This was a big mistake, one that undoubtedly has caused prospective buyers to step into Porsche Boxsters and BMW Z3s instead of SLKs.Īs a result, the automaker has changed its mind, and stick-shift SLKs will be making their way to our shores later this year.
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drivers want automatic in Mercedes-Benz cars, so the decision was made not to offer stick shift in any of them, including SLK. The automaker says its market studies show U.S. In Europe, one can buy most Mercedes cars with stick shift, but not here. But this type of car cries out for stick shift. For an automatic, it works well enough, even downshifting electronically for braking and shifting manually, to a degree. Top down, SLK looks sleek and aggressive.įor ’98, SLK comes only with an automatic transmission. When up, the top looks kind of ungainly and too small for the body. Like most sports cars, the SLK looks better with its top down. It’s a marvel of engineering, a ballet of moving parts that open, close and fold away with the touch of a button. No one else has created a hardtop/convertible anywhere near as functional as this one. It folds away quickly, easily and completely, providing a true roadster experience. The hardtop provides a snug, quiet, weather-resistant cabin for two, eliminating the inevitable flapping, fading, tearing, vandalizing, etc., associated with cloth tops. In doing so, the two-seater makes compromises – some good, some not so good. The baby Benz complements Mercedes’ more expensive SL roadsters, and manages to combine the vibrant personality of a sports car with the stolid practicality of corporate Mercedes. No one disputes the fact that SLK is fun to drive and great to be seen in. In the motoring media, the question keeps being asked: Is the new Mercedes-Benz SLK230 really a sports car?
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