Monday, March 7, 2011

Mercedes-Benz SLK: A roadster as the face

His body follows the classic roadster design with a long bonnet, the driver's seat just before the rear axle and a tight rear overhang. That was already so than in 1996, the first Mercedes-Benz SLK came on the market. And yet, the new has changed its character. Had the first two generations still smooth, and streamlined and feminine, is the third SLK with a distinctive, masculine face into the wind.

The front end reminds both the legendary 300 SL 190 SL of the 1950s and the current SLS AMG - all intentional parallels are interested in sports car friends, but also the new design language of the brand equivalent. Liability in the performance no longer counts on the properties of a Mercedes.

Today, we can show wes' spirit child is one. In the measurements, little has changed. Only the width increased by three inches. The luggage compartment can hold 335 liters, with the roof still 225 liters. For the first time Mercedes-Benz is offering for the new SLK a choice of three versions of the lightweight vario-roof that transforms the roadster at the touch in a few seconds in a coupe: The basic version has a body-colored roof, alternatively, a panoramic vario-roof be chosen with tinted glass and a world first, the "Magic Sky Control" version.

With it you can change the transparency of a button. If it is on, it penetrates only a fifth of UV radiation in the interior. If the car remains the dark roof. At launch, first there are three models available, which carry all the extra Blue Efficiency. The four-cylinder engines in the SLK 200 and SLK 250 developing from 1796 cc 135 kW / 184 PS and 150 kW / 204 PS.

The SLK 200 has the lowest CO2 emissions in its segment. In the next generation, optional seven-speed automatic transmission 7G-Tronic Plus it uses an average of 6.1 liters of Super gasoline (according to European standard). This is equivalent to 142 grams of CO2 per kilometer. The sprint from zero to 100 km / h in 7.0 seconds, the smallest SLK.

As he reached top speed 237 km / h (manually operated 240 km / h). The SLK 250 is also equipped with the automatic transmission, followed by a six-speed shifter is. It is 243 km / h and consumes 6.2 liters of fuel (NEDC) per 100 kilometers. The V6 engine in the SLK 350 is drawn from 3498 cc engine capacity 225 kW / 306 PS.

It accelerates in 5.6 seconds from zero to 100 km / h. Top speed is electronically limited at 250 mph. The standard average consumption is 7.1 liters per 100 kilometers. This corresponds to a CO2 value of 167 g / km. Also for the suspension three versions to choose from: Besides the standard steel suspension has a sports suspension with stiffer springs and dampers, and alternatively a driving dynamics package with an electronically controlled, fully automatic damping system.

Also included in the dynamic handling package and a direct steering system developed by Mercedes-Benz Brake Torque Vectoring "are. It produces in the border area through targeted brake intervention at the inner rear wheel in a split second, a defined rotation of the vehicle about the vertical axis.

In the fall, a diesel engine be submitted - the first in an SLK. Also, an AMG version is being prepared. Prices start at 38 675 euros, 500 euros are therefore higher than its predecessor. But the new one has now the air conditioning and a CD radio series on board. Delivery will start on Friday 25 March 2011.

(Ampnet / Sm)

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