well the 2.3 weighs a gud 100kg more and i jus wonder how it pulls that weight around...the 2.3L wud obviusly cost much more tho (cheers to mad taxing) and if im not mistaken the examples in SL r all auto?jus guessin...anyways dude it is indeed a very gud lookin car but spendin dat much on a car id go for sumthn either more powerful or pimp...jus my opinion...no fuss...