When BMW introduced the world with a model called Z1 before the 1990s as the first member of the popular Z series family, Mercedes-Benz realized that the competition in the small sports grand touring class would be very hot. SLK was a class that Mercedes Benz launched it in 1996 to compete with the Z series.
This model has been produced in three generations so far, which are known by three technical identification codes R170, R171 and 172 respectively. For your information, Mercedes-Benz R-Class cars have been introduced to the world market since the beginning of the 1970s on the R107 platform. This category of cars are Mercedes-Benz convertible coupe class, which are produced only in 2-seater format. What you are reading below is an introduction to the latest official SLK generation, which was on the production line from 2011 to 2020.
Mercedes-Benz also got the help of a Korean designer named Hoon Yoon to design the third generation of SLK. Fortunately, the third generation of SLK, released in 2011, is still far from the strange upheavals of the last few years of Mercedes-Benz and is a unique personality. he does .
The extended muzzle of the sixth generation/last generation of the SL class (R231) is designed completely similar to the R172 and retains its similarity with this model in other parts of the body. Fortunately, the R172 design is beautiful and the R231 inspiration from this car does not leave much room for complaints.
Perhaps SLK can be introduced as a compact and economical version of its older and more powerful brother, SL class. The obvious difference between SLK and SL is the smaller dimensions of SLK and the use of more economical engines in this model. This small car uses a relatively diverse range of V6 and V8 engines, the 4-cylinder version was not used except in the first generation of the SL class in the 1950s. The most common version of the third-generation SLK uses a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder in-line turbo engine with a power of 180 horsepower and 250 Nm. While its most powerful version, which is known as SLK 55AMG, uses a 5.5-liter, 8-liter naturally aspirated engine equipped with a direct injection fuel injection system, which produces 415 horsepower and 540 Nm of torque. The coordination of this engine with the 7-speed automatic gearbox provides acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds for this attractive coupe.
Of course, this does not mean that other SLK models were weak. The weakest version of this model, which is the SLK 200, can reach 100 km/h in 7.3 seconds with the same 1.8 liter turbo engine. This is while the diesel version of SLK with identification code SLK 250CDI was able to produce 200 horsepower and 500 Nm of torque with the help of its 2.2 liter turbo diesel engine.
In 2015, Mercedes-Benz introduced the R172 facelift to the world market, which, of course, was accompanied by the official name change of this model from SLK to SLC.
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