A waiting list so long, in fact, that buyers in the USA had to wait over a year before Mercedes started importing them, and kick-started an even longer waiting list. With styling cues quite clearly ripped from the bigger SL, combined with a sub-£30,000 price tag and compact dimensions, it was no surprise that there was a waiting list across Europe almost from the outset. The company’s mini-SL, codenamed R170, made its European debut in April 1996 and was previewed at that year’s Turin Motor Show. As an engineering masterpiece, it was a sight to behold. By pressing a button on the centre console, the roof would lift and concertina away into a rear deck that lifted up on hydraulic rams, so it was safely stowed away in just over 30 seconds. The Vario-Roof worked by means of a folding steel hardtop, divided in half along a transverse axis. The original ‘Vario-Roof’ was first seen on the SLK II Concept Car at the 1994 Paris Motor Show, the appearance of the prototype being so close to the final production model that it was clear from the outset that Mercedes had production intent for the model. It may not have been the first of its ilk, but the Mercedes-Benz R170 SLK was the car that popularised the trend of the electric folding hardtop – an idea that went on to spawn similar models from Peugeot, Vauxhall, Ford and Nissan to name but a few. ISBN 9783958436961.SLKs left Read Owners' Reviews Introduction Praxisratgeber Klassikerkauf series (in German). Mercedes-Benz SLK (R 170): Alle Modelle von 1996–2004. Die neue SLK-Klasse: Menschen, Modelle, Motoren: alles über den Mercedes-Sportwagen (in German). Dorcester, Dorset, UK: Veloce Publishing. Mercedes-Benz: Everything you want to know about the SLK R172 - From the SLK200 to the SLK 55AMG and Tuners. Mercedes-Benz: Everything you want to know about the SLK R171 - From the SLK 200 K to the SLK 55 AMG and Tuners. Mercedes-Benz: Everything you want to know about the SLK R170 - From the SLK 200 to the SLK 32 AMG and Tuners. Faszination SLK: R 170 (in German and English). Mercedes-Benz Personenwagen: Eine Chronik (in German). Dorchester, Dorset, UK: Veloce Publishing. Mercedes-Benz SLK & SLC: alle Generationen, alle Baujahre (in German). New Great Car Series (in English, German, and Italian). ^ a b "Mercedes-Benz Delivers Record-Breaking 2014 Sales Volume Of 330,391, Up 5.7%".^ a b "Mercedes-Benz USA Hits Its Highest-Ever U.S.^ "Highest Sales Month for the Year at 21,469 Brings Mercedes-Benz to an.^ "Mercedes-Benz USA's Sales Drop 32.1 Percent In December 2008 | eMercedesBenz – The Unofficial Mercedes-Benz Weblog".^ "Mercedes-Benz Rings in the New Year with Record 2006 Sales".^ "2004 Highest Year on Record for Mercedes-Benz USA".^ "Mercedes-Benz USA Records Highest Sales in Its History. ^ "Mercedes-Benz SLK monthly and annual sales in Europe".^ "The Mercedes-Benz SLC Roadster is Officially Done".^ "Salon Detroit 2016 : Mercedes SLC".Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. ^ a b c d e "The new Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class".^ "Auto & Design – 98 – Reinterpretation of the roadster".^ "Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster Review (1996 - 2004) | Parkers".^ "Mercedes-Benz expands brand world and introduces new nomenclature: Mercedes-Maybach for the ultimate in exclusivity and individuality"."Mercedes renames utility vehicles, repositions Maybach as sub-brand".
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