Mercedes-Benz: Black to the Future: The Rare SL Night Edition

MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA – May 27, 2010: The iconic SL Roadster is now available in a unique Night Edition.

An unprecedented twelve of the twenty five Night Edition SL 350’s that are coming to Australia will be finished in designo magno Night black paint. This special matte finish paint made its local debut on the Edition C63, C63 AMG.

The remaining thirteen Night Edition SL 350’s will be finished in Obsidian Black metallic paint. Each SL350 Night Edition has an MLP of $246,000 regardless of paint finish.

The Managing Director, Mercedes-Benz Cars, Mr Horst von Sanden said “With the SL being the longest running continous nameplate in the automotive industry, there have been many special SL’s produced over its 57 year run. We have during the last 57 years debuted some very special features on SL-Class and the Night Edition continues that tradition to start off the next 57 years of SL”

With the SL 350 Night Edition we have used the opportunity to provide a unique encompassing of the SL core values of luxury, safety, dynamics, performance and exclusivity. We have been able to secure twenty five of this truly limited run SL for our local customers, half of which will be painted in the stunning designo magno Night black.”

The SL 350 Night Edition is truly an exclusive and bespoke vehicle”

The additional equipment features have been drawn from across the SL range.

Exterior Appointments

Choice of exclusive designo magno Night black special paint or Obsidian Black metallic paint

Sporty 19-inch AMG 5-spoke light-alloy wheels, painted titanium grey with a highsheen finish

Silver-painted brake callipers with Mercedes-Benz lettering at the front with perforated front and rear brake discs

Darkened headlamps and tail lights including 3rd brake light, as in SL 63 AMG/SL 65 AMG

DISTRONIC autonomous cruise control

Remote boot lid opening and closing

Door handles with high-gloss finish

Shoulder line trim strip and door faceplate in high-gloss chrome

"Night Edition" badge on the front mudguards

Interior Appointments

New seats in Nappa leather with diagonal fluting, arrow-shaped seams and silver-coloured contrast elements

Sports steering wheel, selector lever and door linings in black with contrasting silvercoloured stitching

Black ash wood trim

Door sill panels with Mercedes-Benz logo as in SL 600

"Night Edition" badge on the seat backrests

Floor mats with embroidered "Night Edition" logo

AIRSCARF with silver-coloured fans

Draught-stop with high-gloss chrome trim strip

The SL350 Night Edition will arrive in Australian Mercedes-Benz dealerships in July with a MLP of $246,000.

As you may be aware, the MLP includes GST and any LCT applicable to the base / standard specification model but EXCLUDES DEALER DELIVERY AND ALL ON ROAD COSTS such as, for example, registration fees, stamp duty, CTP and the like. Accordingly, please ensure that when you publish the details contained in this document, your publication makes it clear to its readers that:

The attached pricing is an MLP

That the MLP excludes on-road costs and dealer delivery, and

For drive away price information, consumers should contact dealers

Whilst we are unable to provide you with drive away pricing due to the wide variation in on-road costs between states and territories, and the different ranges of dealer delivery imposed by dealers, we encourage you to contact one of our authorised Mercedes-Benz passenger car dealers in order to obtain relevant and accurate drive away information for your specific audience.