The Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...

 R170 was an automobile platform

Automobile platform

An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques...

 for sports car

Sports car

A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....

s produced since 1996 and was the first Mercedes-Benz hard top convertible.

R170 models were originally sold as the SLK-Class

Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

The SLK is a compact roadster manufactured by Mercedes-Benz in three generations; R170 launched in 1996, the R171 in 2004 and R172 in 2011....

 and was based on the W202 C-Class

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a compact executive car produced by the Mercedes-Benz division of Daimler AG. First introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 range , the C-Class was the smallest model in the marque's lineup until the 1997 arrival of the A-Class...

. It was replaced by a new SLK-Class platform - the R171 - for 2005. R170 and R171

Mercedes-Benz R171

R171 represents the second generation of Mercedes-Benz SLK and is slightly larger than its predecessor the R170. The Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class is a luxury roadster built by the German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz since 1997...

 chassis production is handled by Karmann

Karmann

Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, commonly known simply as Karmann, in Osnabrück, Germany was until 2009 the largest independent motor vehicle manufacturing company in Germany...

 of Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

The Chrysler Crossfire

Chrysler Crossfire

The Chrysler Crossfire is a rear-wheel drive sports car marketed by Chrysler as both coupé and roadster and was built for Chrysler by Karmann of Germany.-Design:...

 also shares this platform.

Models and Specifications

Model	Years	Engine	Power	0–100 km/h (62 mph)	Top Speed
SLK200	1997–2004	2L M111.946 Mercedes-Benz M111 engine The M111 engine family was a straight-4 automobile engine from Mercedes-Benz, produced from 1992 to 2003. Debuted in the 1992 Mercedes-Benz E-Class , this engine family is relatively oversquare and uses 4 valves per cylinder.- M111.920 :... L4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....	102 kW (136 hp)	9.3 seconds	208 km/h (129 mph)
SLK200K	1997–2000*	2L M111.943 Mercedes-Benz M111 engine The M111 engine family was a straight-4 automobile engine from Mercedes-Benz, produced from 1992 to 2003. Debuted in the 1992 Mercedes-Benz E-Class , this engine family is relatively oversquare and uses 4 valves per cylinder.- M111.920 :... L4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....	143 kW (192 hp)	7.7 seconds	236 km/h (147 mph)
	2001–2004	2L M111.958 Mercedes-Benz M111 engine The M111 engine family was a straight-4 automobile engine from Mercedes-Benz, produced from 1992 to 2003. Debuted in the 1992 Mercedes-Benz E-Class , this engine family is relatively oversquare and uses 4 valves per cylinder.- M111.920 :... L4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....	122 kW (163 hp)	8.2 seconds	223 km/h (138 mph)
SLK230K	1998–2000	2.3L M111.973 Mercedes-Benz M111 engine The M111 engine family was a straight-4 automobile engine from Mercedes-Benz, produced from 1992 to 2003. Debuted in the 1992 Mercedes-Benz E-Class , this engine family is relatively oversquare and uses 4 valves per cylinder.- M111.920 :... L4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....	144 kW (193 hp)	6.9 seconds	231 km/h (143 mph)
	2001–2004	2.3L M111.983 Mercedes-Benz M111 engine The M111 engine family was a straight-4 automobile engine from Mercedes-Benz, produced from 1992 to 2003. Debuted in the 1992 Mercedes-Benz E-Class , this engine family is relatively oversquare and uses 4 valves per cylinder.- M111.920 :... L4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....	147 kW (197 hp)	6.8 seconds	240 km/h (148 mph)
SLK320	2001–2004	3.2L M112.947 Mercedes-Benz M112 engine The Mercedes-Benz M112 engine is a V6 automobile piston engine family used in the 2000s. Introduced in 1998, it was the first V6 engine ever built by Mercedes... V6	162 kW (218 hp)	6.5 seconds	250**/276‡ km/h (155/181 mph)
SLK32 AMG	2001–2004	3.2L M112.960 Mercedes-Benz M112 engine The Mercedes-Benz M112 engine is a V6 automobile piston engine family used in the 2000s. Introduced in 1998, it was the first V6 engine ever built by Mercedes... V6	264 kW (354 hp)	4.5 seconds	250**/280*†/310‡ km/h (155/174/193 mph)

^*Exported only to Portugal, Italy and Greece.

^**Electronically limited top speed
^*†AMG optional increased limited top speed
^‡With limiter removed