Built in late 2012 and exported new to the UK, where it was first registered on 15 February 2013, this Mercedes SLS AMG is an exceptional example of the 196mph supercar.

Beautifully presented in Iridium Silver, it features a cabin that has been specified with Classic Red single-tone Exclusive leather and AMG carbon-fibre trim. It also benefits from the optional Bang & Olufsen BeoSound audio system, which added more than £4000 to the SLS AMG’s list price.

The immaculate 10-spoke forged wheels – 19in at the front, 20in at the rear – will be fitted with new tyres all round by the time the next owner takes delivery of the car, and behind them sit immense cast-iron brakes with six-pot calipers up front and four-pots on the rear.

This SLS AMG has had only two previous owners. Its first keeper fitted the personal registration J30 RCT between April 2013 and April 2018, when it reverted to its original registration of ST62 HRP. A couple of months later, the car was sold to its second owner, who has retained it ever since.

It has been serviced five times, always at Mercedes-Benz dealerships. The first of those was carried out in Edinburgh on 29 October 2014 at 10,562 miles. It went back to the same dealership in August 2015, then again in March 2017 – by which time it had still covered only 11,807 miles.

In April 2018 it was serviced by the Mercedes-Benz dealership in Bedford at 12,837 miles. The car has been used sparingly since then, and in September 2022 it returned to Mercedes-Benz of Edinburgh for its most recent service and MoT.

This Mercedes SLS AMG has still covered less than 13,500 miles and is being offered for sale in superb condition throughout. It is supplied with two keys and provides an intoxicating blend of huge performance, dramatic styling and a thunderous exhaust note.