2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC Spy Shots - Motor Authority
Mercedes-Benz is bringing back its SLC badge next year but it won’t be affixed to an ‘all-new’ car but rather an updated version of the current SLK-Class. We’ll see a 2016 SLK with a new base engine and a few other changes before Mercedes replaces the car with the SLC-badged version, shown here as a prototype. Some we can spot at present include new bumpers, a new grille, revised head and tail-lights, and a new exhaust tip design. It should feature the same twin-turbocharged 3. 0-liter V-6 fitted to the C450 AMG Sport , where it currently generates 362 hp and 384 lb-ft. As for a dedicated Mercedes-AMG variant, we may see the car adopt the tuner’s new twin-turbocharged 4. 0-liter V-8, meaning Mercedes may soon be without a naturally-aspirated V-8 model in its lineup ( the current SLK55 AMG features a 5. 5-liter... The changes being made to the car are part of Mercedes’ plan to position future generations of the SLC further upmarket, possibly to allow room for an Audi TT-rivaling ‘SLA’ sports car based on the next-generation A-Class platform, as well as to... Source: www.motorauthority.com
