Overview & Reviews
The complimentary scheduled maintenance program has been dropped for 2005.
- Seductive style, quick-folding retractable hardtop, commendable performance, ride and handling.
- Heavy for a "sports car," limited cargo capacity.
User Reviews:
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I love this car! - 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
By dberry7578 - October 22 - 12:30 pmThis is a awesome straight line monster. My wife and I love taking I- 95 and heading to Miami for any reason. The ability to pass anything at anytime is unbelievable. If you want a luxury performance vehicle, you cant beat the quality of the ride at the speeds of the best racing cars in the world.
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SL55 AMG - 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
By sl amg - April 18 - 11:26 amAwesome power. Fun to drive. navigation system is very cumbersome and difficult to use. There is a lag when you jump on the accelerator.
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Best Car I have ever owned - 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
By fletcher - February 7 - 10:00 amThis car is unbelieveable!! When I was looking at purchasing a new car, I test drove this SL65, a Viper, and a maserati spyder. This car, to me, was head and shoulders above all others. Unbelievable acceleration, wonderful sound, and unparalleled luxury. Seats are very supportive, yet comfortable. If you can find one, buy it.
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Cant Hate It - 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
By BILL - September 20 - 10:36 pmBuild quality is not like the old SLs and its been back to the dealer many times for problems with transmission, brakes, water leaks, accessory malfunctions. But its so beautiful and fun to drive that you cant hate it.
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Torque, not HP - 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
By goose007 - May 20 - 10:00 amI have had a Jaguar and a Ferrari in the past, and driven the Porsches of friends. I was attracted to the new Mercedes "monster car" because it broke the 600 HP barrier. What I have found is that the HP understates the perfomance of the vehicle, if you can imagine that. Between 2000 and 4000 rpm there is well over 700 ft-lbs of torque and the driving experience is like nothing I have ever felt. Now, this is a heavy machine, and you can feel it. But the ride is still "tight", the seats well designed to hold you, and the controls very accesible. The interior touches are nice, but this is still an SL500 with a monster engine and monster brakes.
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Beautiful car flawed by engine noise - 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
By JohnDP - July 19 - 10:00 amProbably the best-looking car Mercedes has ever made. The retractable hardtop is fabulous and should be copied by all convertible car makers. It is however seriously marred by two major flaws. The engine pings as if it is running on low-octane gas all the time. (I use 91 ). Going uphill with a passenger it sounds like diesel sometimes. For a car this expensive, it ought to run much smoother than that. Spoils the otherwise perfect ride. Mercedes tells me they all do it, its not a repairable item. Also, the controls are very badly designed. You better keep the manual with you at all times or be a computer engineer.
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great car - 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
By raymundo - June 7 - 10:00 amgreat car over all, I love it.
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Trading performance for luxury - 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
By hench - May 16 - 1:20 amAfter 4 recalls on my 2002 BMW M3 I thought I would get a convertible and drop some performance for luxury. I was tempted to wait the 6 months to get a SL55 AMG, but decided that I would rather settle for the base SL500. Couldnt be happier with the car. Only thing I would change is put the cruise control stick on the right side as I tend to hit it often when I am trying to tap my blinkers. The drop top is so fast, I can switch from top up to top down at a stop light and watch as everyone around me stares at the cool mechinisms that move the top. Hard to beat hard top comfort in the winter with top down crusing in the summer. Down side of keyless, I forget to leave the key for valet ;).
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Benz SL 500 - 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
By Alex Steinberg - February 25 - 6:33 pmA very heavy German car. What is not to like about that?
