With the utterly newly developed Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class, one of the vital exciting and profitable sports automobiles ever constructed is getting into its third generation. The brand new roadster uncompromisingly takes driving pleasure and open-air enjoyment to a new level. It blends mild-footed sportiness with stylish comfort, a striking sports activities-automobile design with complete suitability for on a regular basis use, high efficiency with exemplary ecology. What's extra, the Mercedes-Benz SLK is proud to current the world premiere of the panoramic vario-roof with MAGIC SKY CONTROL, which switches to light or dark on the touch of a button. Exemplary efficiency and sporty flair come courtesy of highly effective new four- and 6-cylinder engines featuring the standard-specification ECO begin/cease function. With their superb levels of performance they are as much as 25 p.c extra economical than their predecessors. And a unique set of security gear bestows position-model standing on the SLK on this segment. With its wealth of technical improvements the Mercedes-Benz SLK is once again the benchmark in its class.
"The brand new SLK embodies the role of the pattern-setter like no other automobile", says Dr Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Administration of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. "I am satisfied that with its passionate design, its excessive-quality inside and its modesty on the filling station it will proceed to provide an enormous quantity of enjoyable on the street in future, too, consolidating its standing as a cult roadster."
Improvements are part of the profitable history of the Mercedes-Benz SLK:
* In 1996 the first technology induced a furore with the vario-roof, which reworked the huge-open roadster right into a coupé with a hard and fast roof at the touch of a button in just some seconds
* The second era placed the nice and cozy AIRSCARF around the neck and shoulders of the occupants as needed, making certain pleasurable open-top motoring even in cooler temperatures
* Now the third generation is presenting one in every of its distinctive highlights - the world premiere of the panoramic vario-roof with MAGIC SKY CONTROL. It may be shortly switched to mild or darkish at the press of a button However the new Mercedes-Benz SLK affords more than merely particular person highlights. It assumes a number one place in every self-discipline and affords enjoyable on the wheel in every respect, with no half-hearted compromises. It impresses with traits which are typically deemed to be irreconcilable: it succeeds in uniting glorious comfort and high-quality equipment and appointments with a decidedly sporty flair, for instance. At the similar time the new roadster is essentially the most economical and thus the most environmentally pleasant in its class, also setting new safety standards. And all-climate driving enjoyment - open and closed, in leisure-time and everyday use - is firmly anchored within the SLK's genes.
Timeless aesthetics embodies hallmark sports-car sensuality
The designers have tailor-made a body for the brand new SLK which emphasises its traditional roadster proportions and places them within the highlight to thrilling effect. Behind the long bonnet is a compact passenger compartment positioned far again, and a short tail end. The Mercedes-Benz SLK will tempt potential clients with the important thing attributes that characterise all of the classic roadsters from Mercedes-Benz and which have additionally made lots of them automotive icons of the brand.
The first function to catch the eye is an upright radiator grille that stands proud and confident within the wind and bears the new Mercedes-Benz brand look. It facilitates the lengthy and nicely-proportioned bonnet and with its rearward light-catching contours it already hints on the roadster's dynamic qualities. The broad radiator grille bears the Mercedes-Benz star in a prominent central place and shows a powerfully contoured fin, chromed at the front. The clearly outlined headlamps complete the look for the new SLK's face, which resembles that of the legendary one hundred ninety SL from the Nineteen Fifties, which is regarded by many as being the original "SLK". Nevertheless it was certainly not simply the previous that the designers have been focusing on; with the brand new SLK's front finish additionally they intentionally created a detailed visual link with the brand new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG "gullwing model" and the brand new CLS.
The superb and measurable proof of the meticulously detailed work that has been carried out is that despite the more hanging, steeper entrance and the bigger frontal area, the Cd worth has been minimize to only 0.30 - a brilliant achievement (the predecessor model's Cd value was 0.32).
