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Mercedes-Benz SL R230

Mercedes-Benz SL R230 (January 2002 – September 2011) has 11 published engines in the catalogue, and 1,141 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 234PSPetrol234.2 PS30.1 mpg217 g/km13
3.5 petrol 276PSPetrol275.8 PS27.4 mpg246 g/km153
3.5 petrol 319PSPetrol319.4 PS29.1 mpg231 g/km140
3.7 petrol 248PSPetrol248.4 PS24.1 mpg281 g/km363
5.0 petrol 306PSPetrol305.9 PS23.3 mpg292 g/km99
5.0 petrol 310PSPetrol310.3 PS22.2 mpg304 g/km134
5.4 petrol 483PSPetrol482.7 PS19.9 mpg324 g/km110
5.4 petrol 517PSPetrol516.7 PS20.9 mpg324 g/km17
5.5 petrol 388PSPetrol387.6 PS23.2 mpg291 g/km28
5.5 petrol 393PSPetrol393.4 PS23.7 mpg284 g/km26
6.2 petrol 532PSPetrol532.4 PS20.3 mpg330 g/km22

Trims

Trim names stored for this generation.

  • 350
  • 350 Sport Edition
  • 500
  • 55 Amg
  • 55 Amg Kompressor
  • Sl300
  • Sl350
  • Sl63 Amg

Variants

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

VariantFuelGearboxBodyPowerCombined mpgDataset
Sl300 3.0 petrol 234PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible234.2 PS (231 bhp)30.1 mpg (NEDC)13
350 3.5 petrol 276PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible275.8 PS (272 bhp)27.4 mpg (NEDC)136
350 Sport Edition 3.5 petrol 276PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible275.8 PS (272 bhp)27.4 mpg (NEDC)17
350 3.5 petrol 319PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible319.4 PS (315 bhp)29.1 mpg (NEDC)140
Sl350 3.7 petrol 248PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible248.4 PS (245 bhp)24.1 mpg (NEDC)363
500 5.0 petrol 306PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible305.9 PS (301.7 bhp)23.3 mpg (NEDC)99
500 5.0 petrol 310PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible310.3 PS (306 bhp)22.2 mpg (NEDC)134
55 Amg Kompressor 5.4 petrol 483PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible482.7 PS (476 bhp)19.9 mpg (NEDC)110
55 Amg 5.4 petrol 517PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible516.7 PS (509.6 bhp)20.9 mpg (NEDC)17
500 5.5 petrol 388PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible387.6 PS (382.2 bhp)23.2 mpg (NEDC)28
500 5.5 petrol 393PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible393.4 PS (388 bhp)23.7 mpg (NEDC)26
Sl63 Amg 6.2 petrol 532PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible532.4 PS (525 bhp)20.3 mpg (NEDC)22
12 variants

Specifications

Recorded dates
January 2002 – September 2011
Engines
11
Power
234.2–532.4 PS
Fuels
Petrol
Gearboxes
Automatic
Body styles
Convertible, Other
UK dataset
1,141 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 6.2 petrol 532PS532.4 PS (525 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
55 Amg 5.4 petrol 517PS516.7 PS (509.6 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
55 Amg Kompressor 5.4 petrol 483PS482.7 PS (476 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
500 5.5 petrol 393PS393.4 PS (388 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
500 5.5 petrol 388PS387.6 PS (382.2 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
55 Amg 5.4 petrol 517PS4.5 secondsAutomaticConvertible
Sl63 Amg 6.2 petrol 532PS4.7 secondsAutomaticConvertible
55 Amg Kompressor 5.4 petrol 483PS4.7 secondsAutomaticConvertible
500 5.5 petrol 393PS5.4 secondsAutomaticConvertible
500 5.5 petrol 388PS5.4 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
Sl300 3.0 petrol 234PS30.1 mpg (NEDC)217 g/kmPetrol
350 3.5 petrol 319PS29.1 mpg (NEDC)231 g/kmPetrol
350 Sport Edition 3.5 petrol 276PS27.4 mpg (NEDC)246 g/kmPetrol
350 3.5 petrol 276PS27.4 mpg (NEDC)246 g/kmPetrol
Sl350 3.7 petrol 248PS24.1 mpg (NEDC)281 g/kmPetrol
500 5.5 petrol 393PS23.7 mpg (NEDC)284 g/kmPetrol
500 5.0 petrol 306PS23.3 mpg (NEDC)292 g/kmPetrol
500 5.5 petrol 388PS23.2 mpg (NEDC)291 g/kmPetrol
500 5.0 petrol 310PS22.2 mpg (NEDC)304 g/kmPetrol
55 Amg 5.4 petrol 517PS20.9 mpg (NEDC)324 g/kmPetrol
Sl63 Amg 6.2 petrol 532PS20.3 mpg (NEDC)330 g/kmPetrol
55 Amg Kompressor 5.4 petrol 483PS19.9 mpg (NEDC)324 g/kmPetrol

Registration statistics

1,141 cars in our dataset. Shares below are calculated inside that dataset.

Fuel type

  • Petrol1,141 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Body style

  • Convertible1,140 · 99.9%
  • Other1 · 0.1%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Transmission

  • Automatic1,141 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Colour

  • Silver563 · 49.3%
  • Black365 · 32%
  • Blue139 · 12.2%
  • Red28 · 2.5%
  • Grey17 · 1.5%
  • White13 · 1.1%
  • Other16 · 1.4%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Registration year

  • 932002
  • 2312003
  • 2132004
  • 1272005
  • 1252006
  • 972007
  • 912008
  • 702009
  • 452010
  • 342011
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
Mercedes-Benz SL R231
  • Recorded datesJune 2012 – July 2020
  • Dataset458 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 R230?

3.0 petrol 234PS, 3.5 petrol 276PS, 3.5 petrol 319PS, 3.7 petrol 248PS, 5.0 petrol 306PS, 5.0 petrol 310PS, 5.4 petrol 483PS, 5.4 petrol 517PS, 5.5 petrol 388PS, 5.5 petrol 393PS, 6.2 petrol 532PS

How many Mercedes-Benz SL R230 cars are in the dataset?

1,141 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.