Test drive Mercedes Benz Slk Class since 2011 Rogster
Star under the roof
Have you expected the three-beam brand to represent the S-Class sedan? To rush like that? We, too. But the dealer offered us this class. Sudest. Maybe it is worth regarding this as a manifestation of confidence in your own status? SLK car is small, but certainly not democratic. Therefore, it should be expected from her that the real Mercedes has. And another remarkable moment. Nowhere are the stamps of the brand are not strong as in the segment of compact sports cars, and SLK 55 AMG even walks here in the kings. The opposition of Boxster, TT and Z4 is weak with motors and also does not have metal folding roofs. The alignment of forces is evident. Daimlerchrysler designer cuisine is baking the cake for a cake, a masterpiece for a masterpiece. Each model, barely born, goes straight into the annals of history. Each car is a work of art, which for competitors turns into an object of study and training. In each new product, there is always something for the first time in world practice. SLK is also from pioneers. Here, for the first time in world practice, it is provided for blowing the neck of the neck with warm air that this AIRSCARF system, an air scarf.
The colossal authority of the Mercedes-Benz brand is based, in particular, on the introduction of ultramodern, almost experimental, technologies into serial products. Of course, this determines the jealous attention of manufacturers and the press to each step of Stuttgarts. Any oversight becomes news of the number one, not coming from the pages of newspapers and magazines for weeks. And to competitors joy: they say, here they are, black spots on your sun! This happened with the innovative a-class, which the journalists managed to first turn over, and then make a sensation out of this. True, then it turned out that in similar conditions, almost every fourth of the produced models can turn over, but to overturn the Mercedes outstanding in the understanding of colleagues achievement! The reverse side of the technical leadership of complexity with ensuring non -precise operation of systems. Recently, the Mercedes people themselves recognize the existence of problems with the reliability of technology. They did not arise out of the blue: in the heat of competitive struggle, in order to cut their own cost of production, the margin of strength of the nodes and assemblies was deliberately reduced by what the Mercedes were always famous for and some suppliers of components were replaced. Now the Daimlerchrysler Corporation is taking an intensive complex of rehabilitation measures that should bear fruit this year.
But back to SLK. What is this exception or rule? He has all the Mercedes features. And even more. Here he is, incomparable run by scoring the laws of conservation of energy, under the released accelerator the car rolls and rolls, and rolls, not thinking of voluntarily stopping. Holds the SLK trajectory with the same iron grip, the steering wheel is also isolated from road vibrations. The efforts on the governing bodies are the same verified, and the authorities themselves are arranged according to the familiar scheme. There are the same delays in the reactions seemingly subtle, but at the same time exactly such that the driver always has the opportunity to emergely abandon the maneuver. The engine, albeit equipped with a compressor, pulls cheerfully and evenly, without pronounced pickups. And the machine is still smooth and slow.
And the differences? The suspension is worse, although its energy intensity is still at an inaccessible height. But there are fewer rolls in the turns and more emotions! The specifics of the chassis settings is not a secret for seven seals: thanks to ESP, which does not rush to pull the driver, you need not. It will allow the sliding of the rear axle to feel, and in a deactivated state gives skidding to develop an arbitrarily long time, but only until the moment the driver began correcting actions. Here ESP will wake up and intervene. This is called a pleasure for which you do not need to pay. Road qualities of road qualities, however, styling and functionality for this car are no less fundamental. Oddly enough, SLK is quite a practical car, not at all torn from reality. Even Russian. His miracle-wing gives freedom to draw a summer evening, and winter weekends to go skiing out of town. This is not a cloth top: in a raised position, he disfigures the car, burns out in the sun, vulnerable to vandals, and in cold weather, any leakage will force the car to put the car for a joke.
SLK design cannot be called calm. Rather, sharp and dynamic, with notes of aggressiveness. This is clearly the same style in which SL and SLR McLaren are designed, but possibly even more expressive. I'm not afraid to call SLK the most expressive car of the Mercedes-Benz production program! Today, this car with the senior SL is crowned by the evolution of Stuttgart relatives, which began in 1931, when a sports SSKL was born with a seven -liter compressor six peak capacity of 225 horses. By the way, initially the model had a different name R-Class (from Roadster), but shortly before the debut in 1995 it was renamed the short SL, then SLK.
And, of course, the interior. There is less gloss and delights than the C-class sedan, but there is an asceticism with an artificial brutality raid on a sports car. The idea is understandable and in German is meticulously embodied in the material. The forms are simpler, and the blankets of devices and the steering wheel have become the dominant elements that the driver constantly sees in front of him. The main decorative material was chosen instead of solid chrome. True, if desired, its total presence can be diluted with wooden inserts. The forms are simpler, and the blankets of devices and the steering wheel have become the dominant elements that the driver constantly sees in front of him. Mercedes-Benz holds ahead of the entire planet. The model line is amazingly extensive even without taking into account the subsidiaries of Smart and Maybach. There are constant replenishment and changes with it: new B-, M- and R-classes have just been presented, the CLK series is modernized. On the way the next generation of S and G models, which will receive an unprecedented equipment, as well as E-class facial. After a couple of years, a compact SUV MLK and a new chain will appear. It is unlikely that even such nimble brands as Audi and Lexus will be able to eliminate the lag from the leader in the next five -year plan.
Mercedes-Benz SLK R171
Engines: 3
Transmissions: 3
Body flowers: 12
Salon decoration options: 44
Options: 76
Price: from 43900 euros
Top version, it is the only one: 360 hp/0-100 km/h 4.9 s
Among the basic equipment:
eSP stabilization system
analog watches
metal pedals
Among the options:
aMG styling package
the coloring of the body with enamels with Varicolor and Chromoaflair effects
roof distance control
two -color leather interior decoration
ceiling decoration with leather
comand APS multimedia system with color display
switching transfers buttons on the steering wheel
heating the steering wheel
blowing warm air of the neck area AIRSCARF
onboard phone
adaptive headlights
remote control of the garage gate
heating the washer tank
tires with the possibility of movement after damage
tire pressure sensor
Visiting:
Daimlerchrysler AG
Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany
Brand registration: 1926
Founder: Paul Daimler, Karl Benz
Years: 1926-45 and since 1947
Production gamut: 16 passenger models
Source: Wheel magazine [No. 91 /2005]
