2008 R230 Mercedes SL Class. (Facelifted version)

diesel_headrock · 3rd October 2008, 23:34

Well, my tryst with the new SL 350.Simple stunning!!! Check the pics.

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diesel_headrock · 3rd October 2008, 23:39

Sorrt for the cellphone camera picture quality.Better pics taken by digicam would follow!

Cyrus43 · 3rd October 2008, 23:56

This is the first one here isnt it? First one i have seen so far!! Looks SOOOO much better than the last gen SL Mercs

abhinav.gupta88 · 4th October 2008, 00:08

Really is tasty. can i have a bite at it.
Nice catch man.

car_crazy1400 · 4th October 2008, 00:12

I find these head lights look out of place compared to the rest of the car. I mean these don't exactly gel with the rest of the car. IMHO, the headlamps look like a cross between a E-class & a CLS head lamps.

Great Job Diesel Headrock!!

aZa · 4th October 2008, 00:17

Very nice looks much better than the current model ! IMO, the alloys look small .

iraghava · 4th October 2008, 00:18

Those rims look really really sad. Look like some cheap Chinese/Taiwanese items than OE Merc parts that they are.

Dippy · 4th October 2008, 00:23

Nice looking car but I agree with Ishan on the wheels part. They look like some design from the HR or Plati catalogue. From the pictures it looks like it has been sold by MBIL.

speedy · 4th October 2008, 00:47

Nice pics Diesel. How much would this cost here and is the car still at the Worshop. will ask my father to have a look at it. Please Mbil should do something about the Wheels. Like pointed out by Ishaan and Dippy the wheels are sad to look at compared to the car.

adityabenz · 4th October 2008, 09:57

this is one awesome car .
bangalore should possibly be getting one pretty soon

spawnofsatan · 4th October 2008, 14:13

Car looks great, the wheels look really bad, I wonder of the owner plans to get some aftermarket ones

liv2drv · 4th October 2008, 17:13

I haven't seen one of these in London yet... i cant decide which shape i like more. the new shape or the previous one.

sidindica · 4th October 2008, 18:33

One more new SL 500 in andorite grey is standing inside Mr. Satya Bagla's showroom (Bentley New Delhi).

speedzak · 4th October 2008, 18:41

The current SL is a brilliant eyecatcher! No doubt on it. I loved it the moment I saw it on the WCF website.

But this is the first time I am hearing about an SL 350. I thought they only existed from 500 and above.

The Alloys don't even look like Mercedes maal. Sad!

aniguchisan · 4th October 2008, 18:46

For me, this shape doesn't work. The underlying design of the R230 is now over 7 years old in it's production phase. To update that with a nice grille but irritating headlamps doesn't mean you have an altogether new masterpiece. The only guise that this 'facelift' works is in it's Black Edition...plenty of arches and AMG mouldings to make it look scary.

3rd October 2008, 23:34	#1
diesel_headrock BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 147 Thanked: 7 Times	Pics: New SL 350 (R 230) 6th Generation Well, my tryst with the new SL 350.Simple stunning!!! Check the pics. Attachment 55748 Attachment 55765 Attachment 55766 Attachment 55768 Attachment 55771 Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Dippy : 4th October 2008 at 13:39.
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3rd October 2008, 23:39	#2
diesel_headrock BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 147 Thanked: 7 Times	Sorrt for the cellphone camera picture quality.Better pics taken by digicam would follow!
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3rd October 2008, 23:56	#3
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	This is the first one here isnt it? First one i have seen so far!! Looks SOOOO much better than the last gen SL Mercs
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4th October 2008, 00:08	#4
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,090 Thanked: 341 Times View My Garage	Really is tasty. can i have a bite at it. Nice catch man.
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4th October 2008, 00:12	#5
car_crazy1400 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: DL/UP16/PB10 Posts: 658 Thanked: 352 Times	I find these head lights look out of place compared to the rest of the car. I mean these don't exactly gel with the rest of the car. IMHO, the headlamps look like a cross between a E-class & a CLS head lamps. Great Job Diesel Headrock!!
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4th October 2008, 00:17	#6
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	Very nice looks much better than the current model ! IMO, the alloys look small .
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4th October 2008, 00:18	#7
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,997 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	Those rims look really really sad. Look like some cheap Chinese/Taiwanese items than OE Merc parts that they are.
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4th October 2008, 00:23	#8
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,736 Thanked: 4,089 Times	Nice looking car but I agree with Ishan on the wheels part. They look like some design from the HR or Plati catalogue. From the pictures it looks like it has been sold by MBIL.
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4th October 2008, 00:47	#9
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,026 Times View My Garage	Nice pics Diesel. How much would this cost here and is the car still at the Worshop. will ask my father to have a look at it. Please Mbil should do something about the Wheels. Like pointed out by Ishaan and Dippy the wheels are sad to look at compared to the car.
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4th October 2008, 09:57	#10
adityabenz BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 168 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	this is one awesome car . bangalore should possibly be getting one pretty soon
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4th October 2008, 14:13	#11
spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	Car looks great, the wheels look really bad, I wonder of the owner plans to get some aftermarket ones
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4th October 2008, 17:13	#12
liv2drv BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Delh Posts: 494 Thanked: 90 Times	I haven't seen one of these in London yet... i cant decide which shape i like more. the new shape or the previous one.
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4th October 2008, 18:33	#13
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,902 Thanked: 8,348 Times	One more new SL 500 in andorite grey is standing inside Mr. Satya Bagla's showroom (Bentley New Delhi).
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4th October 2008, 18:41	#14
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,346 Thanked: 28 Times	The current SL is a brilliant eyecatcher! No doubt on it. I loved it the moment I saw it on the WCF website. But this is the first time I am hearing about an SL 350. I thought they only existed from 500 and above. The Alloys don't even look like Mercedes maal. Sad!
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4th October 2008, 18:46	#15
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	For me, this shape doesn't work. The underlying design of the R230 is now over 7 years old in it's production phase. To update that with a nice grille but irritating headlamps doesn't mean you have an altogether new masterpiece. The only guise that this 'facelift' works is in it's Black Edition...plenty of arches and AMG mouldings to make it look scary.
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