shpritz

Yes? No? Maybe? Let the rumors begin.....

whoover

Quote from Rob Allan of AMG on the recent Private Lounge chat:

The SLK55 AMG will continue for the time being. Bottom line, the "63" AMG motor needs a lot of specific fuel system changes as well as engine compartment changes.not planned for this model.

-1-

Hate to spoil the party. I'm happy with my SLK 55 for the next several years. No pressure.

9moon

supp guys... went on a month vacation and my battery seems to be dead.. i was lookin for it last nite but i cant seem to find where it's located.. anyone gotta picture on where i can locate this??

thanx fellas!!

soillets

http://www4.mercedes-benz.com/e/cars...en/N21AA5.html

lucky6600

9Moon .... nice bodykit !! where did you get it from? how much does it cost you?

Ynot

I don't remember you getting the roof module? Otherwise the battery should last closer to two months. Call MB roadside assistance and they will replace it for free or recharge it for free, or you can do it yourself with the link above.

9moon

thanx mr. Y!!!

actually, it was you and ART (?) that helped me out w/ installing the ROOF MODULE, u may just not remember.. it took me 2 nites to install it cause i had the hardest time takin out the door sills and the carpet..




supp there LUCKY!!

how u doin? i got the BRABUS full bodykit for my SLK.. im here in los angeles and this shop named THE WHEEL SUPPLY was the one who did this piece of art for me.. i remember payin under 6500 for it..

rage2

AMG literature says otherwise:



I have a source from an AMG employee that told me last year the SLK63 will be here for facelift, which I originally thought was MY2008 but I guess it's MY2009.

Addicted2Speed

Welcome to 2007 man... that pic is like 2 years old and was already concluded to be a misprint in at least 3 other threads

Germancar1

A misprint like that doesn't happen that often if ever. The is a snapshot of official literature, bet on a SLK63 being shown before the year is out.

It is the same thing with the SL63, its coming two.

People here don't seem to want either, but they're coming. The 5.5L AMG V8 is on the way out.

M

-1-

Shown? Maybe. Production appears to be years off.

Most SLK 55 fans are eagerly awaiting the SLK 63.

Addicted2Speed

What are you talking about man? Its obviously wrong because it says that we will have SLK63 by "spring 08" and we now know that 2008 SLK55 is the same as 2007 SLK55. There were no announcments that there ever will be an SLK63 from Mercedes. If they were testing an SLK63, we'd have a million spyshots and leaks by now. Plus, if they wanted to announce an SLK63, it will be a little more than mystery brochure from two years ago, don't you think?

Germancar1

Well first of all, spring of 2008 is a long way off and the big German autoshow is coming up next month (Frankfurt) and the SLK is due for a facelift and might be shown then. Spring of 2008 could be a 2009 model introduced early like Mercedes has done with several other models in recent years, come on guy work with me here. This isn't rocket science. The S63/CL63s are 2008s and they went on sale this past spring. Model year timing/designations mean little or nothing today, carmakers can introduce a 2009 model after Jan 1, 2008. No where on there does it say that the SLK63 will be a 2008 model.

M

-1-

I want more from MB, and the sooner, the better.

Germancar1

Well if not Frankfurt, then it will be L.A. or Detroit. The SLK is due for a facelift and new engines both V6 and V8 are coming for sure.

M

rage2

Ya I know it's old... just wanted to bring it back up now that every date has been correct thus far . The S63, CL63 and CLS63 did indeed show up for Spring 2007.

Like I said, it'll arrive for facelift which looks to be MY2009, which arrives in 2008.

Don't expect many spyshots though, it's a facelift, the package is most likely being tested on the non facelift body, much like how the Crossfires were being tested in R170 bodies back in the day.

BTW - The C63 was never announced by Mercedes until the day of unveiling. All info about the car were from spyshots. The C63 did make it earlier than that brochure indicated though... so I guess it's not 100% right, unless they're not shipping the C63 till 2008.

Duo-Art

With the new 414 H.P. BMW M3 comming out, perhaps Mercedes Benz will see a need to bring out the SLK63 sooner.

drakon

Really, how about we run a bet between those that say SLK 63 will be coming, and those that say it won't? I say there won't be a R171 SLK 63, i'll put $10 on that, post back if you want to bet against me?

