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This year marks the 45th anniversary of AMG, Mercedes-Benz’s high-performance subsidiary. Mercedes is not the type of company to let that kind of milestone pass without recognition, so it has created the 2013 SL65 AMG 45th Anniversary to celebrate. Only 45 examples of this special-edition V-12 roadster will be available worldwide; it will be available here, but no U.S. allocation has been specified.
The SL65 45th Anniversary will be available only in a new matte paint called Designo Magno Graphite. The gray color is contrasted by the use of chrome on the grille and headlight surrounds, as well as for the hood- and fender-vent fins. The exhaust tips are finished in black chrome, while the inserts retain a polished look. A matte Exterior Carbon package also is unique to this car and includes a front spoiler lip, side mirrors, and rear spoiler rendered in carbon fiber. The engine cover is finished in a combo of matte carbon and aluminum. The car sits on AMG forged wheels (19-inchers at the front, 20s in the rear) painted flat titanium gray with a polished lip and wrapped in 255/35 and 285/30 rubber, respectively.
The interior matches the exterior with titanium pearl/ginger-beige leather. The seats feature a diamond-stitched pattern, and there are AMG V-12 graphics pressed into the seatbacks and door panels. Mirroring the exterior, the cabin trim is made of matte carbon fiber. A “45th Anniversary – 1 of 45” plate can be found on the center console.
The 45th Anniversary SL uses the same 621-hp, 6.0-liter twin-turbo V-12 found in the standard SL65 AMG. We think it’s only appropriate that AMG is using its most powerful engine to celebrate.
This isn’t the first time that Mercedes has made an anniversary-edition AMG. In 2007, the company celebrated four decades with the CL65 40th Anniversary Edition, which sold for $295,000. Mercedes tells us that pricing for this extra-special SL will be announced in September.
Source: Car and Driver
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