1990 - 2000 Mercedes Benz SLs

The 18-year-old R107 was retired in 1990, and the new R129 ushered in the next chapter in the SL's grand touring legacy. Mercedes-Benz added high-tech features to the smoothed, rounded, aerodynamic SL line, such as electronic suspension damping (starting in 1991), a hidden flip-up roll bar, and automatic rain-sensing wipers. Of course, the weight of all that technology added up, but Mercedes-Benz kept it cruising with a 5.0-liter, 322-hp V8 for the 1990-1992 500 SL, and an outrageous 408-hp V12 for the 1992-2002 600SL/SL600 (the Mercedes-Benz naming system was flipped in late 1993).