1-owner~4matic~p1 Package~navi~camera~amg Wheels~40pics~best $$ On Ebay!! on 2040-cars

US $55,550.00

Year:2013 Mileage:33538 Color: COLOR

Location:

Irwin, Pennsylvania, United States

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PRESENTS

2013 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS550 4Matic

Premium 1 Package

18" AMG Wheel Package

Parktronic

Factory Navigation w/Back-Up Camera

Keyless Go

Lane Tracking Package/Blind Spot Assist

1-Owner Mercedes...You Know The Difference

**Carfax Certified!!..Buy With Confidence!!**

****Only 33,538 Actual Miles!!****

Bumper-to-Bumper Full Factory Warranty

A "NO RISK" PURCHASE HERE ON EBAY

YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!

Aggressively "PRICED RIGHT" To Sell Fast!!

Original MSRP $85,455.00

Why Pay New Mercedes Dealership Prices??

DON'T WAIT & MISS OUT!!

BUY-IT-NOW!!!

PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME AND ASK WHAT THE RESERVE PRICE OF THIS AUCTION IS. I HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED BY EMAILS WITH THIS QUESTION. AS A SELLER FOR OVER 12-YEARS ON EBAY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS THINKING....IT IS MY POLICY NOT TO DISCLOSE THE RESERVE PRICE ON MY AUCTIONS. ALL MY VEHICLES ARE PRICED VERY FAIRLY & ALSO VERY COMPETITIVELY. THANK-YOU FOR YOU UNDERSTANDING IN REGARDS TO THIS PROCEDURE.

2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 4matic........"All Wheel Drive"

ONLY 33,538 ACTUAL MILES!!

WHY DO WE DO PRIVATE AUCTIONS?

As you can see by our feedback, Harrison Auto Sales is a recognized & trusted seller here on Ebay for the last 12 years . This simply means we have completed many, many auctions with very favorable feedback. Based on our years of selling experience on eBay, we have seen many ways in which people try to get around the rules and fees of eBay. One thing that these other people do is email and harass bidders of our auctions trying to get them to buy their cars and in many instances those automobiles aren't even listed on eBay. The only way that we can protect our bidders and ensure them a positive experience is to do a private auction. In fact, eBay even recommended this to us. All that this does is protect the bidders identity from unwanted solicitation. As you can see from our more than 1000 positive feedback history, we have nothing to hide. We are simply doing this to make your eBay experience with Harrison Auto Sales as pleasurable as possible.

MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE PICTURES BELOW!!

WELCOME ALL E-BAYER'S..........HARRISON AUTO SALES IS PLEASED TO OFFER THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE HIGH-LINE LUXURY SEDANS ON THE ROAD TODAY!!!......THE EVER POPULAR MERCEDES BENZ CLS550 4MATIC...............THIS WAS A LOCAL NEW CAR DEALER TRADE-IN....PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE THIS QUALITY MERCEDES WITH SOME RE-SCUFFLED AUCTION VEHICLE LIKE OTHER DEALERS ARE SELLING HERE ON EBAY!!.............I SELL ONLY PREMIUM MERCHANDISE HERE ON EBAY AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES!

BELOW IS A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER SHOWING ALL THE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT....

I HAVE OWNER'S MANUALS/ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER/AND ALL KEYS ARE PRESENT

THIS MERCEDES IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MANY INTERIOR PICTURES THE INTERIOR SURFACES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION......NO STORIES OR ACCIDENT HISTORY HERE.........BUY WITH CONFIDENCE....CHECK OUR FEEDBACK!!!....WE WANT TO EXCEED ALL OF OUR CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATIONS!!!......I DO NOT BELIEVE IN LONG DESCRIPTIONS HERE ON EBAY...THERE IS A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT LISTED BELOW AND MANY PICTURES SO YOU CAN HAVE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THIS FINE AUTOMOBILE....IF YOU WOULD HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS....FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT BRAD@HARRISONAUTOS.COM AND I WILL BE SURE TO ANSWER ALL EMAILS AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE...THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND GOOD LUCK BIDDING!!!

****VERY IMPORTANT...PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH****

P.S. WE LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT WE WELCOME PRE-BUY INSPECTIONS. I AM SURE THAT YOU WILL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THE CONDITION OF THIS VEHICLE. AS MANY KNOW ALREADY...THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES FOR SALE BOTH IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY & ON THE INTERNET. I SELL ONLY TOP QUALITY, "PREMIUM" MERCHANDISE AND THIS IS WHAT I FEEL SETS ME, MY PRODUCT, AND MY DEALERSHIP APART FROM ALL OTHERS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE MADE A PURCHASE FROM ME AND YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!! I FEEL THIS SHOULD PUT CONFIDENCE IN THE BUYERS HERE ON EBAY...IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OR THE PRODUCT I WOULD NOT ENCOURAGE THIS....I WANT ALL MY CUSTOMERS TO BE HAPPY WITH THEIR PURCHASE FROM ME.

