The Mercedes SLC: A Stylish Exterior with an Aging Interior

The Mercedes SLC has plenty of pose value on the outside, but does it feel as stylish from the driver's seat? Well, yeah, the SLC has the same interior design as the SLK, which came out back in 2011. So, it is actually starting to look a bit dated. There are so many buttons on the dash that's hard to keep count. The build quality is good though, and the upgraded brown nappa leather of this car feels lovely and soft.

The SLC has only two trim levels to choose from: the four-cylinder petrol SL sees all come in AMG Line trim or if you want more drama and speed, there's a twin-turbo v6 petrol in the AMG 43. AMG Line models get plenty of kits as standard, including alloy wheels measuring 18 inches or more, sport suspension, cruise control, air conditioning, and the SLS party piece that metal folding roof.

There are a few optional extras worth going for. The $400-pound air scarf system blows hot air onto your neck from the seat backs, and it's great when you want to roll with the roof down on a cold day. It's also worth upgrading to the Command Online system, which comes with a 7-inch display that includes 3D mapping, live traffic information, voice control, and traffic sign recognition. However, even though it costs a whopping $2,000, it still isn't the latest version of the Mercedes entertainment system.

That being said, it's not all bad. The lack of an updated entertainment system means that it doesn't have the annoying floating touchpad that you get in the e-class. The click wheel and physical shortcut buttons are much easier to use, but it's just a shame that the software isn't so slick compared to the system in an Audi TT. The menu layout manages to make even simple tasks seem a bit complicated, and the graphics look decent but aren't as pretty as those in the Audi.

At least, the address input for the navigation system is fairly easy, and loading times are okay. However, it's a bit of a faff to enter a fuel station as a waypoint because you need to go through quite a few menus to confirm a route change. A DA B digital radio is standard on every SLC, and flicking through the stations is straightforward. But, you don't get the fancy channel icons that you get on some rival systems.

Once your devices' Bluetooth connection has paired, it reconnects reliably each time you start the car. However, if you want to use a sat-nav while listening to music, those buttons to skip tracks don't work, which can be very annoying if you really love your tune. Fortunately, you can upgrade to a 10-speaker Harman Kardon hi-fi system, which is much better than the regular system and is punchy enough to make up for the extra wind noise you get when you take the roof down.

Overall, the SLC's interior is quite nice but it is starting to show its age. If a gorgeous design and a slick infotainment system are what matter most, then an Audi TT Roadster is a better choice.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe Mercedes SLC has plenty of pose value on the outside but does it feel as stylish from the driver's seat well yeah the SLC has the same interior design as the SL K which came out back in 2011 so it is actually starting to look a bit dated there's so many buttons on the dash that's hard to keep count the build quality is good though and the upgraded brown nappa leather of this car feels lovely and soft there's only two trim levels to choose from the four-cylinder petrol SL sees all come in AMG line shrimp or if you want more drama and speed there's a twin-turbo v6 petrol in the AMG 43 or AMG line models get plenty of kits as standard including alloy wheels measuring 18 inches or more sport suspension cruise control air conditioning and the SLS party piece that metal folding roof there's a few optional extras worth going for the 400-pound air scarf system blows hot air onto your neck from the seat backs and it's great when you want to roll with the roof down on a cold day it's also worth upgrading to the command online system the 7-inch display comes with 3d mapping live traffic information voice control and traffic sign recognition however even though it costs a whopping two thousand pounds it still isn't the latest version and Mercedes entertainment system but that's not all bad because it means that it doesn't have the annoying floating touchpad that you get in the e-class the click wheel and physical shortcut buttons are much easier to use it's just a shame that the software isn't so slick compared to the system in an Audi TT the menu layout manages to make even simple tasks seem a bit complicated the same goes for the graphics they look decent but aren't as pretty as those in the Audi at least the address input for the navigation system is fairly easy and loading times are okay it's a bit of a faff to enter a fuel station as a waypoint though because you need to go through quite a few menus to confirm a route change a da B digital radio is standard on every SLC and flicking through the stations is straightforward but you don't get the fancy channel icons you get on some rival systems once your devices Bluetooth connection has paired it reconnects reliably each time you start the car you can't skip tracks or change stations using the buttons on the steering wheel but only if the main screen is one of the medium menus so if you want to use a sat-nav while listen to music those buttons to skip tracks don't work it's very annoying if you really love your tune you can upgrade to a 10 speaker Harman Kardon hi-fi it's much better than the regular system and it's punchy enough to make up for the extra wind noise you get when you take the roof down overall then the SLC's interior is quite nice but it is starting to show its age if a gorgeous design and a slick infotainment system is what matters most then an Audi TT Roadster is a better choicethe Mercedes SLC has plenty of pose value on the outside but does it feel as stylish from the driver's seat well yeah the SLC has the same interior design as the SL K which came out back in 2011 so it is actually starting to look a bit dated there's so many buttons on the dash that's hard to keep count the build quality is good though and the upgraded brown nappa leather of this car feels lovely and soft there's only two trim levels to choose from the four-cylinder petrol SL sees all come in AMG line shrimp or if you want more drama and speed there's a twin-turbo v6 petrol in the AMG 43 or AMG line models get plenty of kits as standard including alloy wheels measuring 18 inches or more sport suspension cruise control air conditioning and the SLS party piece that metal folding roof there's a few optional extras worth going for the 400-pound air scarf system blows hot air onto your neck from the seat backs and it's great when you want to roll with the roof down on a cold day it's also worth upgrading to the command online system the 7-inch display comes with 3d mapping live traffic information voice control and traffic sign recognition however even though it costs a whopping two thousand pounds it still isn't the latest version and Mercedes entertainment system but that's not all bad because it means that it doesn't have the annoying floating touchpad that you get in the e-class the click wheel and physical shortcut buttons are much easier to use it's just a shame that the software isn't so slick compared to the system in an Audi TT the menu layout manages to make even simple tasks seem a bit complicated the same goes for the graphics they look decent but aren't as pretty as those in the Audi at least the address input for the navigation system is fairly easy and loading times are okay it's a bit of a faff to enter a fuel station as a waypoint though because you need to go through quite a few menus to confirm a route change a da B digital radio is standard on every SLC and flicking through the stations is straightforward but you don't get the fancy channel icons you get on some rival systems once your devices Bluetooth connection has paired it reconnects reliably each time you start the car you can't skip tracks or change stations using the buttons on the steering wheel but only if the main screen is one of the medium menus so if you want to use a sat-nav while listen to music those buttons to skip tracks don't work it's very annoying if you really love your tune you can upgrade to a 10 speaker Harman Kardon hi-fi it's much better than the regular system and it's punchy enough to make up for the extra wind noise you get when you take the roof down overall then the SLC's interior is quite nice but it is starting to show its age if a gorgeous design and a slick infotainment system is what matters most then an Audi TT Roadster is a better choice\n"