5 months ago 03rd May 14:45
Mercedes SLK 200 Kompressor - If the government get their way, cars emitting more than 220g/km will be charged a daily rate of £25 to enter London. Those cars under the threshold will remain at the current £8.00 per day.
Now those of you living outside the area may not think this will affect you. However, I have a sneaky feeling that very soon most major cities will take the same stance as London has.
Unless us Brits be more like our French neighbours and take to the streets in protest, we have to accept that congestion charge is here to stay.
Cars emitting more than 220g/km are inevitably the 4X4 duped the ’Chelsea tractors’ and high performance cars. One may argue they can afford the charges but that is really not the point. We live in democratic society - apparently. If we want to drive to London in our own choice of car, why can’t we? Except for the fact that by doing so, five days a week, forty eight weeks per year will now cost such a driver a whopping £6,000 annual congestion charge bill.
So does this mean the end of expensive cars and the beginning of the electric car boom? One would have thought a resounding ‘yes’, but I have found a range of sport cars that fall under the magic 220g/km.
Mercedes, the SLK 200 Kompressor is already heavily laden with on board equipment. These include air conditioning, cruise control, electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors
The new generation Mercedes Benz SLK- Class roadster.
The SLK range comprises of the SLK 200 Kompressor, SLK 280 and flagship SLK 350. All three have undergone major surgery with around 650 newly developed components designed to emphasise further the car’s sporty character.
This is apparent from the onset with new re-styled front and rear, plus larger exterior mirrors with integrated indicators. The alloy wheels have been revised while the area around the Mercedes star is more prominent.
Inside the SLK is a new sporty three-spoke steering wheel with multifunction buttons, plus a stunning instrument cluster with 3-D shaped bezels.
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