The SL 500 is fitted with a powerful V8 engine that gives 306 hp. It has a beautifully designed vario roof. A panoramic glass vario roof will also be available as an option.

The car has a 5-speed automatic transmission and an intelligent system that detects if the car is climbing, descending or cornering. It sports an electro-hydraulic braking system, an electronic stability programme, automatic tyre pressure monitoring system. It has a reinforced wishbone suspension, high performance brakes and control systems, dual front airbags, head/thorax side airbags, automatic roll bar, pretensioning seatbelts, automatic climate-control, 10-way power seats, tilt-telescopic steering column, rain sensor with automatic wiper speed control. . .

Grapevine has it that Reliance Vice-Chairman Anil Ambani and Bollywood star Sunny Deol have booked the supercar.