Either way, the SLK 55 black series has shown that 400 hp from the 55 motor is easily attainable. The m3 is technically not in the same category as the SLK. The CLK 63 is more comparable to the M3.

SLK 63 IS physically possible, however AMG would be shooting themselves in the foot if they did it, why steal the thunder from an SL 63? The only reason they WOULD put the 63 into the SLK is if emission laws tighten up even more before the R172 is introduced. Otherwise, it wouldn't make financial sense to spend all the money on testing a new motor in this car that would also steal sales from the higher margin SL model.

Germancar1

Same old argument, but it never holds. The SLK63 and SL63 buyers are usually completely different folks. If that was the case the E63 would bother the S63, the CLK63 the CL63, the SLK55 the SL55, people don't care about that. These cars are more than just the motors in them. If it were that simple the C63 would end the E63's career also.

The SLK has nothing to do with the SL. One is a sports car (or at least wants to be one) and the other is the ultimate luxury drop-top GT.

SLK63 for the 2009 model year is what I'm going with.

There is very little testing needed to come up with a SLK63. The SLK55 Black Series chassis and current SLK55 chassis is already in place so all that is needed is some fine tuning.

M

Germancar1

Actually when you look at those dates, it is accurate. The C63 won't arrive here until Spring of 2008, ditto for the SLK and SL63 models, all of them being early 2009 models.

M

GBlansten

I'm pretty much praying for the SLK63 to become available in late 2008. My lease is up on my SLK 350 in October 2008. If it has close to the hp/tq of the C63 then I'll be in heaven.

drakon

So here, you are implying the SLK is not a sports car? Also, you are assuming price is not a factor when people choose between SLK 55 vs SL500 vs SL55? Look in the forums, there are plenty of owners who have gone from SLK to SL, and others who have gone from SL to SLK, but MBZ usually only makes money on the first sale, not on used car sales. why do you think MBZ quotes the SLK 55 performance figures so much slower than reality? Also, C63 engine output is NOT the same as E63 engine output.

How would there not need any testing to put 63 engine into the SLK 55? totally different engines and systems. Do you have any idea how invasive crash testing, emissions testing, and ECU tuning is (to accommodate the lower hood height intake is probably going to be different, exhaust is probably going to be different)? What about wire harness? SLK 55s are relatively low in production numbers, so to make an SLK 63 just for the last 2 years of production makes very little sense. How much do you know about the 2 engines? We all know the fuel pumps not fitting is a lame excuse, but it IS an example of the differences between the engine bays in the CLK, C class, and the SLK.

Germancar1

All you have to do is look at the fact that both the SL and SLK have been on sale together since 1997 and neither has suffered because of it. This forum doesn't represent the entire market. The reality of it is that most SLK buyers can't just jump to a SL. Of course SL buyers can buy a SLK, but most wouldn't. They are different cars. The SLK is a sportier car than the SL, but it isn't a Boxster or Corvette, i.e. a real sports car.

I said that there wouldn't be much for Mercedes to update the SLK55 into a SLK63, not nearly the effort some here try to make it out to be. Sure they have to test it, but it isn't like coming up with a totally new car, especially since the new V8 is lighter and more compact than the old one.

Nowhere did I say the C63's output was the same as the E63's.

I don't know what people here have against the notion of a SLK63 or SL63, but its going to happen regardless. You say that making a SLK63 for just 2 years wouldn't make sense, but Mercedes does this all the time. The outgoing C-Class got new engines for its last 2 years. The current E for its last 3 years, 07-09'. It doesn't matter what year the car is isn't, this is a facelift so you can expect new engines regardless of how many more years the car has to go. And actually the SLK has about 3 more model years after the facelift, 2009-2011. In 2011 the 2012 model will debut for the U.S. market. MB is usually on a 7 year cycle except for the SL.

This about the SLK upsetting the SL is simply baseless. The two cars have been on sale for years and years and neither is hurt by the other and a few instances of buyers here comparing the two doesn't mean the market as a whole does. If that was the case then there would be problems with a lot of different MB models sharing the same engine. Different models with the same engine have different purposes.

M

C43AMG

You can call it lame all you want...but its the truth.If you don't believe what you read then register and join the "Private Lounge" for the chat session on Aug. 22nd and inquire further as to why the SLK63 can't be made on the current chasis.