Mercedes SLK 200 Kompressor

Our car:

Our Mercedes Benz SLK 200 that left the Verona dealer has always remained in our province. This can be seen from the history of the vehicle registration book, both in terms of the transfer of ownership and the periodic inspections, all of which were carried out in Verona.

Youngtimer, a term recently coined in Germany to describe cars from 1980 to 2000, our Mercedes SLK fully falls into this category.

A very solid car, it has not undergone any major maintenance or restoration work but simply a tune-up using original Mercedes parts.
Unfortunately, it does not carry its first paintwork as it is worn and a little marked from its city use. For these reasons we opted for a total repaint, categorically respecting its classic and very famous Mercedes silver colour code 744.
The car is registered with the ASI as a car of historic interest, and is ready to give us many more thrills.

History:

Kurz (short) from the outset, as the German engineers called it during the design phase to distinguish it from its longer, higher-end older sister SL, there was a desire and an idea in Mercedes to line up a compact sports car that was not too demanding in terms of both management and cost.

It was a great success, the SLK 200 was unveiled at the Turin motor show on 22 April 1996, and even today, after various transformations in terms of both aesthetics and engines, it remains a staple in Mercedes showcases.

Undoubtedly the detail that determined so much success in sales was the adoption of a steel sunroof that in just 25 seconds transformed a coupé into a fully convertible car, thus eliminating the need for maintenance, treatments and care to protect the convertible top. It also offers excellent acoustic/thermal insulation to use the car even in the coldest weather.
Along with the high construction standards as Mercedes has in its styling, another aspect that made it very interesting was the adoption from the outset of a generous 2000 cc supercharged engine with a volumetric compressor (Kompressor). This not only made the engine smooth at low and high revs, but also made it more powerful and perfect for sports driving with an impressive 192 hp at a weight of just 1250 kg.

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