Mansory Wide Body Kit for Mercedes-Benz SL R232

MANSORY for the Mercedes-AMG SL R232 — carbon widebody on the 2022+ roadster

The R232 is the chassis on which Mercedes-Benz handed the SL line back to AMG: full AMG development from the ground up, soft-top fabric roof (the previous-generation R231's folding hardtop is gone), 4Matic+ all-wheel-drive across the range, and a 4.0-litre biturbo V8 in two states of tune — SL55 4Matic+ at 469 hp / 700 Nm and SL63 4Matic+ at 585 hp / 800 Nm. Mansory's response is a full carbon widebody build with two optional engine tunes: P720 (720 hp / 1,000 Nm via PowerBox and sport exhaust) and P850 (850 hp / 1,150 Nm with larger turbochargers, intercooler upgrade, and an advanced exhaust). The carbon set covers wing extensions, front air-intake panels, underbody trims, side aprons, sills, mirror caps, rear apron with side air-outlets, bonnet, rear spoiler and windshield-frame trim. 22-inch Mansory forged wheels are the standard wheel offering.

Sister AMG Mansory builds in our catalogue: the AMG GT Coupé (R190) as the previous-generation V8 GT, the AMG GT 63 4-door as the saloon V8 sister, the S-Class W223 for the S-Class limousine, and the Maybach S-Class W223 for the Maybach tier. New Mansory releases sit on the Hodoor Mansory blog.

What's in the R232 widebody set

Hand-laid dry carbon, autoclave-cured. Pieces ship raw weave, matte coating, or full body-colour paint at order time. The widebody wing extensions attach to the OEM mounting points and sit flush with the donor's character lines — there is no spacer-kit dependency, the carbon panels are dimensioned to clear the OEM 21" wheel and the upgrade Mansory 22" wheel without further chassis modification.

Front:

• Carbon bonnet with vented power dome
• Front air-intake panels in dry carbon
• Redrawn radiator grille in carbon trim
• Underbody splitter trim in dry carbon

Sides:

• Widebody wing extensions, front and rear, full carbon
• Two-piece side sills with Mansory branding
• Side apron carbon panels
• Exterior mirror caps in carbon
• Windshield-frame carbon trim

Rear:

• Carbon rear apron with integrated side air-outlets
• Carbon rear spoiler
• Underbody trim panels

Engine — two published packages

Unlike most Mansory roadster builds, the SL R232 has two published engine packages instead of a single optional PowerBox. The choice is between the calibration depth and the lead-time budget:

P720 — 720 hp / 1,000 Nm. PowerBox plus a Mansory sport exhaust. 0–100 km/h in 3.4 s, top speed 325 km/h. The PowerBox is a plug-in module on the SL63's 4.0 biturbo V8; the exhaust is a stainless quad-tip with valve-controlled actuation. The P720 tune sits inside the long-block — no internal engine work is required, and the calibration is reversible. Lead time matches the body kit.

P850 — 850 hp / 1,150 Nm. Larger turbochargers, intercooler upgrade and the full Mansory advanced exhaust system. 0–100 km/h in 3.2 s, top speed 332 km/h. The P850 spec is an internal engine commission — turbo housings come off, the intercooler swaps for a Mansory unit, and the ECU is mapped against the upgraded hardware. Lead time on P850 runs to ten to twelve weeks for the engine work alone, on top of the body kit lead time.

The SL55 (469 hp base) is compatible with the P720 PowerBox in stage-1 configuration but is not a P850 candidate — the workshop's published position is that P850 is calibrated for the SL63's higher-spec hardware base. SL55 owners who want more than P720 are routed to a per-VIN custom commission rather than the catalogue P850.

Fitment — R232 chassis, both V8 trims

The kit is dimensioned for the R232 SL across both AMG V8 trims: SL55 4Matic+ (469 hp) and SL63 4Matic+ (585 hp). The plug-in hybrid SL63S E PERFORMANCE (805 hp combined system output) shares the R232 body geometry — the carbon panels physically fit, but the hybrid-specific cooling vents at the rear apron require a re-check against the SL63S's intake mapping; talk to us with the VIN before placing an SL63S order. The kit does not transfer to the previous-generation R231 SL (2012–2020) — different bumper geometry, different boot lid, hardtop convertible roof rather than soft-top — and the panels are R232-specific.

