If you are looking for an iconic Mercedes-Benz classic model that will be a comfortable cruiser for your weekend adventures, without being a limousine, there are options. One of those options is the single-series model that has the second-longest production running by the automaker, as it …
With the renewed interest in rally-style restomods and retro-models, it can be hard to tell what was really a rally car and what has just been modified as fantasy fulfillment. This 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 “Rallyewagen,” though, is the real deal. Built by Mercedes …
Mercedes-Benz has racing in its DNA, and this can be seen if you glance at what the company is doing today, but also when looking at what it was doing many years ago. In the late 1970s, Mercedes-Benz had already raced its Red Pig for years, …
For more than 20 years, the folks in Stuttgart built sporty roadsters based on the C-Class chassis, finally killing off the SLC during the 2020 model year. The first of those cars to arrive on our shores was the SLK 230, which debuted here as a …
A bizarre Mercedes-Benz SLK, modified to somewhat resemble a Lamborghini, has started to gain traction online after hitting the used car market in Vietnam. The badge on the rear of the car reveals that this is a Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 although it seems the owner …
Five Decades ago, Mercedes-Benz presented the SLC at the Paris Motor Show as a fixed-roof version for the SL Roadster R 107. It was a luxury coupé that combined dynamic driving performance with driving comfort, carrying over the legacy of the SL 300 “Gullwing” model. …
The SL family of sports cars rolled out in 1952 with the W194 that finished in first place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the Carrera Panamericana. Come 1994, and the Super Leicht Kurz was presented to the public at the Turin Motor …
Last spring we announced that the Mechatronik is working at a project of a modern Mercedes SLC (C107). Now, Mechatronik Project 107 has performed the first tests at Hockenheim. Mechatronik was founded in 1997 and has evolved from a company with only three employees located …
