Major changes took place last year on the Mercedes-Benz SLK retractable hardtop convertible, which gave the premium 2-seat sports car a larger body with Formula 1-inspired styling. Available in 3-trims, the 2007 models carryover the upgrades from 2006. The SLK280 offers a 3.0L 24-valve V-6 with 228 horsepower. The 3.5-liter V-6 on the SLK350 produces 268 horses and the top model, the SLK55 AMG, pumps-up a whopping 355 ponies out of the AMG-built 5.4-liter V-8. This model year, 6-speed manual and 7-speed automatics are transmission selections, and 4-wheel multilink suspension fluidly responds to every twist in the road. All models have ABS and traction control, head and thorax side-impact airbags and optional Airscarf neck-warmers.

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