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Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2011
Production year: 2011
No. of produced cars: Information not available at the moment.
Development on the R172 began in 2005, with the final design being selected in 2008. Mercedes-Benz announced the new SLK in the autumn of 2010, allowing car magazines to drive disguised test cars several months prior to official announcement in January 2011 and formal public launch at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2011. The company took the unusual step of issuing several press releases in October and November 2010 announcing new features such as “Magic Sky Control”.