With last year’s launch of the AMG SLS supercar and a roadster version planned for later this year Mercedes Benz were left with an SLK that looked very much the baby version of the now discontinued SLR McLaren. It didn’t make sense to engineer a whole new roadster so the premium German brand decided to [...]
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Mercedes release details and pics of the new SLK
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2012 Mercedes Benz SLK Roadster
Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg takes the next version of the popular Mercedes Benz SLK Roadster for a drive giving us the first official glimpses of the car. >Worthy of note is the innovative electronically adjustable tinted glass roof as well as the SLS inspired styling. The previous design SLK was based on the Mercedes [...]
Mazda MX-5 Miata rated ‘Best Sports Car’ in JD Power survey
The world’s best-selling roadster, the Mazda MX-5, has added another accolade to its many awards by earning the title of ‘Best Sports car’ in the highly-regarded 2010 JD Power vehicle ownership satisfaction survey, published yesterday. In total more than 17,000 car owners across the UK took part in the annual survey. Owners of Mazda’s iconic [...]
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2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK
Mercedes-Benz have released the first official images of the new SLK Class Roadster. this updated car features 650 new parts of which the most obvious are the new nose and tail body sections. The nose continues the Formula 1 inspired theme further while the rear benefits from a diffuser-style lower section and new tail lights. [...]
The SLK 55 AMG Black Series
The new Black Series from Mercedes-Benz is an even more driver-focused variant of the V8-powered SLK 55 AMG Roadster. Output from the 5.5-litre AMG engine is boosted from 360 hp to 400 hp and 45 kg has been shaved off the kerbweight through the use of lightweight components including a new fixed hard top. As [...]