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ALSO.....AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE ADDED A BUY-IT-NOW OPTION TO THIS AUCTION.......IF YOU LIKE, YOU CAN USE THIS TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE AUCTION ENDS OR BEFORE ANOTHER SMART & EDUCATED E-BAYER GETS A GREAT DEAL ON THIS VEHICLE...BEFORE CHOOSING THIS OPTION PLEASE HAVE ALL OF YOUR FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS IN ORDER......WE MAKE BUYING A CAR THE MOST PLEASURABLE AND HASSLE FREE THAT YOU WILL FIND ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE SELLER HERE ON EBAY AT A TREMENDOUS SAVINGS!!!.........THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DEAL FOR THE RIGHT PERSON!!

AS ALWAYS PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THIS AUCTION AT ANYTIME AS WE ARE IN THE RETAIL AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY.....BUT ONCE THE RESERVE HAS BEEN MET HERE ON EBAY THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER BE FOR SALE AT OUR RETAIL LOCATION AND WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER HERE ON EBAY....BID EARLY!!!!...BID TO WIN!!!

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PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK OVER A COMPLETE LIST OF THE OPTIONS LISTED BELOW AND PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE ALL OUR PICTURES UPLOAD. WE TRY TO BE VERY SPECIFIC AND TAKE TIME TO LIST ALL THE OPTIONS. ALSO WE MAKE A HABIT OF DRIVING ALL OUR VEHICLES WHILE THEY ARE LISTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AT THE END OF THE AUCTION AND AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY ALL VEHICLES WILL BE 100% AND READY TO GO...SO WHAT THIS MEANS IS TO EXPECT UP TO 500 OR SO MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE THAN WHAT IS LISTED IN THE AUCTION...WE WANT ALL OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE HAPPY ONES. ALSO PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BY WHICH WE SELL OUR VEHICLES HERE ON EBAY...THESE TERMS ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE AND IF YOU CANNOT STAY WITHIN THESE GUIDELINES THEN WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU NOT TO BID ON OUR VEHICLES.....GOOD LUCK AND ALWAYS HAPPY BIDDING

OPTIONS AND EQUIPMENT

2013 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS
CLS550 4MATIC SEDAN
ALL WHEEL DRIVE
EXTERIOR COLOR................BLACK
INTERIOR COLOR.................BLACK SPORT LEATHER W/WOOD TRIM
DRIVER'S SIDE & PASSENGER AIR BAGS
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AIR CONDITIONING
MULTI-FUNCTION "HEATED" LEATHER WRAPPED POWER TILT STEERING WHEEL
POWER WINDOWS
POWER DOOR LOCKS
DUAL POWER MIRRORS
POWER FRONT SEATS W/MEMORY & LUMBAR SUPPORT
ACTIVE MULTI-CONTOUR DRIVER SEAT
DUAL "HEATED" & "COOLED" FRONT SEATS!!!
FACTORY AM/FM STEREO W/CD CHANGER/LOGIC7 SOUND SYSTEM & SATELLITE RADIO
FACTORY GLASS POWER TILT/SLIDING SUN-ROOF
KEYLESS GO
COMMAND SYSTEM WITH NAVIGATION
BACK UP CAMERA
IPOD ADAPTER AND BLUETOOTH CAPABILBITY
PARK-TRONIC WITH ACTIVE PARKING ASSIST
LANE TRACKING PACKAGE
INTERMITTENT WIPERS WITH RAIN SENSOR
AUTO-DIMMING DRIVER AND REARVIEW MIRRORS
POWER REAR WINDOW SUNSHADE
ELECTRONIC TRUNK CLOSER
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY
HOME LINK
18' AMG ALLOY WHEELS
FACTORY FLOOR MATS
BALANCE OF THE MERCEDES-BENZ BUMPER-TO-BUMPER FACTORY WARRANTY....4YEARS OR 50,000 MILES....BUY WITH CONFIDENCE!!!...NO RISK PURCHASE HERE ON EBAY!!!
BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE TO VERIFY WARRANTY EXPIRATION & COVERAGE'S
ONLY 33,538 ACTUAL MILES!!!!
AND MUCH MUCH MORE.......

