anti-squat and alignment control and stabiliser bar. Separate shock absorbers and coil springs. Steering Recirculating ball with speed-sensitive power assist and hydraulic damper. Steering wheel turns (lock-to-lock) 3.0. Tyres Steel-belted radials. Performance 225/55ZR16. Wheels aluminium alloy 8.0Jx16 H2. Brakes 2-circuit hydraulic power-assisted 4-wheel disc. Ventilated front, solid rear brake discs. Antilock Braking System (ABS) ABS senses impending wheel lock-up under heavy braking and pumps the front brakes individually or the rear brakes together (to help maintain stability), as needed, up to 30 times per second to prevent lock-up and maintain steering ability. Dimensions 1990–1995 300 SL Wheelbase 99.0 in Boot capacity 7.9 cu ft Fuel capacity 79.9 L – 21.1 gal (US) 17.5 gal (Imp) 500 SL Wheelbase 99.0 in Boot capacity 7.9 cu ft Fuel capacity 79.8 L – 21.1 gal 600 SL Wheelbase 99.0 in Curb weight 2020 kg – 4,455 lb Boot capacity 7.9 cu ft Fuel capacity 79.8l 21.1 gal Special editions AMG offerings AMG had already offered an SL version while still independent, the AMG 500 SL 6.0 of 1991. After being taken over by Daimler-Benz, there were several AMG SL-models available through D-B dealers. The SL 60 AMG was the most numerous of these rare cars. Sold from 1993 to 1998, it used a V8 engine producing at 5,500 rpm. AMG claimed a 0– speed of 5.4 seconds. Its top speed was limited to . Extremely rare was the SL 72 AMG, with a engine, sold through Mercedes-AMG in 1995, and offering the most powerful V12 engine ever put into an SL up to that time with . After a brief hiatus, the SL 73 AMG was offered with the new M297 engine from 1997 to 2001, with a bore x stroke of DOHC 4 valves per cylinder, fuel fed by naturally aspirated Bosch HFM fuel injection and a compression ratio of 10.5:1, producing at 5,500 rpm and at 4,000 rpm of torque, which was later used also by Pagani in the Zonda, enabling the SL 73 to set off from 0 to in no longer than 4.5 seconds, while achieving a top speed of above-. Only 85 cars were made. Also very rare is the SL 70 AMG which was powered by a V12 engine developing at 5,500 rpm and a maximum torque of at 3,900 rpm. It was a bored out version of M120 6.0 V12 and with a longer stroke. Produced