I have been asked what my day-to-day car is. Well it's a 2002 SLK32 AMG which is a Merc with some oomph! The SLK32 AMG has 354 bhp courtesy of its supercharged 3.2 Litre V6 and is capable of 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds. All the engines were hand-built by AMG; each one by an individual engineer. The engine features an intercooled Lysholm-type "twin-screw" supercharger. Production ran between August 2000 and March 2004. Only 4,333 SLK32s were built in total, of which 979 were retained for Germany, 2,056 exported to the USA and 263 went to the UK. So she is relatively rare. I think she will be a future classic. With taut handling and a silky smooth engine that delivers oodles of power, the SLK32 offers supercar performance but without the tantrums associated with more exotic beasts. 
Top speed is restricted to 155 mph but an ECU switch takes it up to 174 mph with a few extra horses thrown in for good measure. I also understand that a tweak or two to the headers and a change of pulley drive pushes bhp up another 100 bhp to 450 which must be awesome in such a compact car. Well I'm hoping my AMG will become a classic and in the meantime I am just going to enjoy her for what she is...a true thoroughbred.
Top speed is restricted to 155 mph but an ECU switch takes it up to 174 mph with a few extra horses thrown in for good measure. I also understand that a tweak or two to the headers and a change of pulley drive pushes bhp up another 100 bhp to 450 which must be awesome in such a compact car. Well I'm hoping my AMG will become a classic and in the meantime I am just going to enjoy her for what she is...a true thoroughbred. 
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