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’ …
It was 25 years ago when the Mercedes-Benz SLK took the car industry by storm. It came to set standards in the middle 1990s. Now it is a young classic. Introduced at the International Motor Show in Turin, in April 1996, the Mercedes-Benz SLK (R …
Mercedes-Benz made World Rally history with the SLC in a remarkable feat 40 years ago this week. When you think of late 1970s and early ‘80s world rally winners, what springs to mind? Screaming Ford Escort RS1800s and Fiat 131 Abarths, the sensational Lancia Stratos …
Although they’ve fallen out of favor in recent years, convertibles and coupes have always been an integral part of the Mercedes-Benz lineup. The legendary 300SL is probably the standard bearer for what the company has accomplished on that front. But that doesn’t mean there haven’t been …
