SLK/SLC Edmunds Inside Line - Track Tested: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG


The Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class is a compact executive roadster, produced by Mercedes-Benz. It was released in 1996 and was built at the Mercedes plant in Bremen, Germany, until the end of production in 2020. The former name "SLK" was derived from sportlich (sporty), leicht (lightweight), and kurz (short). With the release of the facelift R172 in 2016, the SLK-Class was renamed to SLC-Class in accordance with the revised nomenclature adopted by Mercedes. Under this scheme, roadsters use the base name "SL", followed by the model's placement in Mercedes-Benz hierarchy, the letter "C", being the roadster equivalent to the C-Class.
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The 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 is the only AMG model left that doesn't use the latest 6.3-liter V8. Instead, it gets by with an older 5.4-liter V8 that produces 355-horsepower. Sounds meager next to the 500+ horses belted out by the bigger 6.3, but remember this is a 3,500 pound roadster.

Compared to the standard SLK350, the AMG model also gets a fully upgraded suspension, larger wheels and tires, and upgraded brakes. For the record, there's an even more aggressive AMG Performance Package available for an extra $7,000 that adds an even stiffer suspension, new wheels and revised brakes.


Results and Tester Comments: Edmunds Inside Line - Track Tested: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG



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Tarek said:
Gorgeous color:icondrool:D
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It is and it looks like blue is the new colour Mercedes like for their press and presentation cars! Just look at the photos Merc took…blue G 55 AMG, blue Maybach!! Really gorgeous colour - like the red one! It is stunning! :bowdown:
 
ree said:
It is and it looks like blue is the new colour Mercedes like for their press and presentation cars! Just look at the photos Merc took…blue G 55 AMG, blue Maybach!! Really gorgeous colour - like the red one! It is stunning! :bowdown:
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man i want that car with that exact color..now!:bowdown::D
 

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