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 …
Is it a tractor? Is it a crossover? Nah, it’s just a shi**y modded car, made famous by Reddit’s eponymous thread. Its owner is probably proud of the build, because those wheels alone are worth more than this old Mercedes-Benz SLK. We don’t know the …
Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG may not have been a runaway success for the German car manufacturer when it was launched but fast forward to 2021 and it is something quite special. Se, the SLK55 AMG is a compact convertible that doesn’t feature a turbocharged four-cylinder …
Although we’re very much saddened by the current fall into oblivion of the roadster market mainly due to the craze for crossovers, SUVs, or trucks, it’s also true that this trend comes with benefits—such as the option to snatch a 415-hp roadster at a decidedly fair …
Mercedes-Benz kick-started the coupé-cabriolet revival in 1994 (60 years after Peugeot had created the sector) with the unveiling of its SLK concept, which would go on to be launched in 1996. The arrival of the SLK would lead to a raft of rival cars from …
Mercedes-Benz SLK was introduced in 1996 and while it may have been a successful small roadster, it wasn’t half the sports car that the Porsche Boxster was. Then again, it did have that nifty retractable hardtop roof. Still, it’ll hardly go down as one of Mercedes’ …