The timelessly basic form of the facet view with the classic roadster proportions embodies aesthetics of the very best calibre and is a visual promise of the sporti-ness and driving pleasure in store. Effective particulars and quotes present the care that has been taken by the Mercedes-Benz designers. For instance, a fillet conceals the boot joint, in order that the facet line can't get in the best way, because it normally does with comparable roof designs. The air flow grilles within the entrance wings with a chromed fin are harking back to the well-known Mercedes-Benz roadsters of the 1950s. Within the new Mercedes SLK they form the proper place to begin for a function line which flows to the muscular rear wing, using light and shadow so as to add fashion and timeless aesthetics to the sides. In the meantime the upper edge of the wide headlamps - which boast all-LED know-how for the first time - also seems to stream into the feature line.
Interior with fashion and puristic good looks
With probably the most compact dimensions in its class, the new Mercedes-Benz SLK has an interior whose generous measurement is exemplary. To achieve this, the designers have developed inside appointments which supply the driver and passenger the best diploma of excellent perceived quality and puristic precision. The inside is characterised by stylish sportiness and excessive-high quality, genuine materials which have been processed with excellent precision and skilled craftsmanship. Even in the base model the centre console and other trim elements gleam in brushed aluminium. Wood may be selected as an choice in excessive-gloss dark brown walnut or high-gloss black ash. 4 round, galvanised air shops built-in in the dashboard emphasise that this model effectively and truly belongs to the Mercedes-Benz sports automobile family, their shape being a nod to those in the SLS.
The SLK's generous round dials are flanked by a show for the data generated by the net computer. The colour display for the communications and leisure functions is housed in the centre of the dashboard, and may be easily learn by both the driving force and passenger. On the highest of the dashboard, also in the centre, sits a effective analogue clock - an uncommon detail which subtly underlines the roadster's fashionable character.
Different excessive-quality gadgets of apparatus include a multifunction sports activities steering wheel with a flattened bottom part and a thick leather crown, plus non-obligatory solar-reflecting leather-based which noticeably reduces the degree to which the surfaces it covers heat up, spectacular ambient lighting and the innovative neck-level heating system AIRSCARF, acquainted from the predecessor.
Distinctive item of kit: MAGIC SKY CONTROL
For the first time Mercedes-Benz is offering a selection of three variants of the light-weight-development vario-roof for the brand new SLK: In only a few seconds this characteristic transforms the roadster into a coupé with a "fixed" roof at the touch of a button - and vice versa:
* The base version is a roof painted in the vehicle colour
* Alternatively there may be the option of a panoramic vario-roof with dark-tinted windows
* The third variant is a world premiere - the panoramic vario-roof with MAGIC SKY CONTROL. This glass roof switches to mild or dark as you want at the press of a button. When light it is nearly transparent, offering an open-air experience even in cold weather. In its darkish state the roof offers welcome shade and prevents the interior from heating up when the sun's rays are very intense. In other words: a really feel-good atmosphere at the contact of a button
Modern draught-cease system AIRGUIDE
A cushty various to the standard draught-stop is a new pivoting draught-cease for the brand new Mercedes-Benz SLK which has been invented by Mercedes-Benz aerodynamics engineers. It consists of pivoting clear plastic layers that are connected to the reverse of the roll-over bars. The driver or passenger can swing them to the centre of the automobile in a flash, thus taming turbulent air flow.
Spirit and effectivity
There'll initially be three fashions of the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class out there at its market launch, all of them powered by new engines with direct injection. The four-cylinder engines in the SLK 200 BlueEFFICIENCY and SLK 250 BlueEFFICIENCY develop one hundred thirty five kW (184 hp) and a hundred and fifty kW (204 hp) respectively from a displacement of 1796 cubic centimetres. The SLK 200 BlueEFFICIENCY is the most economical roadster in its segment. With the improved, optionally available seven-speed computerized transmission 7G‑TRONIC PLUS it consumes simply 6.1 litres of premium petrol (NEDC, combined) over 100 kilometres (that corresponds to 142 g of CO2 per kilometre). The frugal model sprints from 0 to a hundred km/h in 7.0 seconds, and achieves its prime velocity at 237 km/h (240 km/h with guide transmission).