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE BUYING A QUALITY VEHICLE!!!

Check out the clean car history at: http://kbb.com brad@harrisonautos.com. We do reserve the right to end this auction at anytime.

GOVERNING LAW; FORUM SELECTION. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, without reference to its conflict of laws principals. All disputes arising out of this agreement shall be subject to exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Pennsylvania state courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (or, if there is exclusive federal jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania), and the parties hereby consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of these courts.

FINANCING YOUR VEHICLE

Please be sure to have financing arranged before the end of the auction.

PICKING UP YOUR VEHICLE

All vehicles will be picked up at out retail location just outside of downtown Pittsburgh. We are conveniently located near the Pittsburgh International Airport, the Greyhound Bus Station, and the Amtrak Train Station. As a courtesy to all of our eBay customers, we would be happy to pick you up from any of these locations at no charge. Please be sure to communicate your travel plans to us by emailing us at brad@harrisonautos.com so that we can make sure that we make your trip a pleasant one.

SHIPPING YOUR VEHICLE

For those that do not pick up vehicle from our retail location, all associated costs with shipping the vehicle is the sole responsibility of the buyer. A good resource to estimate and arrange shipment is Dependable Auto Shippers. You can contact Brad Simon at 1-888-871-8590. As an alternative you can click the link at the end of this paragraph to get a quote as well. Please do NOT e-mail us and ask for shipping rates or for us to arrange shipping as this is the only part of the transaction that is the sole responsibility of the buyer. For an accurate quote from the shipping companies, every vehicle will be picked up at our retail location at 12451 Route 30, Irwin, PA 15642.

Get a free quote for shipping your new vehicle. Follow this link... http://www.das.com

Or you can contact United Auto Shippers at www.unitedautotransporter.com and their phone number is 817-847-6474 and please ask for Connie. She is our contact person there.

WARRANTY

Our vehicles are sold AS-IS unless otherwise stated that it is still under factory warranty. If possible, we will provide an in-service date of the vehicle for sale, the length of factory warranty, and the expiration date of the factory warranty. Most of our vehicles are eligible for an after market warranty offered through Guardian. If you are interested if this vehicle is eligible and the associated cost, just drop us an email at brad@harrisonautos.com.

VEHICLE CONDITION AND DISCLAIMER

We take great pride in selling the finest of pre-owned vehicles. However, please remember that you a bidding on a pre-owned vehicle. All pre-owned vehicles may or may not have chips, dings, dents, scratches, scrapes, or imperfections due to normal everyday use by the previous owner. We try our best to describe our vehicles as honest and accurately as possible. A significant percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals as we make sure that all of our customers are happy. We encourage all bidders to view the vehicle before bidding at our retail location. We also welcome pre-buy inspections as well. If you have any questions or wish to make arrangements to view a vehicle, just drop us an email at brad@harrisonautos.com.

WHO IS HARRISON AUTO SALES? WHY BUY FROM US?

Harrison Auto Sales has been a licensed independent automobile dealership in the state of Pennsylvania. We are a member of PIADA (Pennsylvania Independent Automobile Dealers Association) and the Better Business Bureau. We have an excellent reputation for delivering competitively priced high quality pre-owned vehicles. We take pride in the products that we sell and strive to exceed our customers expectations. For many years, we have satisfied all types of customers - from the refined tastes of corporate executives to the distinguished style of today's professional athletes, including many Pittsburgh Steelers. Harrison Auto Sales is a name that you can trust to deliver your next top quality vehicle.

CONTACTING US

We are SERIOUS about selling this vehicle and we expect you to be SERIOUS about buying this vehicle. All of our auctions are handled by professionals that are experienced in distant purchases. Given this, it is important that all communication concerning this vehicle is sent to brad@harrisonautos.com. You can expect a prompt reply to all questions that you may have or drop us a note with your name and number and we will promptly call you. Please do not call our dealership as they cannot handle these requests.

IMPORTANT NOTE!!...........PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

It is important to read our description fully and do not assume anything. As these are pre-owned vehicles, sometimes we do not receive all of the accessories items that came with the car from the factory. For example, extra keys, books & owners manuals, remote entry key fobs, factory floor mats, tool kits, cd cartridges, etc. We try very hard to include these items if they have remained with the vehicle when we purchased it. Such items are available at your local franchised dealership. If any of these items are important to you.....please do not assume they are included with the sale of this fine automobile.....instead make sure you email us @ brad@harrisonautos.com. In any instance, we will not be responsible for any missing minor accessory.

