The Mercedes-Benz SL will be restyled shortly, but the organization is starting this Mille Miglia 417 special version, which pays homage to some caption, before its aesthetic problems are fixed by an extensive facelift. A series production automobile, that Mercedes ended well ahead of many race cars.

It is not possible to blow off this special variant of the SL of today. Offered just in matte black, it comes completely with black wheels measuring 19 inches and 20 inches in the rear. It is indiscreet, but it's nicely performed.

Open-top motoring is a portion of the attractiveness of the SL, and we took advantage of each chance to reduce its retractable hardtop. But dropping the top needs preparation: Whereas some opponents' electricity tops may be used when or while going at rates up to 30 miles per hour, this one operates just at rates that are creeping .

Top down or up, the SL550 Mille Miglia 417 seems competitive, which is not slow: 60 mph comes up in just over four seconds, based on Mercedes, also a regulated 155 mph can be reached by it. The soundtrack could be more exciting. When you take your foot off the accelerator, the popping in the exhaust does not just sound you get an idea, and as fiery in an AMG--think of tin cans slamming together.

We loathed the driver-support systems. In lane and lively driving -catching in town, the SL worried it mechanically employed full braking --and was about to crash. This made our driver appear to be an idiot and gave the feeling to those behind us that individuals intentionally brake-checked them. Motorists in the U.S. will certainly do considerably better.

And despite its enormous wheels, enough comfortable ride quality is possessed by this SL. Right in the limitation, but the transition between under- and lead is a little more dramatic than one might expect from an automobile that is otherwise fairly composed. The SL63 AMG is more persuasive when it involves driving that is difficult.

Really, if we were in the marketplace for an SL, we had strive difficult to think of the additional $30K or so that different this special version in the more strong and totally better SL63 AMG (or go all out for an AMG GT). Though it probably will not ever be as sought after as the automobile from down the street, it could well turn into a collector's item.