Mercedes SLK 55 - Pictures

A wider front track ensures SLK’s cornering ability is simply stunning

Vents and spoilers mark out special edition, while the exhaust has a rumbling sound

Air-conditioning, a CD player... this SLK even has rain-sensing windscreen wipers, so it’s not as if the increase in performance has come at the expense of luxury.

Under the bonnet nestles AMG’s powerful V8, although in the newcomer it’s uprated from 360bhp to 400bhp

Polished alloys hide huge brakes

Instrument dials get carbon hoods