The 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL is the seventh generation of the most legendary sports-racing car ever to wear the three-pointed star badge. First unveiled in 1952 as a roadgoing variant of the brand?s highly successful W198 racing car, the first-gen 300 SL Gullwing would never exist if not for the prodding of American importer Max Hoffman, who tirelessly pleaded to Mercedes-Benz to make a road-legal variant of the W198. Mercedes took the cue and debuted the 300 SL Gullwing in 1954.

The all-new Mercedes-AMG SL follows the same recipe as its predecessors, but not without a couple of innovative firsts. ?The SL is an icon: For almost 70 years, the distinctive sports car has delighted Mercedes customers of every generation,? said Brita Seeger, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing and Sales. ?With the rebirth of the roadster from Mercedes-AMG, the new SL more than ever remains the symbol of this timeless fascination.?
2022 Mercedes-AMG SL: What?s New"

The 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL is a 2+2 GT luxury sports car riding on a bespoke aluminum spaceframe with magnesium, steel, aluminum, and carbon fiber for the body shell. The result is 18 percent better torsional rigidity and a traverse rigidity that?s 50 percent better than the outstanding Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster.

For the first time in its long and illustrious history, Mercedes-AMG has given the new SL a standard all-wheel drivetrain, capable of varying the torque distri...