Mercedes-Benz, The SL story, R230 with buyer's guide, plus COMAND, VIN and data card explanations: From the SL280 to the SL65 AMG Black Series and tuners, updated in March 2021

If you want to learn more about the Mercedes SL R230, this is your book! Last updated in March 2017, it covers its complete history, explains VIN/FIN and data card and offers a comprehensive buyer's guide. All this is accompanied by superb recent non-Daimler AG photos. These are some of the topics covered: 
·Development of the R230
·The six- and eight-cylinder engines
·A problematic SBC and superb ABC
·The SL55 arrives
·A new V6 and V12
·The 2006 and 2008 facelift
·The SL63 replaces the SL55
·The SL65 and SL65 Black Series
·The special editions, from the 2003 Mille Miglia to the 2010 Night Edition
·The tuning scene, from Brabus to RENNtech
·VIN/FIN and data card explained
·Trouble shooting the vario-roof
·R230 buyer's guide
·Which R230 should I buy
·Technical specifications and production figures
 
P.S. Depending on which device you preview this e-book, some of the photos can look distorted. This will not be the case with the actual e-book, once it is downloaded.