The Mercedes R231 SL

The Mercedes-Benz SL R231, launched in early 2012, is the newest edition to a sports car tradition that started in the mid-1950s. Occasionally called the luxury, but not anymore the light sports car, this newest entry makes you forget about some sporting deficiencies that haunted some of the predecessors.

This e-book is one of 22 Mercedes-Benz e-books by Bernd S. Koehling and these are some of the topics covered:

• development of the R231
• new aluminum body
• safety and convenience features
• revised six and eight cylinder engines
• exciting AMG models SL63 and SL65
• Special Edition models such as the Edition 1 and SL 65 45th Anniversary
• how does the SL500 compare against the BMW 650i Cabrio
• technical specifications and

• power and torque curves

Auteur

With over 25 books and e-books written about Mercedes-Benz cars, Bernd S. Koehling has proven to be an authority on the brand. Those books cover cars from the 1947 170V to the 2012 SL R231.

Bernd has been involved in the Mercedes scene since the early 1970s, when he restored his first 170 Cabrio B. Since then he has not only owned many classic Mercedes including a 220S, 300d Adenauer, 200D, 250SE, 280SE coupe 3.5, 300SEL, 350SL, 280E, 450SE, SLK230, he has also gained a wealth of knowledge and experience, which he shares with his readers in his books. Bernd has always considered Mercedes one of his favorite car manufacturers and has driven almost all Mercedes models built since the 1950s. His other weakness revolves around British cars, here especially Jaguar and Alvis.

If you would like to know more about Bernd's books or want to read his blog with selected Mercedes stories, why don't you visit his website: benz-books.com