SL-Class

Mercedes-Benz’s SL nameplate traces its roots to the 300 SL that debuted in 1952, when the brand returned to racing and created one of the most celebrated sports cars in its history. The road-going story followed in 1954 with the Gullwing, and the SL quickly evolved from a motorsport-derived icon into a long-running luxury roadster line. Over time, the nameplate shifted through several distinct eras: the 300 SL and 190 SL of the 1950s, the W 113 “Pagoda” of the 1960s, the long-lived R107 that defined the series from the 1970s through the 1980s, and later generations such as the R129, R230, R231 and the current R232. Across those decades, the SL has remained positioned as Mercedes-Benz’s flagship sporty grand tourer, blending open-top touring comfort with advanced engineering and, in some generations, increasingly powerful AMG performance. The model has never been discontinued long enough to create a separate revival period, and it continues the same uninterrupted heritage that made the SL one of the brand’s most enduring and recognizable nameplates.