Okay, so the ST loses a fair amount of leather and is significantly smaller, but the resulting 1088 kg kerbweight means the turbocharged 1.6 - litre four - cylinder engine under the bonnet - and its 212bhp and 236 lb ft of torque - is able to produce E34 M5 threatening performance. (evo.co.uk)
Our drives in the current SL65 confirm it's as fast as it sounds, though its hefty 1950 kg kerbweight ensures that we'd pick its sharper sibling, the V8 SL63. (evo.co.uk)
Construction is from aluminium, reinforced by a limited amount of ultra high - strength steel, with the 2539 kg kerbweight including around 300 kg of batteries. (evo.co.uk)