Mercedes-Benz ends SLC production with celebratory Final Edition

Mercedes-Benz SLC final edition official press - hero front Based on AMG Line trim, the end-of-the-line model celebrates 23 years of the innovative two-seat roadster

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that production of the SLC will cease later this year with the announcement that a Final Edition model will arrive in UK showrooms next month.

To be unveiled at the upcoming Geneva motor show, the last ever SLC will be launched nearly 23 years after the two-seat roadster first made its public premiere, badged as the SLK, ushering in a new folding hard-top roof structure that was subsequently copied by many other car makers.

The celebratory SLC Final Edition is to offer the choice of four petrol engines: a 154bhp 1.6-litre four-cylinder in the SLC 180, a 181bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder in the SLC 200, a 242bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder in the SLC 300 and a 383bhp 3.0-litre V6 in AMG's SLC 43.

The SLC 180 and SLC 200 will come with a six-speed manual gearbox, while the SLC 300 and SLC 43 receive a nine-speed automatic.

Without plans for a successor model, Mercedes-Benz is marking the end of production for the SLC by offering a special optional yellow paint finish alongside the standard black and grey options. This replicates one of the colours used to launch the original SLK.

The Final Edition is based on the existing AMG Line model but gains uniquely styled bumpers, 18in five-spoke alloy wheels and a highly equipped interior with, among other previously optional features, Airscarf neck heaters as standard.

In SLC AMG 43 Final Edition guise, the rear-wheel-drive roadster is claimed to be capable of 0-62mph in 4.7sec and an electronically limited top speed of 155mph. Combined (WLTP) fuel consumption is put at 34.9mpg, equating to CO2 emissions of 185g/km.

The C-Class-based roadster was produced in three model generations over its 23-year life span. The original R170-designated model was launched at the 1996 Paris motor show. It was succeeded by the R171, launched at the Geneva motor show in 2004, and then today's R172 went on sale in 2011. It was known as the SLK until its 2016 facelift.

Combined global sales of the SLK and SLC total more than 710,000, according to Mercedes-Benz.

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