Mercedes SLK Class updated: New engine, transmission and equipment on offer

Kuala Lumpur: Mercedes Benz SLK-Class, the all speed roadster is going under the knife with some serious alterations been made to its overall dynamics including new engine and transmissions options with upgrades comfort and safety equipments. For starters, this is really a surprising move coming in at this time of years, and if rumor mills are to be believed, an SLC-badged facelift of SLK (in correspondance to the new nomenclature of Mercedes) isn't really far off now.

The entry level gets hold of a new engine, a 2.0-litre turbocharged one, much more powerful from the previous 1.8-litre entry variant. With that, the maximum power output now measures 184 hp alongside a maximum torque of 300 Nm. The mid variant SLK 300 recieve power figures measuring 245 hp and 370 Nm, that been said, with this engine the drive reaches 0-100 kmph checkpoint in just 5.8 seconds. Going further up, we find the two beasts, the V6 powered SLK 350 (306 hp power, 370 Nm torque and 0-100 kmph in 5.6 seconds) and SLK 55 AMG (421 hp power, 540 Nm torque and 0-100 kmph in 4.6 seconds), however there have been no changes in the output figures of these engines unlike the starting duo. A single diesel variant is offered across the entire line-up namely SLK 250 d which sports a 2.1-litre 4-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 204 hp alongside 500 Nm torque. The 0-100 kmph time measures 6.6 seconds, however the standout figure being a diesel engine is its mileage rated at a superb 4.4 L/100 km.

In terms of transmission, the base variant, SLK 200 gets hold of 6-speed manual transmission while the newly entered SLK 300 and SLK 250 d are both made available couple with the new 9G-tronic auto transmission from Mercedes. In terms of additional standard equipments, the latest additions across the range are LED daytime running headlamps, LTE on board antenna, and for safety we have Distronic Plus, Collision Prevent Assist Plus and Attention Assist.

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