PICTURES!!! PICTURES!!! PICTURES!!! PICTURES!!! PICTURES!!!

Please be patient while the pictures download. We try to provide as many pictures as possible to give you a virtual tour of the vehicle. We feel that all of the pictures give you a realistic visual of the quality of the vehicle.

PRICED RIGHT!!....DON'T MISS OUT!!

Buy For Dealer Wholesale Price!!

BUMPER-TO-BUMPER FULL FACTORY WARRANTY!!...BUY WITH CONFIDENCE!!

TAKE A TRIP TO YOUR LOCAL FRANCHISED MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF YOU CAN BUY THE SAME VEHICLE I AM SELLING FOR AT THIS PRICE....I PRICE MY VEHICLES RIGHT SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO THINK LONG AND MAKE A HARD DECISION.....I MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU HERE ON EBAY!!

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM A REPUTABLE SELLER HERE ON EBAY....LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE HOW I HAVE SATISFIED MANY OTHER BUYERS HERE ON EBAY....YOUR SATISFACTION IS MY #1 GOAL!!!

DISCLOSURE.......VERY SMALL HOOD CHIP THAT I WILL HAVE TOUCHED UP BY THE TIME OF DELIVERY. YOU WILL SEE THROUGH OUT MY DESCRIPTION THAT I AM VERY PICKY IN MY DESCRIPTIONS. THIS IS WHY I HAVE 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK

DISCLOSURE.....PASSENGER MIRROR HAS SMALL SCUFF. PROBABLY CAN BE TOUCHED UP AND MOSTLY HIDDEN BUT I LIKE TO BE 100% TRANSPARENT

NICE AND STRAIGHT DOWN THE SIDES

RIGHT REAR HAS MINOR CURB RASH

LOOKS GREAT FROM ALL ANGLES!!

NICE AND STRAIGHT

FULL POWER EQUIPMENT

3 POSITION MEMORY

REMOTE POWER TRUNK RELEASE

INTERIOR IS EXCELLENT CONDITION

FACTORY GLASS POWER SUNROOF

MULTI-FUNCTION STEERING WHEEL

LOW MILEAGE!!...

BALANCE OF THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER FULL FACTORY WARRANTY

FACTORY NAVIGATION SYSTEM......

WITH BACK UP CAMERA

KEYLESS-GO OPTION

DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL

DUAL "HEATED" AND " COOLED" SEATS

NON-SMOKER OWNED...............YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

BOOKS AND MANUALS ARE PRESENT

REAR SEATS ARE IN NICE CONDITION

FACTORY FLOOR MATS & WINTER MATS ARE PRESENT

TRUNK AREA IS CLEAN

ELECTRONIC TRUNK CLOSER

MERCEDES BENZ "FAMOUS" POWER PLANT

FACTORY 18" AMG WHEELS

TIRE TREAD IS GOOD

RECENT STATE INSPECTION & EMISSION TESTING

ORIGINAL VIN TAG IN THE DOOR

Aggressively "PRICED RIGHT" To Sell Fast!!

DON'T WAIT & MISS OUT!!....BUY-IT-NOW!!!

WE WELCOME PRE-BUY INSPECTION...I AM SURE YOU WILL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THE CONDITION OF THIS VEHICLE

Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class for Sale

2006 mercedes-benz cls500 designo package(US $27,700.00)
V8 cls, premium package, sunroof, leather seats, cruise control, bluetooth
2009 mercedes-benz cls550 sedan 4-door 5.5l(US $33,500.00)
2010 mercedes-benz cls550 base sedan 4-door 5.5l(US $34,999.00)
Amg sport package navigation heated/cooled seats parktronic keyless go hids
2006 mercedes benz cls55 amg black/black loaded clean 55 v8 kompressor luxury(US $20,900.00)

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Phone: (412) 854-5070

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Auto Repair & Service, Tire Dealers, Tires-Wholesale & Manufacturers

