2010 | Mercedes-Benz SL 500 "Night Edition"

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The R230, the fifth generation Mercedes-Benz SL, was built between 2001 and 2011. An all-new car, it was initially only available with the five-litre V8 engine, which was no hardship given its 302bhp output and creamy smooth power delivery.

Featuring a retractable hardtop, the SL500 gave the discerning driver the best of all worlds, with all the fun of the open air allied to what is effectively a proper hard-top coupé for those times when the weather didn’t play ball.

Stuffed full of high-tech safety features, the most significant was probably Active Body Control, which used hydraulic accumulators to regulate and vary both the height and the stiffness of the suspension, giving – again – the best of all worlds; a pillowy soft ride when you want to waft, and a hard-edged sporting bias to the handling when you want to press on.

Finished in Silver with a black Nappa hide interior and chestnut wood trim, this low-mileage, impeccably spec’d example has spent the last eight years in a dry garage after enjoying its first years in the benign Jersey climate.

As a result it oozes the sort of timeless class that lets you waft as easily in the South of France as Southend and is only being offered for sale because the seller isn’t using as much as he would like.

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