OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!! Last night on the freeway I had the pleasure of being passed by a brand new (still had temps) black SL55 w/ 20's! All the mags are comparing it to the Ferrari 360. Up untill now, I thought that was crazy...after seeing it person, I think that car is just as beautiful (in a different way) as a 360. Sounds like the performance is relativly close too. Wish I has $120K buring a hole in my pocket!

 

It is a hot car, but the stock Alpina looking wheels have to go.....they do nothing for the car. Throw a nice set of Brabus wheels on and your all set to go.

 

are the wheels u are refering to those multi-spokes? I think those are ugly! I prefer the 5 spoke classic AMG's...

BTW the SL55 is hotttttttt as hell...but i too have trouble accepting it as a Ferrari competitor. Maybe if it had a more distinguished look from the lesser SLs...

 

These......yuck

 

actually the multispoke wheels are a 3k option. Thank god. I prefer the good old amg 5 spokes....which are standard.
UGLY!!!

 

haha beltfed, similar tastes...similar timing

 

i think the aston martin has similiar rims but they look heaps better on that car

 

Actually, the Multispoke wheels (called the R230), are standard on the SL55. I checked one out at the dealer and wasn't an add on. The 5 spoke AMGs are most likely a dealer installed option.

These are the factory SL55 options

Bi-Xenon Headlamps
Distronic Adaptive Cruise Control
Keyless Go
Motorola V60 Phone w/Voice Controls
Navigation CD Collection
Panorama Roof with Sunshade
Parktronic
Tire-Pressure Monitoring System
designo Espresso Edition N/A as of yet
designo Graphite Edition N/A as of yet

 

I just checked mbusa and the 5 spokes are standard. The multispokes are listed under accesories for $3000

 

Besides the one at the dealer, I also saw on a carrier (with other Bnzes) that had the R230s on it.

Don't go by MBUSA......their info is known for being screwy. When the new Eclass info went up, it took them over a month to straighten it out (options and colors were wrong).

My oldman has an E500 coming in next week, so I'll ask when I'm there. I'm kind of curious (why I don't know).

 

A black SL55 is super beautiful.

 

I saw an SL-500 today and one the other day too.

 

drool..............

people that can afford that kind of car should donate some money to the see fu fund

 

I'd throw a set of 19inch Brabus wheels like these on it!!

 

with the hard top convertible......how do you throw idmax's in the trunk???

 

What I find amazing is the panaromic sunroof option for a hardtop convertible. That is sweet.

I don't think you can compare it to the 360, since the 360 has a true electromechanical clutch mechanism for its transmission versus the mbusa speedshift, which I believe is torque converter based.

 

I'v seen a few sl but I haven't seen a 55. The car is sick, and I love the wheels it's perfect!