Vehicle Description
2005 Mercedes Benz SLK350 Roadster
In 1886 Karl Benz introduced the very first automobile named the
Benz Patent Motor Car. The Benz car sported three-wheels and
weighed about 200 lbs. The single-cylinder four-stroke engine
produced 2/3hp at 250rpm and is considered by most to be the
world's first car. A few months later Gottlieb Daimler unveiled a
four-wheeled vehicle. While each of these accomplishments are grand
on their own, little did either man realize that they would later
form one of the most prestigious, powerful and timeless automotive
powerhouses in the world. The first Mercedes was introduced in
1900, shortly after the death of Daimler and four years after the
debut of the Benz Patent Motor Car. Emil Jellinek, who commissioned
a new sports car as one of Daimler's primary distributors, named it
after his daughter.
From the Autobahn to "Morgantahn", and within the massive confines
of the Classic Auto Mall is this 81,483 title verified actual mile
2005 version of the SLK350 Mercedes Benz sports car. A 3.5 liter
DOHC V6, 7-speed Touch Shift transmission, a retractable hardtop, a
spiced up AMG rear wing, a clean Carfax, and the Harmon Kardon
premium sound system. We are now feasting our eyes at one of the
sleekest designs to ever grace the automotive food chain. Jeeves,
wo ist mein Dribbling-L�tzchen?
Exterior
Bathed in Iridium Silver with a matching retractable hardtop, we
have a sports car meets open cockpit roadster. With its ultra sleek
bulbous flirting with aerodynamic lines, and all integrated
headlamps, tail lamps, bumpers and grille, the air around you will
never see you coming. Especially thrilling is the Formula One front
center grille nose complete with tri-pointed star paying homage to
the racing heritage that helped in its design and performance. This
car has been well cared for but showing some with some scuffs and
scrapes in the neoprene on the exterior surfaces. We see fog lights
and halogen style headlights with polycarbonate lenses on front
with fog lights integrated into the neoprene bumper below self
cleansing tail lights back, and when on at night, this car comes up
on you and is menacing, so just get out of its way and it will be
ahead in no time. This excellence leads back to the long and lean
hood with the added AMG vent fins for a definite menacing look.
With the touch of a button the hardtop disappears into the rear of
the body and this choreographed dance is a sight to behold and
helps give you a rear view of the added AMG wing perched upon the
trunk lid. Standard issue Mercedes-Benz 17-inch multi-spoke black
center alloy wheels wrapped in nearly new Hankook rubber and this
car handles like a cat on carpet.
Interior
With a delicate melding of Anthracite Gray and Black leather, a
racing inspired design comes to form on the inside. A console
mounted shifter with the "Touch Shift" manual mode available,
telescoping and tilt steering wheel, cruise control, power windows,
and dual integrated roll bars, are among just the plethora of
options added on for performance and convenience. Sexy round
deep-set analog gauges are bordered by an electronic odometer which
is showing 81,483 original miles. With the configuration of these
gauges and the upper dual dash visors it looks like an exploding
nebula coming at you, but alas it's only the gauges! The factory
Harmon Kardon premium sound AM/FM/Single CD stereo with navigation
graces the center of the dash and hovers above a slew of rocker
switches for the seat heaters and power locks as well as other
functions all surrounded by a black inlay. Black carpet with very
clean Mercedes-Benz floor mats floats the interior with the twin
high back integrated headrest bucket seats showing just the right
amount of folding and age wear to the very light gray leather.
Between the rear of the buckets and gracing the roll bar is the
newly added wind blocker.
Drivetrain
3.5 Liters of DOHC V6 is electronically fuel injected and gives you
268 horses at your right foot. This technological marvel lurks
under the gray and black plastic engine covers, all residing within
the very clean bay. It has a 7-speed Touch Shift automatic on the
back which sends power to the 3.27 geared rear axle that puts the
power to the asphalt.
Undercarriage
No rust, straight, structurally sound steel and plenty of ground
effects panels are noted. A fully independent sport suspension is
on with MacPherson struts up front and a multi-link and coil spring
arrangement in the rear. Power disc brakes with ABS and braking
assist brings this "Sport Licht" to a halt. Last but not least a
speed sensitive power assisted rack and pinion steering allows you
to feel the road at numerous levels of speed. The factory dual
stainless steel exhaust system is on for the exhale and is looking
fab.
Drive-Ability
High quality, high performance is to be expected and it was
delivered on my test drive of this little German marvel. Great
acceleration, speed sensitive handling, and steering, and plenty of
brake stopping power. Best of all this car can cruise comfortably
all day and not even break a sweat. The fiberglass retractable
hardtop makes this car very drivable in any weather conditions. A
nice driver with the only flaw being the headlamp washers being
disconnected as our consignor did not like the mess they
created.
Beautiful timeless design, bulbous small maneuverable German sports
car lines and ultra inner adjustability to suit any frame of
person, this is a very nice car. You'll quickly realize when
looking at this car there are no more links in the chain to climb
because you are at the very top!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
