SLC finally arrives

[Gene]

Here are a few sneak peaks.

 

[renault12ts]

Wow...they store the cars on grass!!

 

[C240Sport97]

I like

 

[Gene]

And two more from the rear

 

[HB]

Nice to see the SLC badge again . My dad had a 450 SLC back in the day.

 

[C240Sport97]

I am really pleased to see that the SLC's design is clean and uncluttered with too many 'features'

 

[gaz_l]

Well, I didn't barf so it passes the first test..

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[merc85]

So is the New slc a fixed roof like the old ones from the 70's?

 

[219]

Doesn't look long enough to have rear seats ; the C107 was much longer than the R107 .

 

[Gene]

Mods please edit PEAKS to read PEEKS in my OP.
Damn predictive text.
Thanks.

 

[st13phil]

So is the New slc a fixed roof like the old ones from the 70's?

Doesn't look long enough to have rear seats ; the C107 was much longer than the R107 .

It's the facelift of the R172...

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Front looks very nice , not so keen on the radio antenna on the bootlid.

 

[StuartK]

There's two reasons why I don't like it:

1. My private plate just devalued
2. They are doing a non AMG, AMG version without a V8

 

[cb1965]

Another day, another model added to the most incongruous illogical range of any marque!

 

[bpsorrel]

Will it have fake exhaust outlets like the rest of the MB range now? Silly, but this really ticks me off. My R172 has proper pipes with chrome outlets. I saw a GLE coupe today and guess what - fake plastic trims attached to the bumper. Awful for a car of this price range IMO. BMW and Audi still have real pipes.....

 

[219]

It's the facelift of the R172...

Then why don't they just call it what it is instead of naming it after a completely different model ?

And when they do decide to bring out a coupe based on the SL , what are they going to name it ....

 

[bpsorrel]

It's MB's new naming policy. As the SLK platform is based on the C class, it's now to be called SLC like the ML is now the GLE (E based) and GLA (A class based) etc.

Don't see the point myself, bu that's how it is.

 

[cb1965]

I just glaze over now as it's too confusing, I really can't be bothered trying to work out what is what and if I was in the market for a new car I would just go elsewhere!

 

[bpsorrel]

The only changes really are

SLK to SLC
ML to GLE
GL to GLS
GLK to GLC

I think that's it. All the others (A, B, C, E, CLS, S, SL etc) stay the same.

 

[219]

The only changes really are

SLK to SLC
ML to GLE
GL to GLS
GLK to GLC

I think that's it. All the others (A, B, C, E, CLS, S, SL etc) stay the same.

Seems daft - in established parlance GL and GLS are trim levels : Grande Lux and Grande Lux Super , as used by many makers for years , and SLC stood for Sport Light Coupe to designate the coupe based on the SL platform , with its replacement the SEC being a Super Einspritzmotor Coupe to show that it was a coupe based on the SWB W126 platform .

Unfortunately , the adolescents now naming these cars don't even bother to look up names already used or their meanings .