Safety

• Bi-xenon headlamps with cornering light function
  Intelligent Light System with five lighting functions, including cornering light function
  
  

Comfort

• AIRSCARF neck-level heating
  
  

Engines and transmission

• New SL 280 with V6 engine developing 170 kW/231 hp
  
  
• New high-revving sports engine (232 kW/316 hp) for the SL 350
  
  
• Fuel consumption reduced by up to 0.4 litres per 100 kilometres
  
  
• Seven-speed automatic transmission in the SL 350, including double-declutching function
  
  

Chassis and suspension

• Direct-steer system with sporty, dynamic rack ratio
  
  
• Active Body Control with further enhanced tuning
  
  
• 18-inch light-alloy wheels as standard for the SL 500
  
  

Infotainment

• COMAND system with large colour display and new additional functions
  
  
• COMAND APS including hard-disc navigation, Music
  Register and voice-operated control
  
  
• Media Interface for connecting an iPod and other audio devices
  
  
• LINGUATRONIC voice-operated control system with whole-word recognition capability
  
  
• Surround sound system with ten loudspeakers and an output of 510 watts
  
  

Interior design

• New-look instrument cluster
  
  
• New three-spoke leather sports steering wheel
  
  
• New interior colour – natural beige – and new trim elements in pale burr walnut with a high-sheen finish
  
  
• Seat covers with new fluting
  
  
• SL 600 including exclusive fine-wood trim elements in pale poplar grain, specially designed interior door panels and V12 emblems on seats, steering wheel and door sills as well as even wider range of V12 standard equipment
  
  

Exterior design

• All-new front-end design with distinctive V-shape and wider radiator grille
  
  
• Bonnet with powerdomes
  
  
• New-look front wings with gill-style air outlets
  
  
• New, larger exterior mirrors featuring arrow-type indicator repeaters
  
  
• New, diffuser-style rear bumper
  
  
• Trapezoidal exhaust tailpipe trims
  
  
• Sports package with black-coloured headlamp inner frame
  
  
• SL 600 with V12 emblems on the front wings, special exhaust tailpipe trims and 18-inch ten-twin-spoke light-alloy wheels
  

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