2015 Mercedes-Benz SLK250 Manual - Car and Driver (blog)
With two seats, a luxurious interior, and a standard retractable hardtop, the SLK is like a scaled-down SL-class for around half the price. The SLK250 is powered by a 201-hp turbocharged four-cylinder engine mated to a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic transmission. Instrumented Test – 2015 Mercedes-Benz SLK250 Manual The manual transmission certainly increases the SLK’s driver-engagement factor, and we appreciated the shifter’s tight throws and the clutch’s precise takeup. We might be Savers of the Manuals , but this manual’s savior is a different engine. (This may happen when the SLK is updated within a year or so, but we understand that the manual may be dropped at that time. Disable the stability control, vector the SLK’s nose into a tight corner while dabbing the brakes, and the back end whips around in a decisive, easily controlled manner. Our test car came equipped with the optional Dynamic Handling package ($990), which includes adaptive dampers with Sport and Comfort modes, as well as the Sport package ($2500), which brought 18-inch AMG wheels, a body kit, and red ambient cabin... Hampered slightly by axle hop off the line, the SLK nonetheless hit 60 mph in 6. 3 seconds and circled our skidpad to the tune of 0. 95 g. That zero-to-60 figure is 0. 9-second off. Source: www.caranddriver.com
