The Mille Miglia 417 Special Edition

A slightly more extroverted SL.

 

   The Mercedes-Benz SL will be restyled soon, but before an extensive facelift fixes its aesthetic issues, the company is launching this Mille Miglia 417 special edition, which pays homage to a legend. It is a modern-day interpretation of the 300SL. It's impossible to ignore this special version of today’s SL. Offered only in matte black, it comes exclusively with black wheels measuring 19 inches up front and 20 inches at the back. Inside and out, the Mille Miglia 417 is littered with red accents. It’s not discreet, but it is well executed.

 

   Top up or down, the SL550 Mille Miglia 417 looks aggressive, and it is fast: 60 mph comes up in just over four seconds, according to Mercedes, and it can reach a governed 155 mph.  On the open road, we were impressed by the SL’s directional stability and steering precision. And despite its huge wheels, this SL possesses sufficiently comfortable ride quality. 

 

  

 

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The new Mercedes AMG GT S

   AMG characterizes the GT S as the better behaved, more affordable offspring of the SLS Gullwing, but make no mistake: It’s still wild. Like the SLS, it’s ostentatious and extremely powerful, with a boisterous 503-hp V-8. Also like the SLS, it’s a little cramped and hard to see out of. It lacks the perfect precision of its bogey, the Porsche 911 Turbo, but that’s all part of the fun. (AMG dismisses the 911 as “too clean.”) The GT S is on sale now. A cheaper GT variant, making 456 hp, goes on sale for about $110,000 next spring.


Shop our current Mercedes inventory at www.gurleyleepmotorwerks.com or visit our showroom located at 4004 N. Grape Rd. Mishawaka, IN 46545 where you can speak a member of our Mercedes Certified Sales Team. We look forward to hearing from you.

The new Mercedes-Benz AMG C63

   The old C63 was a cartoon character, what with its firing-range exhaust note and tail-out cornering antics. The new car is more sophisticated and well-rounded. It corners with more enthusiasm and brakes with right-now urgency, even without the optional carbon-ceramic rotors. The twin-turbo V-8, for better or for worse, delivers its power in relaxed fashion, but the output is an undeniably brutal 469 hp (503 hp in the C63 S). An optional two-mode exhaust still delivers a thunderous soundtrack.


Shop our current Mercedes inventory at www.gurleyleepmotorwerks.com or visit our showroom located at 4004 N. Grape Rd. Mishawaka, IN 46545 and speak with one of our Mercedes Certified Sales Consultants. We look forward to hearing from you!

The new Mercedes-Benz C350e

   Mercedes-Benz is embracing hybrids, proclaiming that it will have 10 new plug-ins by 2017. Of those, the reasonably priced C350e is likely to be one of the most popular. It will deliver 19 miles of electric cruising, and its liquid-cooled battery pack can get juiced up in just 90 minutes from a 240-volt quick-charger. Its 80-hp electric motor can also boost the 211-hp four-cylinder. As in the much pricier S-Class plug-in hybrid, you can program when and where the car uses its EV power or its regenerative capacity. Most important, the C350e looks and feels just like a C-Class.



Shop our current Mercedes-Benz models at www.gurleyleepmotorwerks.com or visit our showroom located at 4004 N. Grape Rd. Mishawaka, IN. 46545 to speak with one our Mercedes Certified Sales Consultants. We look forward to speaking with you.