Additional Inputs: 2011 Mercedes Benz SLK

There are new details that have emerged for the upcoming 2011 Mercedes Benz SLK. It is expected that the next gen edition would be more masculine in appearance and will sport a brawnier look. From the various pieces of information that has been collected it seems that the new edition would be one of the most exciting cars from the Merc range.

It is expected that the standard edition will also be power packed with 3.0 liter V6 engine which would generate 300-350 horsepower. The AMG edition would be equipped with 3.6 liter V8 twin turbo engine which would generate 470 horsepower. The next gen SLK 55 AMG would feature a revised version of 5.5 liter V8 engine which would produce 422 horsepower. For an entry level SLK in the Europe it would be equipped with 2.2 liter four cylinder turbo diesel engine.

It is expected that the company may market the US region also but the powertrain for the US is not yet finalized.

To offer good comfort and handling the engineers have planned to introduce a weight saving regime for the new edition. They plan to reduce at least 200 pounds of the cars curb weight. The designers have used themes for the interiors which are borrowed from the SLS AMG Super car.

Mercedes has yet to disclose finer details about this product.

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