In the picture: 20 years of the Mercedes SLK/SLC
Posted on 17-04-2016 to 19:00 by RubenPriest – 39 Comments”
It’s been twenty years ago that Mercedes with the SLK came. Do you feel the same way now old?
SLK R170 1996-2004
The cabrio was in 1996 introduced during the 66th Turin Auto Show. The model was the SL-positioned and a success was born. The roguish four wheeler was originally in two variants on the market. A SLK 200 and SLK 230 Kompressor. The first generation (R170) showed in the Netherlands also the most popular. The R170 was from 1998 onwards, sold and in that year Mercedes 482 copies of this car to sell. The small sports car was in 2000, a facelift and Mercedes introduced new engines. Finally, you could have the SLK with a zespitter get (SLK 320) and there was even a real SLK 32 AMG. The R170 in 2004, retired. From 1998 to 2003 sold Mercedes 2.004 SLK’s in the Netherlands.
SLK R171 2004-2010
From 2004 to 2010, the SLK R171 sold. There was chosen for a tough design language, and it was not very difficult to make a R170 and a R171. The R171 was available as an SLK 200, SLK 280, SLK 350 and 55 AMG. As AMG was an SLK with a V8 is a fact. The achtpitter resulted in 360 hp and a hefty 510 Nm of torque. This ensured that the small cabrio in 4,9 count to 100 km/h sped. The top speed was of course limited to 250 km/h. The new model attracted buyers to the showroom, Mercedes knew in introductiejaar 2004 445 copies to sell. The R171 was in 2007, a little facelift, which you can find in below gallery. From 2004 to 2010 sold Mercedes 1.316 SLK’s in the Netherlands.
Gallery: Mercedes SLK 2008
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SLK R172 2011-2015
The most recent and also the very last SLK, the R172 was introduced in 2011. This model seemed to be in appearance the most of its big brother, the SL R231. You could from then on also dieselen with the cabrio. A great success in our country was the model however, does not. In 2011 knew Mercedes there are 182 pieces of to sell. In the years that followed plummeted, these figures are still drastically. The candle of the SLK went out in favor of the SLC. From 2011 till 2015 sold Mercedes only 396 SLK’s in the Netherlands.
Gallery: Mercedes SLK-class 2011
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SLC R172 2016-present
The R172 was in march 2016 with a facelift and the naming of SLK went exit. Mercedes uses a new naamstrategie, allowing the SLK to henceforth as SLC goes through life. The SL on the C-Class level. The current SLC is currently available as a SLC 180, SLC 200 or SLC 43 AMG. The V8 is no more and in its place comes a drieliter V6 biturbo. With 367 hp and 520 Nm is the SLC43 more economical, faster and especially cheaper in price compared to its predecessor. Mercedes has in the first quarter of this year, 18 SLC’s in our country are sold.
Gallery: Mercedes-Benz SLC 2016
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Worldwide is the SLK so far been a successful model for Mercedes. Of the three generations of SLK knew the German brand worldwide 670.000 copies to sell, the first generation SLK was good for 311.000 sold units. Can the SLC the success of this first generation SLK ever match?