R172 .282011.E2.80.93Present.29 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

mercedes-benz slk 200 blueefficiency (europe)

development on r172 began in 2005, final design being selected in 2008. mercedes-benz announced new slk in autumn of 2010, allowing car magazines drive disguised test cars several months prior official announcement in january 2011 , formal public launch @ geneva motor show in march 2011. company took unusual step of issuing several press releases in october , november 2010 announcing new features such magic sky control .

r172 range

slk 200 (2011-2015) – 1.8 l (1796 cc) 135 kw (184 ps; 181 hp) i4 turbocharged engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 7.1 seconds, top speed of 149 mph. (not available in canada , united states)
slk 200 (2.0) (2015–present) – 2.0 l (1998 cc) 135 kw (184 ps; 181 hp) i4 turbocharged engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 6.8 seconds, top speed of 149 mph. (not available in canada , united states)
slk 250 (2011-2015) – 1.8 l (1796 cc) 150 kw (204 ps; 201 hp) i4 turbocharged engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 6.4 seconds, top speed of 152 mph.
slk 250 cdi (2012-2015) – 2.1 l (2148 cc) 150 kw (204 ps; 201 hp) i4 turbocharged diesel engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 6.5 seconds, top speed of 152 mph. (not available in canada , united states)
slk 250d (2015–present) – 2.1 l (2148 cc) 150 kw (204 ps; 201 hp) i4 turbocharged diesel engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 6.4 seconds, top speed of 152 mph. (not available in canada , united states)
slk 300 (2015–present) – 2.0 l (1998 cc) 180 kw (245 ps; 241 hp) i4 turbocharged engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 5.6 seconds, top speed of 155 mph.
slk 350 (2011-2015) – 3.5 l (3498) 225 kw (306 ps; 302 hp) v6 engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 5.4 seconds, top speed of 155 mph (electronically limited).
slk 55 amg – 5.5 l (5461 cc) 310 kw (421 ps; 415 hp) v8 engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 4.1 seconds, top speed of 155 mph (electronically limited). in slk55 amg r172 mercedes-amg introduced all-new naturally aspirated 5.5 l v8 engine. engine based on naturally aspirated variant of twin-turbocharged m157 v8 engine, m152.

facelift (slc-class)

in december 2015 mercedes presented press new version named slc-class, announcing march 2016 launch date coincide 20th anniversary of original slk.

mercedes-benz slc (2016)



slc 180 4 cylinders, 1.6l turbo, 156 ps, 250 nm, 5,6 l/100 km, 127 g co2/km, 0–100 km/h in 7.9 s, 226 km/h
slc 200 4 cylinders, 2.0l turbo, 184 ps, 300 nm, 5,7 l/100 km, 133 g/km, 0–100 km/h in 7.0s, 240 km/h
slc 300 4 cylinders, 2.0l turbo, 245 ps, 370 nm, 5,8 l/100 km, 134 g/km, 0–100 km/h in 5.8s, 250 km/h
amg slc 43 v6, 3.0l biturbo, 367 ps, 520 nm, 7,8 l/100 km, 178 g/km, 0–100 km/h in 4.7s, 250 km/h (0-60 mph in 4.6s)
slc 250d 4 cylinders, 2.1l turbodiesel 204 ps, 4,4 l/100 km, 114 g/km, 0–100 km/h in 6.6s, 245 km/h

all versions have standard 9g-tronic automatic gearbox, except 180 , 200 in manual 6-speed gearbox standard, although automatic available in option.