Pics: Mercedes Benz SL500 in pune! (w/ SLK nose)

S600BENZ · 4th April 2005, 09:49

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Originally Posted by Edmund

Is this an aftermarket job like the one that Opera has done or is it something that MB does???

This job is done by OPERA only on the SL.

islero · 4th April 2005, 10:05

It looks, well...... different.

jesal · 4th April 2005, 12:06

im not sure about the way this looks. i think i like the stock grills better and damn that silver has gone boring just had a look at the red one and one starts drooling. then its personal choice so what the heck. nice find though. pune has tons of exotics for sure.

comfortablywacky · 4th April 2005, 12:35

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Originally Posted by gamerno1

nice pics edmund. its a wannabe SLK SL500. i would still prefer the stock grilles. but who cares whats the grille if its a MB

Echo on your thoughts Gamerno,its what under the hood that matters ! ...moreover just wondering how much this custom bonnet would have cost,it certainly just can't be lifted from the SLK as the bonnet of the latter is smaller than the SL.

torqueunlimited · 12th January 2006, 00:48

We all have seen this car at the rally... the silver SL500 from pune... Everytime I see this car what I don't understand is that why does the front part look like that of the SLR... The F1 Styling is what I'm talking about...

This is the front part of the normal SL500..

And this the front part of the SL500 in Pune...

Front part of the SLR

Compare the looks... How come its different? Can anyone please clarify on this???

aniguchisan · 12th January 2006, 01:44

It's simply a modified SL500. A custom job basically. Gotta give the dude credit for taking the risk. Doesn't look too bad, although it reminds me more of an SLK sadly.

khanak · 12th January 2006, 02:19

this car has been mentioned before

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/super-...ght=sl500+pune

the mod looks good but why would anyone want to do it?

comfortablywacky · 12th January 2006, 10:40

Heres another link of the 'SLK nosed' SL500 from the supposedly 'supercar' rally
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/team-b...-added-10.html

1100D · 19th May 2007, 01:50

The length and slope of the bonnet points more to the SLR than SLK. Surely the owner knows the difference between the two and would also be sure that his target audience would also be aware of the SLR looks (to identify it) and hence would also be able to tell that this is actually a SL. So his intent has not been to say, "hey I have a SLR". But his intent must have been purely his own wish to have a SL car with the SLR Nose. So although many of us might prefer the stck front to this one lets respect his preference.

ghostrider4385 · 19th May 2007, 14:29

I don't know. I think both of them have their own charm!

merve_extreme · 19th May 2007, 17:12

you do people do stupid thigs like these,a SL dosent need to pretend its an SLR to get attention,most people wont know the difference between the 2 anyway.

torqueunlimited · 20th May 2007, 10:16

Actually they don't. So many people tell me that they've seen an SLR in Pune. So I show em the pics, and then they're convinced! The guy who owns this car knows his cars very well, so its not like he'll go around shouting "I've got an SLR look-alike".

For now, look out for an SL55 AMG in Pune. It is to arrive in 3-4 days. Its black and its good.

manishk123 · 17th June 2009, 15:25

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Originally Posted by merve_extreme

you do people do stupid thigs like these,a SL dosent need to pretend its an SLR to get attention,most people wont know the difference between the 2 anyway.

I don't think an SL owner really cares whether people know the difference or not. It's done for personal satisfaction because it looks good and its different.

4th April 2005, 10:05	#17
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	It looks, well...... different.
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4th April 2005, 12:06	#18
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	im not sure about the way this looks. i think i like the stock grills better and damn that silver has gone boring just had a look at the red one and one starts drooling. then its personal choice so what the heck. nice find though. pune has tons of exotics for sure.
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12th January 2006, 00:48	#20
torqueunlimited BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 321 Thanked: 19 Times	SL500 in Pune... We all have seen this car at the rally... the silver SL500 from pune... Everytime I see this car what I don't understand is that why does the front part look like that of the SLR... The F1 Styling is what I'm talking about... This is the front part of the normal SL500.. And this the front part of the SL500 in Pune... Front part of the SLR Compare the looks... How come its different? Can anyone please clarify on this???
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12th January 2006, 01:44	#21
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 123 Times View My Garage	It's simply a modified SL500. A custom job basically. Gotta give the dude credit for taking the risk. Doesn't look too bad, although it reminds me more of an SLK sadly.
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12th January 2006, 02:19	#22
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	this car has been mentioned before http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/super-...ght=sl500+pune the mod looks good but why would anyone want to do it?
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12th January 2006, 10:40	#23
comfortablywacky BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 540 Thanked: 8 Times	Heres another link of the 'SLK nosed' SL500 from the supposedly 'supercar' rally http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/team-b...-added-10.html
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19th May 2007, 01:50	#24
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	The length and slope of the bonnet points more to the SLR than SLK. Surely the owner knows the difference between the two and would also be sure that his target audience would also be aware of the SLR looks (to identify it) and hence would also be able to tell that this is actually a SL. So his intent has not been to say, "hey I have a SLR". But his intent must have been purely his own wish to have a SL car with the SLR Nose. So although many of us might prefer the stck front to this one lets respect his preference. Last edited by 1100D : 19th May 2007 at 01:51.
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19th May 2007, 14:29	#25
ghostrider4385 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 389 Thanked: 12 Times	I don't know. I think both of them have their own charm!
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19th May 2007, 17:12	#26
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	you do people do stupid thigs like these,a SL dosent need to pretend its an SLR to get attention,most people wont know the difference between the 2 anyway.
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20th May 2007, 10:16	#27
torqueunlimited BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 321 Thanked: 19 Times	Actually they don't. So many people tell me that they've seen an SLR in Pune. So I show em the pics, and then they're convinced! The guy who owns this car knows his cars very well, so its not like he'll go around shouting "I've got an SLR look-alike". For now, look out for an SL55 AMG in Pune. It is to arrive in 3-4 days. Its black and its good.
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