Tag: roadster

Based on these new spy shots we have, the SLC (née SLK) will be getting massaged, but nothing too dramatic is changing in the overall design.

Whenever I watch television from the 1980s, I almost always end up saying, “Ugh … the clothing from back then looks awful!”  (I’m talking about you, “Golden Girls”!)  Couple loud colors and big shoulder pads with puffy, teased hairstyles, and the Reagan era comes across as an optical atrocity.  Some of the cars of the […] More »

The Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Roadster has a delectable Biturbo V8, and even though that engine is hand-built by some suspiciously American-sounding German called “Kevin”, with the SL63 AMG you’re getting one of the greatest Teutonic driving experiences on the planet, which is justified because the as-tested price is $171,225. A major component of the SL63 AMG’s driving […] More »

The SLS AMG is a fast car already. No doubt. But like everything with four wheels and an engine, it could be faster. That is where Vath comes in. They’re no rookies when it comes to tuning Mercedes. They’ve worked their black magic on the SLK 55 AMG and C63 AMG as well, turning them up to 565 […] More »

Understated? Low key? Gray? It’s pretty normal to think of those words when talking about a Mercedes… Unless, you’re talking about Hamann’s Hawk. It’s loud. It’s garish. Most of all though, it’s very, very orange.

Times are really changing, as demonstrated by the report of Mercedes’ new roadster, which will be offered in front-wheel drive. Traditionalists will no doubt be dismayed, as the quintessential roadster which was popularized by iconic roadsters from MG, Lotus, Triumph and the rest were diminutive rear-wheel drive two seaters. But a FWD layout has demonstrably

by Teddy Field For the first time, Mercedes-Benz is offering the SLK Roadster with a diesel engine. The sporty SLK has been offered since 1996, but never with the diesel option. Featuring impressive fuel economy upwards of 40 mpg and a four-cylinder powerplant with 204 horsepower and 367 pounds-feet of torque, it is not just […] More »