Mercedes-AMG SL-Class Roadster · 7th generation SL

R232

AMG-built. Soft top. Four seats.

Production
2022–present
Built
—
Body
2+2 roadster
Top system
816 PS
Mercedes-AMG SL-Class Roadster (R232)

Revealed in October 2021 and built from March 2022 in Bremen, the R232 is the first SL developed entirely by Mercedes-AMG — a clean-sheet aluminum space-frame roadster that also replaces the AMG GT Roadster.

It returns the SL to a fabric soft top (21 kg lighter than the previous folding hardtop), restores 2+2 seating as standard for the first time since the R129 era, and brings 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive and rear-axle steering to the range.

The lineup spans the mild-hybrid four-cylinder SL 43, twin-turbo V8 SL 55 and SL 63, the plug-in hybrid SL 63 S E Performance, and from 2025 the Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series — all paired with AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9G.

R232 interior
Symmetrical dashboard with a 12.3″ driver display and tilting 11.9″ central touchscreen.

Every model.

Published Baumuster rows for the AMG SL range — from the mild-hybrid SL 43 to the plug-in SL 63 S E Performance — each with Motorkennung and AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9G.

ModelloModel yearTelaioMotoreCambioTotale
SL 432022–2024232.450M139 DE20 ALAMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9G —
SL 432024–2026232.450M139 DE20 ALAMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9G —
SL 55 4MATIC+2022–2026232.480M177 DE40 ALAMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9G —
SL 63 4MATIC+2022–2026232.481M177 DE40 ALAMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9G —
SL 63 S E Performance2024–2026232.482M177 DE40 AL PHEVAMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9G —
AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9Gx 9-speed multi-clutch automatic (wet start-off clutch)
R232 side profile
Fabric soft top and long hood on the AMG-developed aluminum space frame.

Year by year.

Launch, powertrain additions and special editions that shaped the seventh-generation SL.

  1. 2021
    • World premiere of the R232 (28 October): AMG-developed aluminum space frame, fabric soft top and standard 2+2 seating.
  2. 2022
    • Sales release for SL 55 4MATIC+ and SL 63 4MATIC+ (March); production begins in Bremen.
    • SL 43 order release (May): longitudinally mounted M139 four-cylinder with electric auxiliary turbocharger; rear-wheel drive.
  3. 2023
    • SL 63 Motorsport Collectors Edition (100 cars) and Manufaktur Big Sur special editions introduced.
  4. 2024
    • SL 63 S E Performance plug-in hybrid arrives: combined system output 600 kW (816 PS).
    • SL 43 raised to 310 kW (421 PS) from May 2024.
    • Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series unveiled (August); market launch Spring 2025.
    • AMG PureSpeed Mythos limited edition (250 cars) shown without a conventional windscreen.
R232 rear three-quarter view
Wide rear track and active aerodynamics distinguish the R232 silhouette.

Four-cylinder to plug-in V8.

Two combustion families power the R232: the electrified M139 inline-four and the twin-turbo M177 V8, the latter also in plug-in hybrid form.

M139

Inline-4 turbo (electrically assisted)
  • M139 DE20 AL2.0 L · 1,991 cc

    381 PS

    280 kW · 375 hp a 6,750 giri/min

    480 N·m

    354 lb·ft a 3,250 giri/min

  • M139 DE20 AL (from 05/2024)2.0 L · 1,991 cc

    421 PS

    310 kW · 416 hp a 6,750 giri/min

    500 N·m

    369 lb·ft a 3,250 giri/min

M177

V8 biturbo
  • M177 DE40 AL (SL 55)4.0 L · 3,982 cc

    476 PS

    350 kW · 469 hp a 5,500 giri/min

    700 N·m

    516 lb·ft a 2,350 giri/min

  • M177 DE40 AL (SL 63)4.0 L · 3,982 cc

    585 PS

    430 kW · 577 hp a 5,500 giri/min

    800 N·m

    590 lb·ft a 2,500 giri/min

  • M177 DE40 AL PHEV (ICE)4.0 L · 3,982 cc

    612 PS

    450 kW · 603 hp a 5,750 giri/min

    850 N·m

    627 lb·ft a 2,500 giri/min

Original brochures.

Factory sales literature for the R232, when available in the archive.

Cerchi altri modelli? Sfoglia l'archivio completo delle brochure →