As one of the premier deluxe droptops from Mercedes-Benz, the SL-Class has actually never been an affordable proposition. Yet the German brand is making it a little bit much more easily accessible for the 2015 design year with its brand-new SL400. The new entry-level model has actually quietly shown up on Mercedes' customer site, and rates begins at $84,000, plus the common $925 destination fee. While that's still a great deal of cash, it's a large price cut, ringing up at a whopping $22,900 less compared to the $107,825 SL550.
Think of that financial savings as over $11,000 each cylinder, as the SL400 does away with V8 power in favor of a 3.0-liter, twin-turbo V6 with 329 horsepower and also 354 pound-feet of torque and also seven-speed automatic rated at 20 miles each gallon city as well as 27 mpg freeway. Those numbers are roughly ONE HUNDRED hp as well as 160 lb-ft less t…