After a series of speculation about the details of the new Mercedes SLK and all the spy photos published last year, SLK was expected to be delivered in the auto-salon in Detroit. But that did not happen, and now Mercedes has finally announced the last pieces of the puzzle.
The new Mercedes SLK
The new Mercedes SLK will provide 25% lower fuel consumption than his predecessor, and in Europe will be available with three engine variants with direct injection and stop/start technology. Thus, Mercedes SLK will be available with 1.8-liter engine and four cylinders and 184 horsepower paired with the 7G Tronic automatic transmission that uses only 6.1 liters per 100 km in combined cycle, accelerating to 100 km/h for 7 seconds and develop maximum speed of 237 km/h .
The Next level in this Mercedes offer is SLK 250 BlueEfficiency which has the same engine but tuned to develop 204 hp, can accelerate from 0 to 100 in 6.1 seconds and achieves speeds of 243 km/h. All this with consumption of only 6.2 liters per 100 km in combined cycle.
In the top of this Mercedes offer will be SLK 350 BlueEfficiency with the new 3.5-liter V6 engine that has a power of 306 hp,can sprint to 100 for only 5.6 seconds and achieve a top speed of 250 km/h and a combined cycle consumption of this engine is 7.1 liters per 100 km .
In the Mercedes SLK offer, costumer will have the option to choose from a lot of electronic gadgets, and beside the innovative panoramic glass roof Magic Sky Control, owners of this Mercedes SLK can enjoy in the heating system Airguide, which will allow driving with an open roof even when the weather is cold.
The new Mercedes SLK in Europe can be ordered from 17th January, and the basic model of Mercedes SLK will cost 38,675 euros(51,399$). But Mercedes SLK worth the money.
