The 2012 SLK got its “unofficial” debut about two months ago when a television commercial for it leaked to the internets.
After presumably firing the person responsible for leaking it, Mercedes-Benz has released pics and information on its own terms.
Innovative features now found on the new SLK include “Magic Sky Control”, which is pretty cool despite its immensely uncool name. What it does is actually tints the glass pannels automatically. So when you feel like ridin’ like a gangta, you can tint the windows. When you’re picking up your grandma, you can un-tint them.
For Canada, we’ll get three flavours: the SLK 250, SLK 350 and of course the SLK55 AMG.
The SLK 250 will get a 1.8 litre 4 cylinder engine making 201 horses. The SLK 350 gets a 3.5 litre V6 making 302 horsepower. It was also get a 0-100 time of 5.4 seconds.
What I’m really interested in, though, is the SLK 55 AMG. This bad boy will get a normally aspirated 5.5 litre V8. This engine is expected to replace the 6.2 litre V8 found in many AMG models. As such, there are no horsepower ratings yet, but stay tuned.
Check out some more snaps after the jump.
[Mercedes-Benz]
