Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

The SL lineage had earned its cultural wages by being a primary definition of elegant droptop motoring since the 1954 190SL and the 1957 300SL roadster. The 1963 230SL, otherwise known by the hallowed moniker "Pagoda Roof," followed that devastating first act. Come 2008, the last year of the R230 series, the fundamental proportions of the SL63 AMG were almost fine enough to justify redesigning the Fibonacci spiral. The R231 Mercedes-Benz SL that arrived in 2013 had just one conspicuous fault: the way it looked. Because of this, it meant there was everything wrong with it. In our First Drive…