Launched in 2012, the sixth generation of the Mercedes-Benz SL is nearing a mid-cycle facelift, which will hopefully correct some of its not-overly elegant styling and bring it more in line with the current Mercedes-Benz design language. Until then, the Stuttgart carmaker decided to celebrate the 60th anniversary of a major motorsport success with a limited-edition version of its largest roadster. Back at the 1955 "Mille Miglia" endurance race, a stock 300 SL with race number 417 managed to come first in the production sports car class and fifth in the overall standings, leaving a number of racing prototypes behind.
Celebrating both the race triumph and that specific 300 SL, the new Mercedes-Benz SL "Mille Miglia 417" special edition will be launched at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, with both the SL400 and the SL500 (550 in the U.S.) getting the package as an option — for a premium, naturally. Ordering is said to commence from 7th April, 2015, with the SL63 and SL65 AMG being oddly skipped from the program.
Click past the jump to read more about the 2015 Mercedes-Benz SL 417 Mille Miglia Edition.
Mercedes-Benz SL 417 Mille Miglia Edition originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 18 February 2015 09:00 EST.
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