Powerful new Mercedes-Benz SL 600 set for Detroit Auto Show world premiere

"Under the bonnet is a technological tour de force in the shape of the newly developed Mercedes twelve-cylinder engine," said Per V. Rasmussen, President and CEO, DaimlerChrysler Middle East. "It's equipped with two turbochargers, an air/water intercooler, three-valves per cylinder, twin-spark AC ignition and other high-tech innovations to give it an output of 500 hp and maximum torque of 800 Newton metres. With figures like these, the SL 600 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.7 seconds."

The theme of refinement and enjoyment is also picked up by the exceptionally high level of standard equipment in the new top-of-the-range SL-Class Roadster. It includes interior appointments such as ruffled leather, embossed V12 emblems on the head restraints, soft-texture floor mats with chrome-coloured lettering as well as an elegant wood/leather steering wheel and a wood/leather automatic transmission selector lever.
Externally the SL 600 can be indentified by a radiator grille with discreet chrome elements, silver-painted brake callipers, V12 emblems on the side air intakes and bi-xenon headlamps. The standard light-alloy wheels are designed exclusively for the vehicle and are shod with 255/40 R 18 tyres, while the rear wheels have 285/35 R 18 tyres.

Superb high-tech systems, such as Active Body Control (ABC), Sensotronic Brake Control (SBC™ - a new type of electrohydraulic brake system) and the innovative vario roof add the perfect finishing touches to the driving experience and also reflect the special position which the SL 600 occupies in the sports car segment.

The Middle East will receive the first deliveries of the new V12 two-seater, which joins the SL 350, SL 500 and SL 55 AMG line-up, in August 2003.

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