The SLK 250 BlueEFFICIENCY is provided as commonplace with the 7G-TRONIC PLUS computerized transmission and consumes solely 6.2 litres (NEDC, mixed) over one hundred kilometres (144 g of CO2 per kilometre). From a standstill it reaches 100 km/h in 6.6 seconds, and it has a top speed of 243 km/h.
The V6 engine within the SLK 350 BlueEFFICIENCY draws 225 kW (306 hp) from its 3498 cubic-centimetre displacement, using this power to accelerate in 5.6 seconds from zero to 100 km/h (prime speed 250 km/h). Its consumption is 7.1 litres (NEDC, combined) over one hundred kilometres (167 g of CO2 per kilometre). The V6 engine has been completely newly developed. Its most necessary hallmarks are its 3rd-era direct injection, piezo injectors and multi-spark ignition.
The exemplary efficiency, with gasoline consumption lowered by as much as a quarter in contrast with the predecessor models, is also due to the ECO start/cease system which is fitted as part of the standard specification in all models.
Suspension for the closest hyperlink with the street
There are also three suspension variations to choose from:
* A traditional steel suspension comes as normal
* A sports activities suspension with tougher springs and dampers ensures a systematically sporty driving experience
* Instead a Dynamic Dealing with bundle is available. Its deserves include a suspension with steady adjustable damping. It has an electronically controlled totally computerized damping system, so the car rolls away gently even on poor road surfaces, however nonetheless gives excessive driving dynamics
Also included within the Dynamic Handling package are a Direct-Steer system and the Torque Vectoring Brakes developed by Mercedes-Benz. The Direct-Steer system provides extra handling and agility than the usual steering, whilst additionally reducing the quantity of bodily effort required when parking. In vital conditions the Torque Vectoring Brakes produce a defined rotational movement of the automobile about the vertical axis in fractions of seconds via selective brake actuation at the rear wheel on the within of the bend. This leads to the Mercedes-Benz SLK stabilising with none compromises where dynamism is concerned, and it steers into the bend exactly and below full control.
Ingenious materials combine and excessive levels of safety
The new SLK's bodyshell construction has been further refined, with the bonnet and wings now made from aluminium.
The brand new Mercedes-Benz SLK also units new benchmarks in terms of safety. The third generation of the highly effective pattern-setter will make use of a whole host of the most recent assistance systems to help the driving force, together with the drowsiness detection system ATTENTION ASSIST, developed by Mercedes-Benz and fitted as customary; the elective anticipatory occupant protection system PRE-SAFE®, which is unique on the earth; and the PRE-SAFE® Brake, which can apply the brakes autonomously in the occasion of an impending rear-end collision. As such, with the SLK too Mercedes-Benz is constantly and significantly exceeding the necessities imposed by security standards.
Those wishing to take action can lengthen the host of help methods within the new SLK even additional:
* The Clever Mild System supplies five lighting features (cornering mild operate, nation mode, motorway mode, energetic gentle perform and enhanced fog lamps), which are activated relying on the driving situations
* The Pace Limit Help is ready to detect speed limit signs using a digital camera on the within of the windscreen and point out the respective detected speed restrict on a show in the instrument cluster
The brand new Merceses SLK may be ordered from 17 January 2011. The costs together with VAT are as follows:
* SLK 200 BlueEFFICIENCY: 38,675 euros,
* SLK 250 BlueEFFICIENCY: forty four,256.10 euros,
* SLK 350 BlueEFFICIENCY: 52,300.50 euros.
To mark the launch of the new SLK, Mercedes-Benz is providing an "Edition 1" special mannequin with the special paint finish SHAPE in glacier grey. The "Version 1" is opulently appointed and its normal specification includes the panoramic vario-roof, the Dynamic Handling package, AMG bodystyling, two-tone designo nappa leather with contrasting topstitching, AIRSCARF, ambient lighting and more. The extra charges vary from 8490 to 8990 euros, depending on the bottom mannequin
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