SL55/63/65/R230 AMG New SLK On AutoExpress

Mar 17, 2004 | 10:55 PM

RU_MATRX

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New SLK On AutoExpress

Funny how the editors refer to the SL as the "bigger sister" of the (feminine) SLK.

Some nice pics of the "air-scarf." Hopefully it works efficiently with insignificant weight gain (integration with the seats) and is transferred to the SL in the future.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/?http:/...d=mazda_banner

Mar 18, 2004 | 11:53 PM

SL Boy

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Does the SL need Airscarf? If the SLK does that tells me its draughty inside.

Mar 19, 2004 | 08:42 AM

blueSL

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Seems an expensive option - £1400, $2000+, 5% of the car's value...

Mar 19, 2004 | 06:19 PM

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the AIRSCARVE option costs here in germay about 480€, i think it´s worth the money.

Mar 19, 2004 | 09:29 PM

blueSL

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...in which case the magazine article I read mis-reported the price. I agree, at that level, it's worth having. Hope it works better than the ventilated seats in the SL though...

Mar 20, 2004 | 05:03 AM

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there'a a lot of misreporting in the Autoexpress 2 page article and very little detail about the driving experience. A poor show compared to Autocar's 4 page article published a day earlier.