Vehicle Description
The Mercedes Benz S-class cars are personal luxury cars, German
style. Solid, sporty, luxurious, capable. New ones are the darlings
of the rich and famous who have plenty of money and a desire to
impress others with their latest new toy. Used ones are just as
capable and just as much fun to drive as they were new, but thanks
to the laws of depreciation, can be bought for extremely affordable
prices. Check out this fine example of a German, V8, sports/luxury
car.
SL stands for Sport Lightweight (or Sportlich-Leicht in German).
The designation was actually suggested by an American who started
importing them after WWII. This car is an example of the 4th
generation design with clean, solid looks that anyone can tell are
clearly German, even without seeing the iconic Star on the front or
back of the car. The removable hardtop is so well fitted that it is
easy to mistake for a coupe when installed. But remove it, and you
can push a button to raise or lower the power roof to enjoy open
air cruising. This car is presented in a rich shade of Gold and it
does lead with that Mercedes Star on the grill which is flanked by
headlights with their own windshield wipers. Body colored bumpers
integrate well with the style lines of the car which carry down the
side of the car from front to rear and the Mercedes alloy wheels
look great.
Open the door and you will be welcomed into the lap of German
luxury. The door panel has a band of rich burled wood running
across the top along with controls for the power operated seat and
a speaker for the high-end sound system. Those front bucket seats
are comfortable and supportive works of ergonomic art dressed in
leather and heated. A 4-spoke steering wheel is mounted on a tilt
column and sits in front of a dash board with 160 mph speedometer.
These cars are designed to run the Autobahns! There is a tachometer
and a clock to the right and engine gauges to the left with other
maintenance and level indicators along the bottom. The center
console is trimmed in more of that burled wood and contains the
ventilation controls as well as the stereo. Below those is the
leather wrapped shifter for the automatic transmission as well as
power window switches, the seat heater switches, and a nice storage
console between the seats.
Under the hood you will find a 5.0-liter V8 motor tucked down in
the engine bay. It has a dual snorkel cold air intake system (from
the factory!) with Mercedes Benz lettered across it on both sides.
So, with that and the engine dress up kit, it presents a neat and
clean appearance. Under those covers there are a controller for the
4-wheel disc anti-lock brakes with power booster along with a power
steering pump and a serpentine belt driving all the accessories.
Power flows back through a 4-speed automatic transmission to the
rear end which has a cooler built into the rear cover and then to
the wheels through a 4-link independent suspension with coil
springs. Up front has coil springs and control arms providing great
handling and big discs providing plenty of stopping power. The
rubber meets the road through 225/55R16 tires all around mounted on
those sharp looking Mercedes alloys.
Solid, sporty, luxurious and capable. Also well maintained with
records to show that. Come on down and check out what a German
personal luxury car is like. We think you will be impressed.