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Auto blog

Workers at Mississippi auto supplier protesting low wages

Tue, Feb 24 2015

Workers at an automotive seat factory in Mississippi are protesting what they say are low wages and poor working conditions as they attempt to unionize in what could become a new front for the United Auto Workers in the state. A group of workers and supporters at the Faurecia SA seating plant in Cleveland plans a Tuesday march. "We work an auto job and we're getting paid like Wal-Mart wages," said Jamarqus Reed, a 32-year-old Pace resident who has worked at the plant for almost 10 years. "We're trying to better ourselves." Nationally, the UAW has staked its future on unionizing Southern auto factories, with limited success so far. The union has been trying to organize Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, MS, plant for years, and lost a 2008 worker vote at a Johnson Controls plant in nearby Madison that French-based Faurecia bought in 2011. The UAW narrowly lost a unionization vote at the Volkswagen AG plant in Chattanooga, TN, last year, but the union has since qualified for a new labor policy at the plant that grants access to meeting space and to regular discussions with management. The policy stops short of collective bargaining rights. The union is also trying to organize Nissan's assembly plant in Smyrna, TN, and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, AL. Protesters say Faurecia employees make a top wage of $11.64 per hour, while contract workers make $7.73 an hour. Company spokesman Tony Sapienza said that with overtime, the typical Faurecia employee makes more than the $27,000 a year that is the median wage around Cleveland. Wages are often low in the heavily impoverished Delta. "We are very confident that we are offering a very competitive wage," Sapienza said. Organizers criticize use of lower-paid contract workers Shannon Greenidge, a 44-year-old Cleveland resident, said she worked for a labor agency for more than two years before being hired directly by Faurecia. Greenidge said she makes $9.29 an hour, and can't save for retirement or to send her 11-year-old daughter to college. "That's not going to help me down the line in life," she said. Union supporters say as many as half the workers at the plant work for a contract-labor agency. Sapienza said that while the number varies, the company expects 15 percent of its workforce will be temporary employees this year. The UAW has organized some Southern auto parts plants in recent years, including Faurecia plants in Cottondale, Alabama, in 2012 and Louisville, Kentucky in 2013.

2015 Belgian Grand Prix is a return to scheduled programming

Mon, Aug 24 2015

With summer intermission over, the second half of the Formula One season commenced in the Belgian countryside at Spa-Francorchamps. After qualifying, it looked a lot like the first half of the season with just a few minor changes. Lewis Hamilton was even more dominant in his Mercedes-AMG Petronas than usual, regularly taking half a second out of his teammate in just the middle sector of the circuit. Teammate Nico Rosberg tightened it up a tad for his final hot lap, but Hamilton still took pole by 0.45 seconds ahead of Rosberg in second. With his Williams back at a power track, Valtteri Bottas got himself up to third, although more than a second behind Hamilton. Romain Grosjean in the Lotus in fourth had his best qualifying performance since his fourth-place grid spot at the 2013 US Grand Prix. This was a huge boon for Lotus, the team facing another financial issue off track that threatened to have its cars impounded as soon as they left the circuit. Grosjean had to have his gearbox changed before the conclusion of six races, however, so the five-spot penalty meant he'd actually line up ninth for the race. Sergio Perez put the Sahara Force India in fifth, where we're more used to seeing his teammate Nico Hulkenberg, just ahead of Daniel Ricciardo in the Infiniti Red Bull Racing in sixth. Felipe Massa got the second Williams in seventh, in front of the second Lotus of Pastor Maldonado in eighth. Then came the first and only Ferrari in the top ten, Sebastian Vettel qualifying ninth after a disappointing Saturday for the scuderia; teammate Kimi Raikkonen suffered gearbox issues and qualified way down in 16th. Carlos Sainz took tenth in the Toro Rosso. A new start procedure in Belgium meant drivers had to handle clutches on their own, without the engineers finely tuning bite points between the garage and the start line. That was in conjunction with another rule limiting the kinds of radio messages possible between engineers and drivers, aiming to put more of the car in the drivers' hands. After an aborted start when Hulkenberg's car quit while sitting on the grid, Hamilton made the most of the new procedure. His start wasn't amazing but he beat everyone else off the line, while those behind were alternately getting bogged down or leaping ahead. Midway through the first lap the top ten was Hamilton, Perez, Ricciardo, Bottas, Rosberg, Vettel, Maldonado, Grosjean, Massa, Marcus Ericsson. At the end of 43 laps, Hamilton would still be in the lead.

2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG

Fri, 22 Feb 2013

Make way for the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG, the most wonderfully preposterous car I have ever driven.
There is absolutely no reason why any two-seat roadster should be fitted with a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 developing 621 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque, but I sure am glad that Mercedes-Benz doesn't see things that way.
Drop into the leather-lined cockpit of this $213,145 provocateur, floor the accelerator pedal as I did over and over again, and 60 miles per hour falls in a traction-limited 3.9 seconds. Top speed has been electronically held to 186 mph (this apparently saves Gulfstream jet owners from embarrassment). Forget the SL550 and SL63 AMG, the valets will trip over themselves attending to the tycoon driving this thoroughbred - it's the real deal.