Sportlich (sporty), Leicht (light), and Kurz (compact). The Mercedes SLK’s are all that and more. And they seem to come in unicorn pairs for me. About 18 months ago I covered a pair of SLK55’s here, and today we have an SLK250 and an SLK55. Let’s start with the 2013 SLK250, mostly because it’s cheaper and has a rare 6-speed manual transmission. It’s no rocket with only a 1.8 liter 201 hp turbo-four, but it is nimble. And good looking.
The 2013 SLK250 appointed like this one, with “air scarf”, heated seats, and a decent audio system ran about $50,000 new. It’s half that now. It’s also only been driven about 4,000 miles annually. It got reasonably good reviews here in Auto Guide back in 2013. Sporty. Light. Compact. Find this accident free car here in Knoxville, Tennessee. Keep scrolling for the badass SLK, though.
