MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG: BUYER'S GUIDE
Median Price: £165,200 • Highest Price: £287,358 • Lowest Price: £83,308 • Sell-Through Rate: 79%
Source: Bring A Trailer
How much is a SLS AMG worth?
In our experience, we've seen plenty of SLS AMG's go under the hammer and based on analysing every sale you can expect to pay £165,200 for one in average condition - that places it amongst the most expensive 4% of collector cars across our database.
As Mercedes-Benz's go, a SLS AMG is on the higher end relative to other Mercedes-Benz models. In fact this model is £146,839 above the median Mercedes-Benz price of £18,361.
What is the maximum to pay for a SLS AMG?
Across the 154 SLS AMG's we've seen sell, the highest price ever recorded for this model is £287,358. It was sold by Mecum in the US on 15 Jan 2016.
What is the lowest to pay for a SLS AMG?
The lowest sale of all time for this vehicle is £83,308, Mecum sold this car in the US on 02 Jan 2020.
What is the background of the make / model?
Mercedes-Benz produced this model between 2010 and 2015.
Mercedes-Benz is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.
In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the largest brand of premium vehicles in the world, having sold 2.31 million passenger cars.
The brand's origins lie in Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft's 1901 Mercedes and Carl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, which is widely regarded as the first internal combustion engine in a self-propelled automobile. The slogan for the brand is "the best or nothing".
How common is a SLS AMG?
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What is the [enter model]'s like to live with?
We know from reviews of this model by our 42,000+ strong community how this car performs across multiple variables. Those variables stack up to give a TCVScore which is a relative score of how good a car is across the 5 variables in comparison to all other cars.
For the [enter model], it scores a [enter score] out of 100 - that places it in the [enter position] of all cars in our database.
How the car scores across all variables is below:
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Why this article was created
Well, we've got one of the largest databases of sold classic car prices in the world so we thought we ought to help and put that data to good use. To be clear though, this article is not intended to be a full tour of every nook and sill of the SLS AMG, rather it's meant to act as an introductory guide and overview of the market for this model.
It is here to provide you guidance on how much you should and shouldn't be paying for one based on the 196 we've seen previously.
If you're after more detail, we've got you covered. Click the button below to be taken to a the price guide for this model so you can see every single sale, price trend over time and lots more.
How this article was created
This article was created by looking back at sales of SLS AMG since the beginning of our database in 1992. We've scanned over 30 auction houses and results from over £15 billion of sold cars around the world to understand the where the market is at for this car.
The Classic Valuer takes that data and analytics which enables it to generate these articles at scale, for further information regarding the SLS AMG please visit the price guide linked below.
About The Author
Giles Gunning
Giles is CEO of The Classic Valuer - one of the world's largest databases of sold classic cars in the world going back over 30 years covering over 11,000 models. Giles and The Classic Valuer are regularly referenced in key classic car publications including Classic & Sports Car.
Giles grew up around the iconic historic motorsport venue at Goodwood and enjoys his 1972 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior around the Sussex roads. His primary car goal is to purchase back a selection of his grandfather's car's including his 1931 Riley Brooklands.
