuel
Sl350 Amg Sport 3.5 petrol 310PS37.7 mpg (NEDC)169 g/kmPetrol
Sl350 3.5 petrol 310PS37.7 mpg (NEDC)169 g/kmPetrol
Sl400 Amg Sport 3.0 petrol 334PS36.7 mpg (NEDC)178 g/kmPetrol
400 Amg Line 3.0 petrol 367PS36.7 mpg (NEDC)175 g/kmPetrol
400 Amg Line Premium 3.0 petrol 367PS36.7 mpg (NEDC)191 g/kmPetrol
400 Edition 3.0 petrol 367PS36.7 mpg (NEDC)175 g/kmPetrol
500 Amg Line 4.7 petrol 455PS31.4 mpg (NEDC)205 g/kmPetrol
Sl500 Amg Sport 4.7 petrol 435PS31 mpg (NEDC)212 g/kmPetrol
Sl500 4.7 petrol 441PS30.7 mpg (NEDC)212 g/kmPetrol
Sl63 Amg 5.5 petrol 544PS28.5 mpg (NEDC)231 g/kmPetrol
Sl63 Amg 5.5 petrol 585PS28.5 mpg (NEDC)231 g/kmPetrol

Registration statistics

458 cars in our dataset. Shares below are calculated inside that dataset.

Fuel type

  • Petrol458 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Body style

  • Convertible458 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Transmission

  • Automatic458 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Colour

  • Black144 · 31.4%
  • Silver93 · 20.3%
  • White90 · 19.7%
  • Blue50 · 10.9%
  • Grey43 · 9.4%
  • Red36 · 7.9%
  • Other2 · 0.4%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Registration year

  • 392012
  • 1172013
  • 942014
  • 632015
  • 532016
  • 392017
  • 202018
  • 212019
Cars in the VehicleScore dataset by registration year. This is not a sales chart.

Other generations

R107
  • Recorded datesNovember 1971 – December 2003
  • Dataset611 cars in our dataset
R230
  • Recorded datesJanuary 2002 – September 2011
  • Dataset1,141 cars in our dataset

Length, width, height, and wheelbase are listed on each variant page, where the catalogue stores them for one configuration.

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Questions

Which engines are listed for the Mercedes-Benz SL Mercedes-Benz SL R231?

3.0 petrol 334PS, 3.0 petrol 367PS, 3.5 petrol 310PS, 4.7 petrol 435PS, 4.7 petrol 441PS, 4.7 petrol 455PS, 5.5 petrol 544PS, 5.5 petrol 585PS

How many Mercedes-Benz SL Mercedes-Benz SL R231 cars are in the dataset?

458 cars in our dataset. Registration-year, fuel, body, and gearbox shares on this page are counted inside that sample.

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.