Mercedes-Benz working on a SLK Gullwing?

Muamer Hodzic January 28, 2009

Is Mercedes-Benz prepping a new low-end Gullwing? Well according to AutoExpress, Mercedes has plans to bring a new SLK Gullwing to the masses, which may look very similar to its bigger brother, the SLC Gullwing. Besides having some amazing gullwing doors, and draw inspiration from the legendary 300SL, it is also supposed to be hybrid.

With some very muscular lines, it will be a big change compared to the current SLK (which women love to drive). The hood is much longer and due to the gullwing doors, the side sills will be much higher than on normal cars. The designers actually took that weakness and turned it into an opportunity. The higher sides will be used to store lithium-ion battery packs for the hybrid model, which will be closely based on the BlueZero E-Cell Concept shown at the 2009 NAIAS.