All-New 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL Roadster Teased As Testing Begins

Subsequent to the prototypes spotted earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz has officially acknowledged that the SL is getting renewed for yet another generation.

The new generation of the car has officially entered the road-testing phase, and Mercedes has marked the advancement in the development with a few official ‘scoops’ showing the pre-production cars on German roads. This time around, the SL will be a dedicated Mercedes-AMG model instead of having separate AMG variants. Thus, it will be marketed as the Mercedes-AMG SL.

“The next generation of the legendary SL Roadster is going back to its roots, which lay in motorsport back in 1952. Mercedes-AMG, as the performance and sports car brand of Mercedes-Benz AG, has fittingly taken on the task of overall vehicle development for the reinterpretation of the legendary roadster”, the company noted.

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“Following extensive digital development steps, test stand runs and simulator trials, the new sports car is now entering a scheduled phase of wide-ranging dynamic driving tests – thus far at the Group’s own Test and Technology Center in Immendingen – and now also on public roads in some cases.”

Expected to launch next year, likely as a 2022 model, the all-new SL appears to drop the folding metal roof in favor of a soft top, while some unconfirmed reports have indicated that it might add two small rear seats. Developed by Mercedes-AMG, it will be built on the Modular Sports Architecture (MSA) platform of the next-gen GT sports car, and should provide a good balance between comfort and sportiness.

The engine lineup has yet to be confirmed, but it might include a 429 HP 3.0-liter six-pot, alongside a 515 HP twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8, as well as the 604 HP variant of AMG’s V8 in the SL 63. Sitting at the top of the range could be the SL 73 performance plug-in hybrid with up to 800 HP.