The SLK55 AMG is the vehicle in question, the model first turning up in 2004 as one of the founding fathers of the second-gen ...

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 ...

June 10, 2006 As the only eight-cylinder roadster in its segment the Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG provides a unique driving experience. Now the iconic two-seater has become even sportier, as Mercedes AMG ...

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Ralph Hanson January 27, 2007 Comment Now! Roadsters are arguably the ultimate sports car experience, giving a taste of an open-top race car, pouring sound, sun and wind into the cockpit, the song of ...

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, ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...

We're pretty sure that most people would probably feel pretty awful if they would be required to jump out of their beds at around 7:00 AM on a Saturday morning, brush their teeth in the least amount ...

Although we’re very much saddened by the current fall into oblivion of the roadster market mainly due to the craze for crossovers, SUVs, or trucks, it’s also true that this trend comes with ...

Like its less powerful SLK siblings, the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG is newly refined with a number of subtle changes more apparent from the driver's seat than from an exterior visual standpoint.

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 ...

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 ...