Mercedes Air Intake

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG: First Drive. 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, rising instead to deliver a combination of sport, speed, style, and comfort anyone could love--even macho, macho men.
 How does it do it? With a familiar AMG recipe, adding more power, better handling, a dash of race-inspired design, and, of course, AMG exclusivity. Yet the SLK 55 remains the most "lifestyle" oriented vehicle in the range by AMG chief Ola Kallenius' own statement. How do these two personalities co-exist in one smallish roadster? Quite well, actually.
As we light off through downtown San Francisco toward our destination in Monterey, via fantastic winding roads that slice through verdant Redwood-lined vistas, it's immediately apparent that this AMG car is a bit different from the rest. Among the rest of the AMG range, even the CLS 63 AMG, there's a tendency for the softest "comfort" suspension setting to be a bit harsh for daily driving in cratered urban streets. Not so with the SLK 55.
 There's still a sport-oriented firmness to the ride, but the dampers have been tuned to demand less from the driver and more from the car--a much better balance for top-down cruising. And that's how we set out despite the slightly damp November chill to the Bay Area air.
 With the windows up and the climate control system set, the cabin is neither turbulent nor uncomfortably cold. A mesh divider between the seats helps to settle the wind. We cruise in comfort with the top down for over an hour, enjoying the sound of the 5.5-liter naturally-aspirated V-8 and its 415 horses reverberating from first the buildings, then later then trees, as we (rapidly) work our way to our destination.
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