MECEDES SLK 55 AMG OFFICIALLY REVEALED – MECEDES SLK 55 AMG OFFICIALLY REVEALED
Mecedes SLK 55 AMG clearly appear – Mecedes SLK 55 AMG clearly appear Storming 416bhp flagship auto gets meaner administration and the a lot of able V8 engine in the world
These are the aboriginal official pictures of the all-new Mercedes SLK 55 AMG and instead of analogous the 5 and six-cylinder units acclimated in the Audi TT-RS and BMW Z4 35is respectively, Merc is afraid with a V8 engine for its flagship SLK.
Based on the twin-turbo assemblage activate in the S 63, CL 63, CLS 63 and E 63, the new by itself aspirated 5.5-litre powerplant is the a lot of able V8 engine in the world. Ammunition abridgement and CO2 emissions of 33.6mpg and 195g/km are impressive, as is the actuality that it still outguns rivals with 416bhp and 540Nm of torque.
Fitted with a 7G-TRONIC semi-auto gearbox as standard, 0-62mph takes 4.6 abnormal – three tenths down on the four-wheel drive TT-RS, but already into its stride it should accept the admeasurement of its rival.
The ammunition abridgement improvements of about 30 per cent against its less-powerful antecedent are acknowledgment to a stop-start arrangement adapted as standard, absolute bang and an able sytem that deactivates bisected the cylinders on ablaze loads.
With the manual set to C (controlled efficiency), amid 800 and 3,600rpm and if abounding dispatch isn’t required, four cylinders shut down completely. Flex you appropriate basal admitting and they blaze up afresh aural 30 milliseconds – a agnate arrangement is acclimated in F1 cars to bottle ammunition during pit stops and assurance car periods.
To accomplish the a lot of of the multi-layered V8 soundtrack a sports bankrupt with alive flaps is adapted as standard. Below 2,000rpm the flaps abide closed, silencing the roar, but as the revs acceleration the flap accessible partially at three set angles, afore aperture absolutely as you abutting in on the 7,200rpm red line.
Torque vectoring helps to maximise traction, by avaricious the caster with the atomic grip, while accepted AMG sports abeyance is stiffer and cuts physique roll. For an even added acute acquaintance an AMG administration backpack can be ordered firming the abeyance up even further, as able-bodied as abacus a rear cogwheel and lighter blended brakes at the front.
Lightweight wheels, a chunkier bodykit and ‘V8 AMG’ book beneath the SLS-inspired ancillary aspect are the a lot of accessible exoteric changes, although on afterpiece analysis the accumbent bar on the grille and foreground addle-brain are accomplished in appearance atramentous while four chrome-tipped exhausts beetle at the rear.
On the inside, additions cover an AMG-specific council wheel, bedfast at the top and bottom, covered in perforated covering and with aluminium shifters army abaft it. Sportier dials are added two while AMG branded sports seats action added abutment and can be accomplished in two-tone leather. Also accessible as an advantage is a across-the-board roof with ‘MAGIC SKY CONTROL’. At the blow of a button the bottle roof can be fabricated cellophane or opaque.
There are no prices yet for the third bearing SLK 55 AMG, but UK deliveries activate in January 2012.
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