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The Asphalt Jungle: Ring Engagement

Now I Know Why Drivers are Entranced by the Nordschleife. And Terrified of It more

2010-2011 New Cars: The Ultimate Guide, Part 4

Maybach to Porsche more

First Test: 2010 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

Wave Goodbye...Unless, Perhaps, You're Driving a Car with More Than 661 Horsepower and a 0-60 Time of 3.6 Sec more

First Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

A 661-Horsepower Titan Among Titans more

First Look: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

The baddest SL yet makes its tire-smoking debut in Black Series form more

Spycam: Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

First AMG out-AMG'd itself with the CLK63 Black Series. Next up is a car likely to make you forget that Mercedes-McLaren SLR, the SL65 AMG Black Series. more

First Drive: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG

Deceptive Benz: Far Removed From The Lightweight Model That Rocked The World In The Early '50s more

First Look: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG

Few companies can make a 518 horsepower V-8 powered roadster such as the 2009 SL63 AMG look inadequate like Mercedes-Benz. Read about the SL63 AMG here. more

First Look: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

Though the S-Class sedan continues to steam along as Mercedes-Benz's flagship, the company's most treasured badge is the SL. more

First Look: 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

Finding fault with sport/luxury roadsters the caliber of Mercedes-Benz's SL-Class has never been easy, but determined critics have made a valiant effort. more

Gaining Perspective: We drive 50 years of Mercedes-Benz SL roadsters

Time flies when you're building soulful cars and taking care that each successive generation serves as a worthy link to its historic forebears. more

Gaining Perspective: We drive 50 years of Mercedes-Benz SL roadsters

Time flies when you're building soulful cars and taking care that each successive generation serves as a worthy link to its historic forebears. more

The Asphalt Jungle: Means Streets

How can so many Angelenos afford to drive such amazing cars and eat? more

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL "Gullwing" Turns 50

Motor Trend takes a historic Mercedes on a trip down memory lane, as well as on a high-speed cruise on the German Autobahn more

Carrera Panamericana

We went to Mexico, to Oaxaca, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz' victory in the 1952 Carrera Panamericana. Waiting for us in Oaxaca was one of the two 300SL coupes from 1952 and a small fleet of new SL500s and SL55 AMGs. more

Three Kings: 2004 Cadillac XLR vs. 2003 Lexus SC 430 vs. 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500

Cadillac's brand-new '04 XLR roadster takes on the Lexus SC 430 and the Mercedes-Benz SL500 in a battle royal for the hardtop-convertible throne. Yes, heads roll. more

First Drive: 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL600

If the Dodge Viper plays its torque with Wagnerian bombast and the Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG is a Bach fugue, then the new 590-lb-ft-packing twin-turbo V-12 SL600 is Beethoven's Ninth. more

Most Desirable Convertibles for 2003

We've gathered a dozen convertibles to let the fun shine in more

Sunday Drive With Mario

Mr. Andretti's take on four supreme convertibles - Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante, BMW Z8, Ferrari 360 Spyder, and Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG more

Exclusive: 10 Hot Convertibles for Summer

Getting ready for sunny days with the top down more

Exclusive First Look: 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500

For the first time in a dozen years, Mercedes-Benz is rolling out an absolutely all-new, high-line roadster. The original 300SL 'Gullwing' of 1954 was a technological, performance, and styling trendsetter when it first debuted; the 2003 SL500 will be no less. more

2003 Mercedes - Benz SL500

Mercedes counters the opposition with a barrage of new technology. more

Mercedes-Benz Renntech SL740

Just A Simple 575-Hp $200,000 V-12 Mercedes Roadster more

Mercedes-Benz Sl500 - International Report

First Test: Mercedes-Benz Sl500 Sport In case you hadn't noticed, the good... more