I always thought it was called a SLK200 because it was a 1.8 litre with a kompressor or something to that effect. Here we only get a SLK200, SLK350 and a 55, where as the C Class has a 280.
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Originally Posted by DansSlk  Why do they do a lot of things?
Its just a German thing, BMW's naming setup is the same.
316 being a 1.8, 318 being a 2.0 and so on. |
Here we only get a 318i (i know with the 1 series the 116i is a 1.6litre), the 318i is a detuned 2 litre and a 320i is a 2 litre while the 325i is a 2.5litre and the 330i is a 3litre (first number denoting series while the following two denote engine size BUT where things get really weird with BMW - and i think the same goes for Audi and Mercedes) is where BMW are naming the 335i and 135i (3 litre twin turbo).
We don't get a C300 here either but what we do get is as follows:
C 280 2996cc / V6 170kW
C 320 CDI 2987cc / V6 165kW
C 350 3498cc / V6 200kW
So in my opinion i think when there's an addition of turbo's or superchargers badge designation is likely to change. Although i'm really not to sure where the 280 comes along...