2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 Overview
Long anticipated, twelve years to be exact, the 2003 replacement for the Mercedes-Benz SL seems to be more popular than it should be considering its $124,900 base price. Obviously lovers of the three-pointed star find its alluring sheetmetal and dynamic performance hard to pass up. I can at least empathize. I remember pulling up to my Onkel Gleissner's house in North Vancouver and eyeing his cream on red 300SL roadster. I hardly remember my uncle today, as I only met him a few times, but I'll never forget his car. The new SL500 pulls design cues from this same 300SL roadster, such as its shark gill-like side air vents, rounded front headlights and curvaceous fenders. The new SL is the first since this classic to embody such athletic, rakish lines. It's stimulating from every angle.