Mercedes-AMG does not build many cars like the Mercedes-AMG R232: a 2-door 2+2 roadster with Petrol engine, built from 2022 in the decade the industry is turning electric. Its designer of record is Mark Fetherston, Slavche Tanevski.
Where it came from
The Mercedes-Benz SL (R232) is the seventh generation of the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class roadster, succeeding the R231 model. Introduced on 28 October 2021, the R232 serves as a direct replacement for the GT Roadster. It was exclusively marketed under the Mercedes-AMG brand until the introduction of the Mercedes-Maybach SL in August 2024.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1735 -. The gearbox is a 9-speed Mercedes-AMG Speedshift MCT 9G-Tronic automatic. The wheelbase is 2700 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Mercedes-AMG's history is not in doubt: the Mercedes-Benz R231 / Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster (R190) / Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet (A217) came before it; it was built at Bremen, Germany. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Nissan Z, the Kia EV6, the Tesla Cybertruck. Nearby in the Mercedes-AMG catalogue sit the Mercedes-AMG F1 W15 E Performance and the DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé.