Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Mercedes-Benz SLK




This six cylinder engine was much more refined for a car which had the Mercedes expanded the SLK line up to add the SLK320 which was driven by 3.2 liter V6 engine which had been taken straight from the C class. Though the German name would make a rough engine like Kompressor worth it even with the looks which are really cool. It was capable of good performance, the engine sounded harsh and rough, if we compared it with the engines available in the SLKs key competitors like Porsche Boxster.

Initially these SLK230s were powered with the supercharged 2.3 liter, four cylinder engine which gave 185 horsepower output. It was the first modern car which combined the structural changes to encompass the weather resistance benefits which comes with a hardtop and a wow factor of good looking two seats convertible. All of the SLK's were not build in Bremen, Germany, the SLK 320 were build in South Africa and Mexico.Mercedes Benz SLK 230 came in 1998 with a convertible hardtop. The SLK featured in Car and Drivers Ten best list for a long time in 1997.

It's added weight though marred its performance of 193 hp 2.3 L charged I4 engine and automatic transmission. It was a class apart with its folding hardtop. R170 platform of SLK compressor first came in 1997 for the model year 1998 and competed with BMW Z3. There are few of things which can equal the great feeling which comes when we drive along slick drop top with roof down on a typical summer day.

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