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For those of you who feel remiss in not shelling out the half million dollars for a SLR Roadster before the breakup of MB and McLaren, Mercedes is bringing its über SL down the pipeline to a showroom near you...at a projected price of $320,000 USD. Now I know the dollar is weak, but totally collapsed? I mean this SL is definitely a monster of performance, with a pounding 661hp propelling a stiffened chassis (sans folding hardtop) at supercar speeds, and it has vicious looks combined with all the requisite hardware upgrades, but they may have a hard time getting Ferrari and Lamborghini prices for a Benz that sits next to a C Class in showrooms.

If you MUST have this next to your S-Class in the garage, by all means give us a call, and we'll make all the arrangements, but we make no guarantees regarding resale value. Check out more pix and desktop wallpaper at Automobile Magazine.

I've said for years that Mercedes should package all their six-figure AMG cars with Maybach to create an ownership path for their super brand. The fact that you can get the 'base' car version of this Black Series for 1/3 the investment makes it hard to retain value...but the good German doctor didn't ask me my opinion!