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Why is my SLK's CO2 so high?
In your review section you state that the CO2 emissions for the 2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK200 auto is 192 g/km. Yet, on the V5 for my 2004 model, it shows 211g/km which puts it into a higher tax bracket. Can you shed any light on why the two values are different?
Asked on 9 May 2015 by jeeringtowser
Answered by
Honest John
Your car is fitted with different wheels and tyres from the base model. That puts up the CO2.
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