Overview
The Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class is a compact luxury roadster manufactured by Mercedes-Benz in three generations; R170 launched in 1996, the R171 in 2004 and R172 in 2011.
Mercedes-Benz presented the SLK II concept car at the 1994 Paris Motor Show, showing off the "vario-roof". The car went on sale two years later in Europe, and in 1997 in the US. The SLK is built in Bremen, Germany.
For the 2017 model year (late 2016), with the release of the third generation R172 facelift, the SLK-Class will be renamed to Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class as per the revised nomenclature adopted by the brand. Under this scheme, roadsters use the base name "SL", followed by the model's placement in Mercedes-Benz hierarchy. The "SL" is for sportlich leicht (German for sport light) and alludes the long-running SL-Class. This is followed by the letter "C"—the SLC being the roadster equivalent to the C-Class.
Asphalt 8: Airborne
The Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG is a V8 Mercedes variant that appears in Asphalt 8: Airborne, and was added in the Santa's Gift Update. You could receive it free for finishing a race every day from December 19-25 2015, from Jan 14-20 2016, or during the 500,000 Subscribers Cup from Nov 10-13 2016, otherwise it costs 2,100. It has a starting rank of 971 and a final rank of 1498.
This car accelerates pretty quickly due to its good nitro boost. Its top speed isn't that good though, worsened by its pretty bad nitro duration. However, being a compact luxury roadster, its biggest disadvantage is its handling. Overall, this car isn't a very good car to use, considering the stats and for what it's worth.