The Mercedes-AMG SL was revealed final yr as a luxurious 2+2 roadster with a great deal of energy. The SL 55 model’s 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 generates 469 horsepower with 516 lb-ft of torque, whereas the SL 63 model ups the ante to the tune of 577 hp and 590 lb-ft from the identical motor. That could be far an excessive amount of energy for many, so a hybrid four-pot is coming too, or at the very least so says the rumor mill. However what in order for you much more energy? Effectively, that is what the SL E Efficiency is for, and its hybrid powertrain is certain to blow occupants’ hair again to date that even teenage passengers will develop receding hairlines. We noticed a nearly naked prototype of this new model nearly two months in the past, and now now we have contemporary imagery.

Because the pink paint signifies (the final sighting was of a automotive completed in black), Mercedes is turning into somewhat extra blase about spy photographers capturing SL growth mules with out camouflage. That is partly as a result of this hybrid mannequin has nearly no modifications from the one revealed in October final yr, other than a charging port within the rear bumper. If that placement appears acquainted to you, it is possible since you bear in mind the reveal of the blistering AMG GT 63 S E Performance. Positive, you in all probability did not bear in mind its full identify, however you possible have not forgotten that this four-door coupe is a real powerhouse.

Identical to the SL, a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 is put to work, solely right here it makes 639 hp by itself. Mixed with an electrical motor that may produce a further 204 horses and 236 lb-ft for ten-second bursts, most output sits at a staggering 843 hp and 1,034 lb-ft. Is that what the lighter, sportier SL E Efficiency will produce too? Not essentially…