The Mercedes-Benz SLK has been renamed as the SLC, and given a face and butt lift, along with new engines and other features.
Mercedes-Benz has given the SLC (formerly the SLK) a new, smoother corporate nose with new headlights, grille, bumpers, hood and fenders. There’s also new alloys, taillights and rear bumper too.
Under the hood, the engine range has been streamlined with all models, except the range topping SLC43 AMG featuring blown 4-cylinder engines.
The base SLC180 and SLC200 have a standard 6-speed manual, and optional 9-speed auto. The other models come only with a 9-speed auto.
The SLC43 AMG replaces the SLK55 AMG, which had a 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 with 310kW (415hp) and 540Nm (398 lb-ft). With a smaller 3-liter twin-turbo V6 and just 270kW (367hp) and 520Nm (384 lb-ft), it’s slower to 100km/h (4.7s versus 4.1s).
Power, performance, fuel economy
| SLC180 | SLC200 | SLC300 | SLC250d | SLC43 AMG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1.6-liter I4 turbo | 2-liter I4 turbo | 2-liter I4 turbo | 2.1-liter I4 turbo | 3-liter V6 turbo |
| Power | 115kW 156hp |
135kW 184hp |
180kW 245hp |
150kW 204hp |
270kW 367hp |
| Torque | 250Nm 184 lb-ft |
300Nm 221 lb-ft |
370Nm 273 lb-ft |
500Nm 369 lb-ft |
520Nm 384 lb-ft |
| 0-100km/h | 8.1s | 6.9s | 5.8s | 6.6s | 4.7s |
| Top speed | 223km/h 193mph |
237km/h 147mph |
250km/h 155mph |
245km/h 152mph |
250km/h 155mph |
| Fuel economy | 5.6L/100km 42mpg |
5.7L/100km 41.2mpg |
5.8L/100km 40.5mpg |
4.4L/100km 53.4mpg |
7.8L/100km 30.1mpg |
| CO2 output | 128g/km | 133g/km | 134g/km | 114g/km | 178g/km |
