The smallest roadster in the automaker’s lineup is all-new for 2012, and hardly in need of more power, but that hasn’t stopped Mercedes-Benz from shoehorning its AMG-tuned 5.5-liter V8 under the hood.

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 ...

Mercedes-Benz’s already potent SLK55 AMG is getting even more wicked thanks to a so-called Special Series model packing a heavily reworked, 400-hp version of the German automaker’s soon-to-be-retired ...

Nelson Ireson February 9, 2009 Comment Now! Tuner cars are often examples of the worst sort of overkill, but occasionally a car will sneak through with less-than-typical appearance modifications and a ...

No manual transmission option is offered on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG roadster. Some found the automatic gearbox to be the weak link in terms of driving enjoyment. The power-folding hardtop ...

When Mercedes handed us the keys to the SLK55 AMG and asked us to drive it to a race track two hours south of the Golden Gate Bridge, we knew we'd be experiencing a certain corkscrew. That corkscrew ...

View post: Amazon’s ‘Solid’ $400 MIG Welder Is Now 40% Off It sits there, all tension and sinew, ready to pounce on lesser cars. Start it up and it barks with a clear V8 voice that thumps off the ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran August 28, 2007 Comment Now! Mercedes’ latest SLK 55 AMG Black Series has officially gone on sale, complete with a new 400hp (298kW) version of the 5.4L V8 and a 45kg lighter ...

Rex Accelero, a tuner that is not yet as well known as Brabus->ke561 or Carlsson, unveiled its latest creation: a new wide body for the Mercedes SLK 55 AMG. The main idea of the kit is the extensions: ...

Just when we were getting used to AMG's new formula, along comes the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG to buck the trend. How so, you ask? The main difference is what's under the hood. The 2012 SLK55 will ...