Project Kahn has given the Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 BlueEfficiency a makeover. The package brings together two names that are well known for improving Mercedes-Benz products: Brabus and AMG.

The 1.8-litre, supercharged engine gets a Brabus upgrade, which takes the power output from 182- to 236bhp - including a 'plug-and-play' control module worth 26bhp. The engine bay also gets a styling kit.

The body is fitted with an AMG styling kit, including both bumpers and side skirts. Other changes are Kahn exhausts, lowered suspension and carbon finished grille and front splitter. The alloy wheels measure 20-inches and are finished in matt black, co-ordinating with the matt black stripe running the length of the car's bonnet.

Kahn's demonstrator has an interior finished in red and black quilted leather. The company does boast that customers are free to choose any exterior and interior colour combination they wish.

The Project Kahn modified SLK costs £42,875.

John Lambert - 13 Oct 2011