It consists of three generations of cars: R, debuted in the spring of , R, introduced in , and R , produced since A special feature of the novelty was a rigid folding top. The car went on sale two years later in Europe, and in hit the US market. Assembly was established in Bremen, Germany. In addition to the basic models, modifications from the Mercedes-AMG division, including the Black Series, were also presented. In , the car underwent restyling, slightly affecting the exterior and model range of engines.
At the end of , after the restyling of the third generation R , the company decided to rename the series of cars for the Mercedes-Benz SLC-class in accordance with the revised nomenclature for marking the models of the brand. The first representative of the series of luxury compact roadsters, the Mercedes-Benz R, was introduced in at the Turin Motor Show. It consisted of a steel rigid top, divided in half along the transverse axis. Both halves are connected by a kinematic mechanism.
When the button is pressed, the five-cylinder hydraulic system controls the fully automatic roof folding process, which is tightly integrated with the boot lid. With the roof folded, the useful capacity of the luggage compartment is liters, otherwise the load volume increases to liters. In , the company initiated the development of an update for R By the beginning of , design work on the model restyling was completed and patented on February 2, In February , the official presentation of the updated car was held, which received new front and rear bumpers, side skirts in body color and new side mirrors with repeaters.
Technical improvements included the addition of an electronic stability control system ESP and a new 6-speed manual transmission. In addition, the anti-roll bar was reinforced in the front axle and added to the rear. The car was equipped with a 3,2-liter V6 engine with supercharged capacity of hp. Production of the first generation of SLK-class continued until April 7, A total of , cars were produced. Wider wheels were also available on SLK Kompressor models.
The car featured the same M engine as in the SLK , but has a helical twin-screw supercharger and water-to-air intercooler. The SLK 32 AMG also featured a more angular steering wheel, AMG instrument dials, an updated front and rear bumper with larger air intakes, and larger brakes; from mm 12 in , upgraded to mm 13 in in diameter. SLK 32 production started from January , to March The R is the second generation Mercedes-Benz SLK which is a two-passenger, front-engine, rear-drive, retractable hardtop roadster.
It was unveiled at the 74th Geneva International Motor Show — and manufactured and marketed for model years — Jump to Manuals. Optional features include remote operation of the retractable hardtop as well as an innovative forced air, neck-level heating system integral to the headrests, marketed as Airscarf.
The design has been aerodynamically optimized to minimize interior draughts with the top retracted and includes a fabric windblocker which can be pulled up over the two roll-over bars.
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