Inside, all SLKs are updated from the 1997 to 2000 model. A new shift lever, overhead console, previous generation SL-style door panels and a chrome handbrake button complete the look. Options like Xenon headlights, a 6-disc CD changer for the standard Bose sound system, powered and heated seats, a manually adjustable steering column, voice recognition, Tele Aid emergency response system, and a hands-free Motorola Timeport cellular phone can make the daily commute more comfortable.
When it's all said and done, Mercedes-Benz has created a superb performer with a balanced personality. Sure there might be quicker competitors available, but the Mercedes goes about its business with such style and grace that dare-devil feats seem almost anticlimactic. And then there's that wonderful roof.
Specifications:
When it's all said and done, Mercedes-Benz has created a superb performer with a balanced personality. Sure there might be quicker competitors available, but the Mercedes goes about its business with such style and grace that dare-devil feats seem almost anticlimactic. And then there's that wonderful roof.
Specifications:
- Price Range (MSRP): $55,100 - $76,900
- Body Type: 2-door convertible (retractable hardtop)
- Layout: Front engine, RWD
- Base Engine: 190-hp, 200 lb-ft, 2.3-L, 16-valve, DOHC supercharged I-4
- Opt Engine: 215-hp, 221 lb-ft, 3.2-L, 18-valve, SOHC V6
- Opt Engine: 349-hp, 332 lb-ft, 3.2-L, 18-valve, SOHC supercharged V6
- Transmission: 6-spd man (opt 5-spd auto with manual mode)
- Performance (0-100 km/h): 5.0 seconds (AMG)
- Brakes (front/rear): disc/disc, ABS
- Curb Weight: 1,385 kg (3,053 lbs)
- Fuel Economy (city/hwy): 11.6 / 7.3 L/100 km
- Warranty (mo/km): 48/80,000 comprehensive - 60/120,000 powertrain
- Direct Competitors:Audi TT, BMW Z3/M Roadster, Honda S2000, Lexus SC 430, Mazda Miata, '03 Nissan 350Z, Porsche Boxster
- Web Site: www.mercedes-benz.ca
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