Mercedes-AMG SL 63 Rudolph The Red-Nosed For Sale

It’s not exactly the festive season yet, as we are more than half a year away from sipping eggnog and waiting for the fat bearded man to come down the chimney, but how else would you call a red-nosed car if not Rudolph? We could have taken a different approach, mentioning the words’ pig’ and ‘lipstick’ in the same phrase, but not this time.
 

Can you guess the tuner behind this open-top performance-oriented roadster just by looking at the pictures shared above? Well, you must truly know your tuners if you are going to do that, as it is not exactly what you’d expect from this company. And if Mansory was an idea that crossed your mind, you nailed it, as it is the one that left its mark on the machine.
 
You see, the controversial tuner has been maiming the Mercedes-AMG SL 63 not long after it was officially unveiled back in 2021. Yes, this model has been around for almost four years! It is mostly more of the same when it comes to tuning it, as the recipe usually includes a carbon fiber body kit, a custom interior, and a few other bits and bobs. Mansory does not seem to offer power boosts for this ride, or we couldn’t find them on its official website at the time of writing, so if more oomph is what you need, you should turn to a different tuner. Then again, you may want to take your SL 63 somewhere else unless you want a kitschy ride.
 

But hey, looks are subjective, and what we (okay, I) may find vulgar and a bit too much, you could see as pretty. Thus, we won’t judge you if you have a soft spot for Mansory’s tuned Mercedes-AMG SL 63 pictured above, which wouldn’t be that bad if it had an all-black exterior. That’s something that can easily be corrected with some wrapping, which would have to be applied to the nose emblem, the chin spoiler, the trim in the front bumper, the extras on the sides, the rear diffuser, and so on. All of these elements came from the tuner’s portfolio, alongside other stuff, including the 21-inch front and 22-inch rear wheels.
 
Mansory also left its mark on the interior, where the pictured Mercedes-AMG SL 63 features sport pedals, carbon inlay for the seats, some carbon fiber illuminated panels, exclusive velour floor mats, and a custom trunk mat. Elsewhere, the usual stuff that came from the factory includes the fingerprint scanner, selectable engine sound, neck scarf air system, head-up display, 360-degree camera system, MBUX navigation system, logo projection, heated seats, keyless go, ambient lighting, keyless start, LED headlights, and a plethora of ADAS gizmos for safer journeys.
 
This black-on-red Mercedes-AMG SL 63 does not seem to have more oomph, as the listing reveals the standard output. Yes, the car is for sale, as mentioned in the title, but more on that in a moment. First, we have to remind you that this model features the Affalterbach brand’s ubiquitous V8. The 4.0L bi-turbo unit is good for 577 brake horsepower (585 ps/430 kW) and develops 590 pound-feet (800 Nm) of torque with zero outside intervention. It can reach a top speed of 196 mph or 315 kph and takes a mere (for a roadster) 3.6 seconds from 0-62 mph (0-100 kph), so it is very agile.
 

The pictured machine has only the delivery miles under its belt and is looking for a new home as we speak. As you can imagine from a Mansory-tuned vehicle it costs a lot of money. The asking price at the time of writing was €371,875, including tax, which comes out to a little over $422,000 at the current exchange rate. This makes it much more expensive than the stock Mercedes-AMG SL 63, which is available from €196,141.75 (equal to $222,740) in its homeland of Germany. Mercedes-AMG also offers the SL 63 in the United States of America, where it has an MSRP of $187,150 (equaling €164,778).
 
As a result, the pictured Mercedes-AMG SL 63 with a few Mansory goodies is about double the price of a stock one, and truth be told, it doesn’t look like twice the car. We also have to remind you that for almost $300,000, you could land a brand-new Lamborghini Temerario in our market, as that is the estimated starting price of the Raging Bull’s new baby supercar, which sits below the mighty Revuelto in its portfolio. We don’t know about you, but a brand-new Temerario sounds way better than a Mansory-tuned SL 63, so we know what we’d opt for if we had around $400K to blow on a new set of exotic wheels.
 
Nevertheless, if you still think this Mansory Mercedes-AMG SL 63 is worth the money, you can access the online listing here on Hollmann International. But would you really spend that much money on it?