Wheels

Mansory's standard wheel offering for the R232 is the 22" FY.5 forged, a multi-spoke design typically supplied in Black Gloss or Diamond finish. Reference fitment: 10.5×21 front and 12×22 rear, paired with 275/35-21 front and 335/25-22 rear tyres. The OEM 21" Mercedes-AMG wheel is preserved on lighter builds — the carbon panels clear both wheels without spacer modification. The full forged-wheel range sits in the Hodoor forged wheels collection and can be configured to the R232 PCD.

Roadster geography — climate before wealth

For the R232 the geography is driven by climate before it is driven by wealth. The car is a soft-top roadster with all-weather AWD, but it is fundamentally a top-down car — and the Mansory widebody build, the upgraded V8 and the 22" wheel package all read most cleanly on a coastal road in late spring rather than in city traffic in winter. The order book maps onto that.

Mediterranean coastal markets — the heaviest cluster. The Côte d'Azur (St-Tropez, Cannes, Nice — France has no country-specific blog page on our site), Monaco, Cyprus (Limassol, Paphos), and Greece (Athens, the Peloponnese, Mykonos summer-resident owners) carry the largest single share of R232 widebody orders. Italy is also in this cluster — Milan and the Costa Smeralda — and ships on standard EU terms without a country-blog page.

Warm-weather United States — California and Florida. The Pacific Coast Highway and the Florida Keys are the two US R232 corridors. Texas and Arizona are smaller but recurring lanes. The US ships on standard freight terms without a country-specific blog page on our site.

Gulf — but only for half the year. The Gulf is a smaller R232 cluster than the Maybach or the G-Class because the Gulf summer makes a soft-top roadster impractical for half the year. The orders we ship into UAE and Saudi Arabia are typically third- or fourth-car commissions for collectors who already own a Mansory G-Class or Maybach.

Niche corridors — Switzerland summer, Northern hemisphere brief season. Switzerland (Geneva, Lugano), Austria, and Norway (where the soft-top reads as a five-week-of-the-year build) are smaller but consistent lanes. Israel ships through the Tel Aviv coastal corridor. The CIS lane through the Tsar programme covers Moscow and St Petersburg dacha-summer commissions.

Ordering & lead time

The full carbon widebody set ships in five to seven weeks from the workshop. The P720 PowerBox is in stock; the P850 internal engine package is a ten to twelve week additional lead time on top of the body kit. The 22" FY.5 forged wheel set is a four to six week lead. Most R232 orders we book are body kit + P720 + 22" wheels in a single freight booking — that combination ships landed in six to eight weeks total from order acceptance. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 7488 818747 with your VIN, the engine variant (SL55 / SL63 / SL63S E PERFORMANCE), the engine package selection (none / P720 / P850), and your preferred delivery facility.

FAQ

Will the kit fit my R231 SL (2012–2020)?
No. The R231 is a different chassis with a folding hardtop and different bumper geometry. The R232 panels are dimensioned around the soft-top body lines and do not transfer.

Can the carbon set be installed without the engine tune?
Yes. The body kit and the engine packages are independent SKUs. A common configuration is body kit only on the SL55 (where the donor's V8 is already at 469 hp and the buyer wants the Mansory styling without the calibration commitment) and body kit + P720 on the SL63.

Does P850 affect the warranty on the V8?
Yes — P850 is an internal engine commission with new turbochargers and a new intercooler. Mercedes-Benz's factory warranty on the V8 long-block is voided once the new hardware is installed. Mansory issues a workshop-level warranty against the P850 build for a defined period; the terms ship with the engine commission paperwork.

Will the kit affect the soft-top operation?
No. The widebody panels do not touch the boot lid or the soft-top mechanism cassette. The roof opens and closes on the OEM cycle time and the OEM speed limit (the R232 soft-top operates up to 60 km/h; this is unchanged).

Does the kit fit the SL Pure (the rear-wheel-drive entry trim, where offered)?
Mercedes-AMG positioned the R232 as 4Matic+-only in most markets. Where a rear-drive SL trim is offered, the kit physically fits — the body geometry is identical — but talk to us first if the trim is an unusual market-specific variant.

Are the side air-outlets on the rear apron functional?
Yes. The rear-apron side outlets vent the rear wheel-arch flow and are sized to relieve pressure at high speed; they are not decorative. The carbon trim around the outlets is structural rather than appliqué.