RE: Officially Revealed: Mercedes-Benz SLK

[bigfella]

That huge front end mouth makes it look almost like a cartoon car!

[Guvernator]

esvcg said:

looks good to me:

Have to say it looks allot better in these pictures. That colour is awesome too.

[Chris-R]

Civpilot said:

article said said:

and a new system of turbulence control called Airguide. 'It consists of pivoting transparent plastic layers which are attached to the reverse of the roll-over bars. The driver or passenger can swing them to the centre of the vehicle in a flash, thus taming turbulent air flow,' says M-B. However we can't spot it in any of the pics released today

And yet they are clearly visable in this photo attached to each roll hoop?



Overall the car looks good I think, but might be in the minority

Anyone got the number for specsavers?

[anonymous-user]

Looks like a Chrysler Crossfire - which is NOT a good thing!

[farrendahl]

Guvernator said:

esvcg said:

looks good to me:

Have to say it looks allot better in these pictures. That colour is awesome too.

Never thought I'd say it as I havn't really liked any of the generations of SLK but, I'd have one if they want to give me one for long term testing

[LukeBird]

That looks fantastic and the interior look lovely as well.
If this was more of a sports car, I could be very tempted!

5.6 to 60 for the SLK350 sounds bloody quick as well!

[va1o]

Looks stunning, Merc have done a really good job on this one. Hope it drives as well as it looks!

[edinph]

Messy detailing! Clean it up!

[va1o]

Whitean3 said:

For a car like this, I would want something sporty- there are other better "sports convertible" options out there- Boxster (the one I would choose- the latest 3.4S model was fabulous to drive), and Z4 being the obvious rivals. Don't want an autobox and MB's manuals aren't the greatest. This is more a car to be seen in, than a true drivers car- in my opinion!

How can you tell how it drives just from looking at the pictures on your computer screen?

[sledge68]

had a look and read the brief, in my opinion, i think all German car makers make ugly cars.

i have genuinely tried to like all cars as i love cars, i just dont get the German appeal.

Reliable?, sometimes, better than the rest not so sure, well built?, Mercs bad days, BMWs reliability nowadays, status symbol?, in the 70s yes , nowadays too common to be a status symbol.

not a bmw i like, or Audi, if you are going to have a Porsche you have to have a 911, nothing else.

MB ripped off all their customers for years with shoddy build quality and reliability, but they were making billions so its ok

and whats with badging a car a 6.3 when its a 5.5 and BMWs that are 323 but a 2.5??????

my girlfriend has a 318d on an 06, buts it a 2.0 apparently, why?

its good on a dry road thats smooth, other than that the run flats crash on every road imperfection, its got no spare so you have to buy run flats ongoing, it got stuck on some wet grass on the flat( not mud) on sunday, ( i towed it off with my Legacy in the end) you cant get anything in the boot due to the big lip,its plasticky inside, needless to say i hate it.

i am genuinely open to sensible persuasion as i want to like all manufacturers.

[Luca Brasi]

sledge68 said:

BMWs that are 323 but a 2.5??????

my girlfriend has a 318d on an 06, buts it a 2.0 apparently, why?

To distinguish it from a 325 / 320.

[Luca Brasi]

kambites said:

Luca Brasi said:

The Z4 (or the Boxster) is a proper sports car. This is for girls and hairdressers, just like a TT Roadster. But each his own of course.

So you know that this car, which you've never driven or even seen in the metal, is a hairdressers car? Are you really so shallow and image obsessed?

1. Yes, look at people driving the Mk1 and Mk2.
2. No, I like Mercs, but not this one.

[sledge68]

so a 323 is a 2,5, so whats a 2.5 badged as then,

Luca Brasi said:

sledge68 said:

BMWs that are 323 but a 2.5??????

my girlfriend has a 318d on an 06, buts it a 2.0 apparently, why?

To distinguish it from a 325 / 320.

[Matt UK]

sledge68 said:

and whats with badging a car a 6.3 when its a 5.5 and BMWs that are 323 but a 2.5??????
my girlfriend has a 318d on an 06, buts it a 2.0 apparently, why?

They've been at it for years. As soon as the same engines could be used in order to achieve different power ratings it made sense.

[va1o]

sledge68 said:

so a 323 is a 2,5, so whats a 2.5 badged as then,

They haven't made a BMW 323i in years

If your referring the Z4 sDrive 23i then yes it is indeed a 2.5l

The badging is based more on the engine BHP and not so much the actual capacity.

With the current shape 3-series, every model (excluding the M3) is either a 2.0 or 3.0, yet the range spans from the 316d through to the 335i

Edited by va1o on Thursday 13th January 19:29

[carl0s]

I don't like it.

I don't like any of the new Merc's. I don't know what's going on in the design department.

The previous/current CLS looks great but the new/almost-out (which is it?) CLS looks too harsh, as does this CLK, and the E-class.

Have they gone off smooth curves then ?

[DJC]

It worries me that anybody thinks that interior looks good.

[infradig]

spoonoff said:

Nice.

More than happy for my wife to have one.

I think you'll find one buys an SL for the little woman and leases an SLK for the mistress.

[va1o]

DJC said:

It worries me that anybody thinks that interior looks good.

How would you recommend they improve it?

[squeezebm]

DJC said:

It worries me that anybody thinks that interior looks good.

You're not important enough to worry for others

I think it looks a nice car both inside and out,but 5.6 0-60 is not that quick nowadays!

Does anyone have any more info on the AMG and any idea of prices yet?