The insults are common and predictably gender-biased: the hairdresser's car, the chick car, etc. But the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK, especially the SLK 55 AMG, throws off those epithets with abandon, ...

In an effort to reduce fuel consumption, Mercedes-Benz has added direct injection and a cylinder deactivation feature to the new V-8 engine in the 2012 SLK AMG roadster. Wayne Cunningham Managing ...

My interest in cars started a little later in life than most in the automotive arena. Starting with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications, I began my professional career doing marketing for a local ...

Sports cars don't always have the best relationship with reliability, but these 10 Mercedes-AMG models buck the trend with ...

NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG is an effortless assassin, offering an abundance of power delivered in smooth, athletic fashion. The naturally aspirated V8 is the critical ...

Next year, the world will be gifted with a new generation Mercedes SLK, with the compact roadster reaching its third incarnation. What version of the upcoming car could be more interesting than the ...

Before we return to the price -- and believe you me, we will return -- let's talk about the numbers our crack testing crew recorded. When I first drove the SLK55, I knew its naturally aspirated ...

The new R172 generation SLK should tick all the right boxes. Without the F1 fake nose, it’s much better looking and with a new 5.5-liter V8 with cylinder deactivation it’s fast and relatively ...

View post: Ferrari Refuses to Go Fully Electric—V6, V8, and V12 Will Keep Roaring It sits there, all tension and sinew, ready to pounce on lesser cars. Start it up and it barks with a clear V8 voice ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran August 22, 2011 Comment Now! As we predicted, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG will come onto the market early next year with fresh new styling and a brand new 5.5-liter V-8. In ...

Mercedes-Benz has revived its high-performance AMG trim (absent for the 2011 model year) for the redesigned 2012 SLK-Class. The 2012 SLK55 AMG features the only V-8 powertrain offered on the roadster.

When automakers start increasing power in their products, the current fashion is to throw a turbocharger on it, mainly because there’s an added bonus of improved efficiency too. Fewer and fewer are ...