The R230 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG is a fantastic luxury convertible with handsome styling, a neat power-folding hardtop, and a muscular 5.4-liter supercharged V8. This particular example features a classic black on black color scheme and some nice factory equipment, including 18-inch AMG wheels, Active Body Control (ABC) suspension, multi-contour seats, and a Bose sound system. This SL55 AMG also touts no major modifications and reasonable mileage for one of these, both of which add to the appeal. THIS… is a 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, finished in black with a black interior. The attached Carfax history report lists no mileage discrepancies in this SL55’s past. According to the build sheet provided in the gallery, notable factory equipment includes 18-inch AMG wheels, Active Body Control (ABC) suspension, a power-folding hardtop, leather upholstery, power-adjustable, heated, and massaging multi-contour seats, and a Bose sound system. Notable modifications reported by the seller are limited to an Alpine head unit with a rearview camera and satellite radio antenna, and an Audison subwoofer. Called R230 internally, the first new SL of the 21st century made its debut for 2003 as a replacement for the venerable R129 model. It was appreciably quicker and far more advanced than its predecessor, it ditched the boxy lines for a sleeker and more rounded design that was aligned with the rest of the Mercedes-Benz range, and it came standard with a power-retractable hardtop. Production ended in 2011. Power comes from an M113K 5.4-liter supercharged V8 engine, rated at 493 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque. Output is sent to the rear wheels via a 5-speed automatic transmission.