

Mercedes brass said that market studies showed Americans were not interested in shifting for themselves. And the automatic was just all wrong for a reputed sports car. Performance was uninspiring, despite the 185 horses claimed for the engine, which also was harsh and lacking in low-end torque. kompressor in German) and an automatic transmission. That SLK 230 Kompressor contained a four-cylinder engine equipped with a supercharger (a.k.a. The first one I had back in ’98 seemed rushed into production to compete with the new flock of latter-day roadsters coming out of Germany and Japan. The first three SLK models were not quite right. And all it took was an extra-fine V-6 and a slick-shifting, six-speed transmission. But this is the first one that I can say without reservation has the equipment and performance to qualify as a bona fide sports car. This is my fourth turn in the wedgy little two-seater with the folding steel top. Mercedes-Benz’s SLK roadster has finally arrived.
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