New details on one of Mercedes’ future models, the SLC, have be revealed, including price, release date and engine details.
SLC AMG Spy Photo
The Mercedes SLS AMG has a starting price of $201,500 – a price that no matter how great the car is, is still going to be limiting from a volume standpoint. Mercedes new and less expensive SLC however, is said to have a starting price in the low $100k’s, and will be poised to go head to head with the Porsche 911 (which sold 8,528 units in 2012), thus allowing for a higher volume of sales. For more performance, Mercedes will also offer an upgraded versions of the SLC, likely in the form of a top-of-the-line Black Series to battle the 911 Turbo.
For use in its AMG models, Mercedes is developing a new 4.0-litre Twin-Turbo V8 that’s slated for use in the next-generation C63 AMG. Once in the new SLC, the twin-turbo V8 should be capable of producing around 480bhp – a number that could easily be dialed up to more than 500bhp with an optional AMG Performance Package. If those output numbers are correct, acceleration from 0-62 on the SLC would happen in the low four second range, putting it in the same range as cars like the Jaguar F-Type V8S, the Porsche 911 Carrera S and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
Based on the spy photos and information divulged from Mercedes, expect to see the SLC in the middle of 2015.
And answering the all important question, “Will Mercedes sell the SLS AMG alongside the smaller more affordable SLC?”, so far the answer is yes.
Source: AutoExpress
