Benz Faqs

Mercedes-Benz has produced many trucks and SUV’s. The next on their line-up is the GLK - which is not your average looking truck. Most trucks have a hard edge and a very aggressive look about them. However, the GLK has more of a softer edge to it.

We have no qualms with the look that the GLK has been given - but it wouldn’t hurt to add just a bit of an edge to it. I suppose that Mercedes thought this same thing because they will be bringing several aftermarket tuners to SEMA to place their expertise on the GLK and give it what it is missing.

Mercedes has revealed the new 2009 Mercedes G 55 AMG – which features a 5.5 liter V8 engine that can push out 507 horsepower, new 19” allow wheels, and a re-modified grille. The power on the new SUV has been given a boost and the electronic stability program is also new and a more powerful control unit.

Inside, the G55 AMG gets latest generation telematics equipment, optional heated and cooled seats, and standard designo leather upholstery. Mercedes has not released new G55 AMG fuel economy figures, but we anticipate the tank-like SUV to achieve no better than 11 mpg city and 13 mpg highway the current G55 AMG is rated for.

Mercedes has teamed up with Kleemann to design their first official GTK concept – which will be an in-house production. The design for the new GTK is “based on the unique Kleemann design code of elegance and simplicity acknowledging the Nordic design traditions of simple and organic shapes.”

That apparently means a Reventon snout, a Castagna Aznom front fender treatment, and sharper SLK lines from the A-pillar back. The GTK is actually based on the SLK 55, and gets a Kleemann Kompressor system, 20-inch Kleeman wheels and 8-piston Kleemann brakes in front and 4-piston out back. That “kompressor” means the little roadster puts 540 HP and 516 lb-ft through its 7-speed auto box.