Mercedes Benz SLK 32 AMG Part 1 / 2

The R170-platform SLK 230 Kompressor was introduced in 1997 for model year 1998 to compete with the Porsche Boxster and BMW Z3. Setting it apart was its folding hardtop, though its additional weight detracting from the performance of the 185 hp 2.3 L supercharged I4 engine and automatic transmission. The SLK was on Car and Driver's Ten Best list for 1997.
A 5-speed manual transmission was added for 1999 along with the 215 hp 3.2 L V6 and 6-speed manual transmission in the 2001 SLK 320.
An AMG model was added in 2001, with a 354 hp (264 kW) supercharged version of the 3.2 L V6. This SLK 32 AMG was the best-performing SLK ever, and was a direct rival of the BMW M Roadster and Porsche Boxster S. It is only offered with automatic transmission. The SLK AMG engine is also hand built.
Not all Mercedes SLKs were built in Bremen, Germany, the SLK 320 being built in South Africa. The very first R170 Mercedes SLK was completed on January 29, 1997 and last on April 7, 2004.
Summary of all versions and engine specifications:
R170 Pre-facelift
· SLK 200 - 2.0 L (1998 cc) 136 hp I4 engine, 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 9.3 seconds, top speed of 208 km/h (129 mph). NB Exported only to Portugal, Italy and Greece.
· SLK 200 Kompressor - 2.0 L (1998 cc) 192 hp I4 supercharged engine, 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 7.7 seconds, top speed of 236 km/h (147 mph).
· SLK 230 Kompressor - 2.3 L (2295 cc) 193 hp I4 supercharged engine, 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 7.4 seconds, top speed of 231 km/h (143 mph).
R170 With Facelift
· SLK 200 Kompressor - 2.0 L (1998 cc) 163 hp I4 supercharged engine, 0-60 mph in 8.2 seconds, top speed of 223 km/h (138 mph). NB Not exported to North American markets.
· SLK 230 Kompressor - 2.3 L (2295 cc) 197 hp I4 supercharged engine, 0-60 mph in 6.9 seconds, top speed of 240 km/h (148 mph).
· SLK 320 - 3.2 L (3199 cc) 218 hp V6 engine, 0-60 mph in 6.5 seconds, top speed of 245 km/h (152 mph).
· SLK 32 AMG - 3.2 L (3199 cc) 354 hp V6 engine with "twin-screw" supercharger. Production commenced in August 2000 and ended in March 2004.

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[RichardEllisxyz]

@ryan00dddddddd Very nice Mercedes to own...kind of rare & will be expensive to service in the long run. Your four point GPA doesn't seem to show as your grammar & spelling is terrible. Look over your text & correct your errors please! The very fact of your bad spelling & grammar tends to make others believe that you are not who you say you are. The mis-spelled "collage"....several times in your text is rather ironic...don't you think?

[bloobear1]

Beautiful car

[sjs2011]

I love youtube for comments like this.

[tonyinfinity]

@ryanw00dddddddd lol I don't care about you or who your parents are. rofl You're obviously not as bright as they are.

[ryanw00dddddddd]

@tonyinfinity silver spoon? no i earn all of my money, and my parents came from the poorest of the poor. but now my dad Warren T Wood is one of the head scientist working on the oil spill in the gulf. look him up. and my mom is a higschool redesign coordinator for the state of louisiana look her up too Caroline J Wood. 

[tonyinfinity]

@ryanw00dddddddd What the hell does that have to do with anything?! There are plenty of kids getting straight A's that aren't driving a Mercedes. Some of them are lucky to have a good Steak on the table for dinner. So if you want to pat yourself on the back, and tell me about all your achievements, don't bother. Good for you Mr. Silver Spoon. My statement still stands by the way!

[gkiziltan]

@ryanw00dddddddd I had the same hydraulic problem with my SLK. The sealing ring in the hydraulic piston that locks the roof mechanism was deformed and this resulted to a ruined roof fabric as well as a hydraulic oil soaked liner behind the fabric. The piston was replaced (including the hoses stretching back to the hydraulic pump). I didn't want to pay for a new fabric though.

[ryanw00dddddddd]

@tonyinfinity im lucky enough to have earned the car with my 4.0 in highschool my weekly community service and iive been working 40 hours a week minimum wage for my neighbor since i was 13. i work harder than any other youth around. so dont be too quick to judge might i add that my 4.0 consists mainly of AP courses which earn me collage credit. im going to be a junior in highschool and i already have enough collage credits to be a sophmore in collage.

[tonyinfinity]

@ryanw00dddddddd lol "im 16", rofl you should count your lucky stars that you can even drive such a car! The youth of today,*rolls eyes*.

[ryanw00dddddddd]

@lhmcfield i own a AMG 32 and boy. it is nice. im 16, the car was passed down to me. but there is a small problem with the hard top. if ur car is left in the heat too much hydraulic fuel will leak onto the headliner and stretch out the fabric.