The R129 was also the first SL to offer a V12 engine and the first to be offered in an AMG version – both features we can't imagine a modern SL roadster to do without. But it all started with ...

The good news, however, is that phasing out of the V12 roadsters could signal the imminent arrival of the next-gen SL. That's expected to show up sometime next year as a 2013 model, and will come ...