Under this scheme, roadsters use the base name "SL", followed by the model's placement in Mercedes-Benz hierarchy. įor the 2017 model year (late 2016), with the release of the third generation R172 facelift, the SLK-Class was renamed to Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class in accordance with the revised nomenclature adopted by the brand. The former designation "SLK" derives from the company's design mission to create a roadster that was at once sporty, light and short-in German: sportlich (sporty), leicht (light) und kurz (short). The car went on sale two years later in Europe, and in 1997 in the US. Mercedes presented the SLK II concept car at the 1994 Paris Motor Show, showing off the "vario-roof". (January 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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The "SL" is for Sportlich Leicht (German for "Sport Light") and alludes to the long-running SL-Class. The former designation "SLK" derives from the company's design mission to create a roadster that was at once sporty, light and short-in German: sportlich (sporty), leicht (light) und kurz (short).įor the 2017 model year (late 2016), with the release of the third generation R172 facelift, the SLK-Class was renamed to Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class in accordance with the revised nomenclature adopted by the brand. The Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class is a compact luxury roadster manufactured by Daimler-Benz in three generations R170 launched in 1996, the R171 in 2004 and R172 in 2011.
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