Trumbull Mercedes Dealer Sees AMG Influence In New Mercedes-Benz Slk

Trumbull Mercedes Dealer Sees AMG Influence In New Mercedes-Benz Slk

Whether you focus on the form or the power, Mercedes-Benz will grab your attention with the new SLK, which looks like a roadster should look and still retains all the power you expect. Wilton used Mercedes customers will appreciate the distinctive look this model has achieved. With a hood that seems to go on as long as a Rockette's legs, the Mercedes-Benz SLK has a rather familiar face, with obvious relation to the SLS. Though much of the styling and layout resembles the SLS AMG, Mercedes-Benz does add some unique touches and with conveniences like Airguide and Airscarf, which keep occupants comfortable even with the top down, the new SLK is quite appealing. Wilton used Mercedes buyers will want to check out the SLK350 when it arrives in the showroom this summer with its 3.5-liter V6 and seven-speed automatic. This fast ride can even hit 60 mph in just 5.4 seconds.

Of course, Mercedes-Benz will bring us more versions eventually. By 2012 we can expect to see the SLK250 with a turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder. Not only is this version promised to be almost as fast, reaching 60 mph in 6.5 seconds, but the mileage is very impressive with an average of 27 mpg. Trumbull Mercedes customers will also get their choice of a seven-speed automatic or a six-speed manual when the SLK250 arrives. Then we will get the AMG version of the SLK and with it, a 5.5-liter V8 and close to 400 horsepower. Definitely a model worth waiting for and one that Mercedes-Benz will delight in offering up. So from what we've seen and heard, the new SLK models will look and probably drive like true sports cars. This is a good thing, as Mercedes-Benz fans have waited for this model to deliver on that end. It's a class that remains affordable to most of us and still offers the high-end feel and satisfies the need for speed. Why is the AMG influence such a big deal, though? Why can't this car just have its own look and inspiration?

This has led to office recyclingprograms, "please think before you print" e-mail signatures and printers that offer double-sided printing. Now a trio of Chinese inventors hopes to add another device to the cubicle environment: the P&P Office Waste Paper Processor, which turns paper destined for recycling into pencils. The machine, looking a bit like a three-hole punch crossed with an electric pencil sharpener, was a finalist in the 2010 Lite-On Awards, an international competition that seeks to stimulate and nurture innovation. Here's how the pencil-making gadget works: You insert wastepaper into a feed slot. The machine draws the paper in, rolls and compresses it, and then inserts a piece of lead from a storage chamber located in the top of the device. A small amount of glue is added before a pencil slides out from a hole on the side. It's not clear how many pieces of paper form a single pencil, but you figure the average office worker could generate a decent supply of pencils in a month.

And that seems to be the biggest drawback to the pencil-producing gadget. How many No. 2 pencils can an office really use, given that most workers take notes on their tablet PC's or laptops? And how much glue and lead core do you need to buy to keep up with the overflowing paper recycle bin? Too much, we would suspect, which is why you may never see this gadget in your office supplies catalog. Mercedes-Benz has been an innovator for decades. You can thank the German auto manufacturer for diesel and supercharged engines on passenger cars, anti-lock brakes; electronic stability systems and more. Of course, you won't find the BIOME at your local Mercedes-Benz dealer. That's because the far-out design is a vision of the future -- a concept car that's decades ahead of its time. As such, it couldn't exist today. But it might be as common as a Corolla after 20 or 30 years of innovative thinking and inspired engineering.