Sport, Compact, Light? Two Out of Three Ain't Bad Sportlich, Leicht, Kompakt. If your German is as spotty as ours, that stands for " Sporty, Light, Compact," and it's telling that those are the three letters used by Mercedes-Benz as an adopted moniker for the small hardtop/convertible coupe that it released all the way back in 1996. Thing is, it never really stood out as any of those things: Sporty, but certainly not powerful. Light, but, at a hair over 3,000 pounds, far from featherweight. Compact? Sure, a 94-inch wheelbase sounds about right, but the car has gotten bigger with every ... Read More

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Engine:: 3.5L V6
Power:: 302 HP / 273 LB-FT
Transmission:: 7-Speed Automatic
MSRP:: $68,545 as tested

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Mercedes-Benz offers start/stop on all 2012 European SLK models, none in America 1294948680

Mercedes-Benz has decided that not everyone wants the same features on their new SLK. Sure, the new Magic Sky Control retractable roof is a marquee feature for Europe and the U.S., but the same can't be said for the efficiency-enhancing ECO start-stop technology. All European roadster models will be available with start-stop, but a MBUSA spokesperson ...
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Officially Official: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK pops its auto-tinting lid [w/video] 1294928700

The thing about innovation is that to follow up, you tend to need another dose of innovation to keep people interested. Case in point: Mercedes-Benz having shoes to fill with its little SLK. The original was one of the first cars on the market with a modern retractable hardtop, taking after its costlier forebearer, the SL. And fourteen years later, with ...