The new Mercedes-Benz SLK: Passion meets efficiency - Daimler

AMG Sports packagePage 49Power made apparentEven in the base version, the new SLK has an eye-catching appearance with itsexciting design, stature and high-class interior. Even more dynamic highlightscan be added with the optional AMG Sports package.The AMG Bodystyling package adds a further sporty and businesslike touch.This includes a muscular front apron, prominent side skirts and a new rearapron that suggests sheer power. Headlamps with dark surrounds and darktintedtail lights provide further visual distinctions.The seats with their specific vertical fluting and red topstitching emphasisetheir sporty nature, and are also available in grey as an alternative. There isalso red topstitching on the door armrests (if an Exclusive nappa leatherinterior is specified, also on the centre armrest, the upper dashboard sectionand the beltlines), the leather gaiter on the shift/selector lever and the steeringwheel with its grippy, perforated leather. Red seat belts provide yet anothervisual highlight. In models with the 7G-TRONIC PLUS automatic transmission,steering wheel shift paddles facilitate sporty gearshifts.An instrument cluster in a "chequered flag" design, black velour floor matswith red piping and the AMG logo round off the exclusive interior.The technical basis for models with the AMG Sports package is provided by alowered sports suspension with a stiffer, sportier spring and damper setup.Contact with the road surface is established by 18-inch 5-twin-spoke highsheenlight-alloy wheels with mixed-size tyres (front 225/40, rear 245/35)from sports car specialist AMG. A braking system with perforated 17-inchbrake discs and callipers bearing the lettering "Mercedes-Benz" ensuresoutstanding deceleration.The four-cylinder roadsters equipped with the AMG Sports package alsoexpress their special character acoustically – with an even sportier enginesound.Daimler Communications, 70546 Stuttgart/GermanyMercedes-Benz – A Daimler Brand