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V12-powered Mercedes-Benz SL Discontinued

The King is Dead, Long Live the King! Well, fans of the Mercedes Benz SL will probably have to wait until next year to be able to say that - a new generation is actually expected to be presented at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show. The current generation of the SL is one of the oldest automotive creations on the new car market, as it was originally introduced in 2003 - yes, the vehicle did receive a facelift back in 2008.

Now, the German automotive producer is preparing to introduce a new generation of the topless vehicle. So, what efforts is Merc making? It seems that before anything else, it’s putting the twelve cylinder incarnations of the current SL to sleep.

This means that you’ll no longer be able to buy the SL600 or the SL65 AMG. This might be a sad story for some, but we’re sure that the arrival of the new generation, which, like we said, should come in 2013, will heal with the pain.

Yes, we were wondering what will happen to the devilish SL65 AMG Black Series too. This is because the carmaker hasn’t made it clear if the order books for the beast are still open or not. Of course, we’d like Mercedes to keep this version in its range forever, regardless of the details.

Before we end this story, we have to mention that there are certain voices who claim that the V12-powered SLs have been sent away due to the fact that they were standing in the new SLS Roadster’s way.
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