2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster

Sport-tuned dampers are standard, although electrically adjustable units are available as a special-order option  Mercedes continues to use a strut-type suspension in front and a five-link independent setup for the rear axle. Despite shedding a pair of doors, the coupe still rides on the same 108.7-inch wheelbase as the sedan, and is only a half-inch shorter and 100 pounds lighter. Coupe models do receive a sweeping panoramic glass roof that's nearly an inch and a half lower than the sedan, and incorporates a very BMW-like kick in the quarter window design.

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster

The new C-Class Coupe is almost the splitting image of the C-Class sedan, and even uses the same front fascia and fenders as its four-door siblings. Exterior styling is certainly handsome, if not predictable. Instead of competing against Audi A3s, this C is gunning directly at BMW's 3-Series Coupe. Unlike the C-Class Sportcoupe hatchback, sold here from 2002 to 2007, the new two-door C-Class isn't a basic, entry-level luxury compact.

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster

Mercedes-Benz has effectively taken off car, wagon, and elite, and variations of the new 2012 C-Class, yet the automaker simply unwrapped the 2012 C-Class Coupe in front of its official introduction at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.


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