The 2012 Mercedes SLK is playing its first teasing ... Company tests have shown that the new roof keeps the temperature of interior parts, such as armrests, cooler by up to ten degrees Celsius ...

(The standard version of the car comes with a roof painted in the vehicle color; a panorama roof with dark-tinted glass is also available.) You can buy the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK with either a 4 ...

While I loved the looks of the SLK and I did ... the dang roof...I expected better from a Mercedes Benz. The roof went kaput three times while I owned the car and I got sick of the bother and ...

Mercedes-Benz will introduce a new breed of "switchable" glass roof as an optional extra on the new SLK next year ... to prevent the interior of the car from heating up in direct sunlight.

with an electrochromic glass roof. Why it matters: It’s Mercedes’ third (and final?) chance to make the SLK a true sports car. Platform: Front-engine, rear-drive, related to that of the ...

Want to turn your Mercedes SLK into a goldfish ... since it’s based on the pre-facelift SLK. Well placed sources told CAR that the glass roof won’t be offered in the lifetime of this SLK ...

Roadsters are by definition less rigid than fixed-head coupes, which is why Mercedes ... roof sports car features a custom-designed platform developed for two engine layouts: inline-four and V6 ...

The SLK arrived in 1997 and with it came one of the great innovations in sports car design, the folding metal roof. It wasn't really new, the idea had been developed many years earlier, but those ...

Let me begin by saying that I have read that Mercedes Benz quality ... rednecks can't deal with European cars, does not matter if you are looking at a national parts chain or not.

The latest evolution of the model--the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster--is just ... The optional Magic Sky Control roof (yes, that's the real name) tints the top of the car to reduce light in ...

Check out real-world situations relating to the Mercedes SLK-Class ... These cars are complex and won’t tolerate sloppy servicing. So why are cars like his so cheap? Mainly because people are scared ...

Prepare to be the centre of attention when driving a Mercedes SLK ... for headroom when the roof is up. The SLK is definitely a roadster rather than a sports car. The ride is firm enough to ...