---
title: "Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class Is Dead, Next AMG GT and SL-Class to Share Platform"
description: "Looks like it's the end of the line for Merc's compact, two-seat roadster."
date: "2017-04-27"
modified: "2017-04-27"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui.md"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/9732/mercedes-benz-slc-dead-next-amg-gt-and-sl-to-share-platform"
categories:
  - "Mercedes-Benz News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "AMG GT"
  - "compact"
  - "Convertible"
  - "Convertibles"
  - "luxury"
  - "Mercedes-AMG"
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
  - "Roadsters"
  - "SL"
  - "SL-Class"
  - "SLC"
---

# Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class Is Dead, Next AMG GT and SL-Class to Share Platform

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/04/slcdeadsl-e1493263980839.jpg>)
*\<em\>www.thedrive.com</em>*

Once the default gift for affluent young women celebrating their Sweet 16, the Mercedes SLC-Class (formerly and likely better known as the SLK) is reaching the end of its life. According to [*Automobile Magazine*](<https://www.automobilemag.com/news/porsche-mercedes-continue-fill-lineup-gaps/>), an unnamed source from the German automaker said the SLC is set to be axed from Mercedes-Benz's future model plans.

We at *The Drive* can't say we're particularly surprised by this news, considering both Benz's quite-crowded current lineup of two-door vehicles and the small roadster's declining relevance in the minds of the motoring public. Be honest, when was the last time you saw or even thought about this car?

The SLC's absence does leave Benz wanting for a competitor to BMW's upcoming ["ToyoBimmer"](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5274/watch-the-new-toyota-supra-rev-its-heart-out.md>) Z5. However, considering the abundance of two-door platforms Merc already has at its disposal, this could easily be rectified.

In addition, Mercedes says that the next generations of AMG GT and SL will be based on the same new lightweight architecture—which lines up with [previous reports that AMG is not-so-secretly develeping](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/9303/next-mercedes-benz-sl-class-will-be-an-amg-developed-22-report-suggests.md>) the next-generation, Porsche 911-baiting SL. The report goes on to suggest the discontinuation of the [lovely land yachts](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/5252/the-mercedes-s550-cabriolet-is-the-ultimate-yacht-rocker.md>) that are the S-Class Coupe and Cabriolet, with 2-door variants of both the C- and E-Classes being moved upmarket. Guess we'll have to wait and see to know for sure, though.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/cltsuii/>)

## More

- [Mercedes-AMG to Send off SLC Roadster With Final Edition at Geneva Auto Show](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26564/mercedes-amg-to-send-off-slc-roadster-with-final-edition-at-geneva-auto-show.md>)
- [The Weeknd’s Car In the Super Bowl Halftime Show Was This Sweet Widebody AMG-Swapped Mercedes 300 SL](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/39157/the-weeknds-car-in-the-super-bowl-halftime-show-was-this-sweet-widebody-amg-swapped-mercedes-300-sl.md>)
- [2022 Mercedes-AMG SL: Beautiful V8 Convertibles Aren’t Dead](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/42903/2022-mercedes-amg-sl-beautiful-v8-roadsters-arent-dead.md>)
- [2022 Mercedes-AMG SL Gets a 12-Inch Movable Touchscreen](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/41517/2022-mercedes-amg-sl-gets-a-12-inch-movable-touchscreen.md>)
- [The All-New Mercedes SL Roadster Will Be Sold Exclusively as an AMG](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/39746/the-all-new-mercedes-sl-roadster-will-be-sold-exclusively-as-an-amg.md>)
- [This 1999 Mercedes-Benz SL 73 AMG Is Three Times Rarer Than a Pagani Zonda](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30076/this-1999-mercedes-benz-sl-73-amg-is-three-times-rarer-than-a-pagani-zonda.md>)
- [The Mercedes-AMG SL63 Is a GT Car for the iPhone Generation](<https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/2023-mercedes-amg-sl63-review.md>)
- [A Lyrical History of the Mercedes Convertible](<https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/3861/a-lyrical-history-of-the-mercedes-convertible.md>)