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2003 Mercedes-benz Sl55 Amg Kompressor Convertible 2-door 5.5l on 2040-cars

US $25,000.00
Year:2003 Mileage:57500 Color: PEWTER /
 BERRY RED
Location:

United States

United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:5.5L 5439CC 335Cu. In. V8 GAS SOHC Supercharged
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: wdbsk74f63f053439
Year: 2003
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: SL-Class
Trim: Kompressor Convertible 2-Door
Options: Sunroof
Drive Type: RWD
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes
Mileage: 57,500
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Sub Model: AMG
Exterior Color: PEWTER
Interior Color: BERRY RED
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty

Stunning and immaculate Beautiful 2003 Mercedes SL55 AMG Pewter with Berry Red Leather with the black wood trim with only 57,500 miles. This Car had an MSRP of over $128,000, yours today for a fraction of that condition. This is the supercharged V8 boasting 469-hp and 516 lb.-ft. of torque. Both are coupled to an electronically controlled five-speed automatic transmission. Fingertip manual mode and SpeedShift programs. Sensotronic Brake Control, Brake Assist, and Active Body Control. Optional equipment includes bi-xenon headlamps, a panoramic (glass) roof, Parktronic parking assist, and Distronic adaptive cruise control. I am the 2nd owner. Always garaged. Non-smoker. No accidents/damage. I have meticulously cared for and maintained this amazing car. Cross-drilled disc brakes with HD calipers. Premium package- power mirrors, homelink garage door opener, Factory anti-theft alarm system, Rain sensing wipers, leather front arm rest, Power adjustable memory seats with adaptive side bolsters and lumbar. Tinted windows. Paint is near perfect, hand washed only, almost no swirl marks and hand waxed every month. Absolutely no dents or dings anywhere on the car. Wheels are perfect- no nicks or gouges. Interior is in showroom condition. Zero wear on the seats or any interior surface. Just completed factory service including- oil change, brake fluid flush, new service battery, replaced tantem pump, differential oil, sbc pressure unit replaced, air filter replaced, cabin filter replaced. Awesome car that is a steal!!

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Mercedes-Petronas AMG W04 launched to little fanfare, lots of pressure [w/video]

Tue, 05 Feb 2013

No indoor cocktail hour for the launch of the W04, the newest chassis built by the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team. Instead, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton spent a morning in photo and video sessions at the track in Jerez, Spain then paused a moment to introduce the car. The team will want the W04 to demonstrate the World Championship credentials of the team personnel and one of the team drivers, instead of the mostly humble performances we've seen over the past three years.
The W04 has been fitted with a new five-element front wing, pushrod front and pull-rod rear suspension, a second-generation Coanda exhaust and an "aggressively packaged" rear end. A small vanity panel, à la Infiniti Red Bull's RB9, covers the stepped nose.
Team principal Ross Brawn has called it "a clear step forward in design and detail sophistication," but as much as we truly respect Brawn's abilities and achievements, we heard him say similar things about the updated W03 last year before almost every race weekend from about mid-season. We really hope he's right this time, and so does the team's newest driver, Lewis Hamilton. We'll do our best to ignore the parallels of the Mercedes F1 team having signed a sponsorship deal with Blackberry, another company trying to find its way back to the top and still struggling, and just point you to the video below of the W04 in action.

Online Find of the Day: Lexus-engined Mercedes pickup is a vintage hybrid

Tue, 16 Sep 2014

You have to love someone who gets incredibly committed to a very weird idea. What you see for sale here is a right-hand drive 1971 Mercedes-Benz 220D in South Africa, but this old Mercedes is now converted into a pickup, complete with bed cover, and there's big secret under the hood, too.
The pickup conversion appears well done based on seller Sedgefield Classic Cars' photos. Even the tonneau cover fits well. You could almost believe that this Mercedes lived its life as a Chevrolet El Camino-like pickup from the very beginning.
However, the rear-quarters conversion might not be the weirdest thing about this Mercedes. The original diesel is gone from the engine bay in favor of a Lexus V8. It seems really odd to pop the hood and find a Japanese mill in this German car, but the photos make it look like a fairly well performed swap. So, bravo to the crazy thinking. According to the seller speaking to Autoblog by email, "as far as we can establish, this was done a few years ago, with all Lexus components."

Is Audi getting complacent and suffering from brain drain?

Wed, 27 Nov 2013

The argument is made in a Reuters article: Audi is falling behind other luxury brands, such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW, due to a lack of research-and-development spending and "brain drain," or the migration of top executives and R&D chiefs to other parts of the Volkswagen Group. Reuters notes that Audi's current R&D chief is the third in 16 months.
Audi, which contributed to 40 percent of VW Group's $11.6 billion in profit the first nine months of the year, is delivering cars at a record pace: 1.31 million were delivered from January to October 2013 versus BMW's 1.35 million. Yet Audi, Reuters reports, doesn't have a halo car akin to BMW's new electrified i3 and i8 or an answer to Mercedes' plug-in-hybrid S-Class, and the R&D spending at Audi is less than BMW and Mercedes by a fair margin. It's noted in the article, however, that Audi benefits from other R&D spending within VW Group.
Reuters mentions that BMW "trumpets its new 'i' series" and the new Mercedes CLA and GLA ranges are winning "rave reviews" as part of its argument that Audi's recent lack of technological innovation could hurt future sales. Those cars do pack tons of new technology, some of which are firsts for mainstream production cars. But last time we checked, the i3 could be causing BMW's stock to slide, the CLA isn't receiving the rave reviews that Reuters would have you believe and the GLA hasn't been reviewed yet.