The Mercedes-Benz CLK & SLK
 
These roadsters from Mercedes-Benz both cost about $39,000.  While the SLK is made to compete with the Porsche Boxster and BMW Z3, the CLK is in a class of its own.
The Mercedes-Benz SLK230, the yellow car shown below, is probably the least Mercedes Mercedes ever made.  It's small, cut, and doesn't look very intimidating.  It is, however, completely Mercedes.  One can see traces of its big brother, the SL, but this is a true roadster.  It begins and ends at $39,700.  How do you tell an SLK on the street?  It says KOMPRESSOR on the side.
 
 
The Mercedes-Benz CLK, shown below, is based on the C-Class.  While its platform is C-Class, the styling comes from the E-Class.  It recieves features from the S-Class.  It drives like an SL-Class.  Any questions?  Its engine, a V6, is the first V6 ever made by Mercedes.  It also starts at just under $40,000.
 
Car Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Mercedes-Benz CLK320
Engine 2.3L 185-hp I4 3.2L 215-hp V6
Transmission 5-Speed Automatic Overdrive 5-Speed Automatic Overdrive
Horsepower 185 @ 5300 RPM 215 @ 5500 RPM
Torque (lb-ft) 200 @ 4800 RPM 229 @ 3000 RPM
Acceleration 0-60 mph 7.1 sec.  6.9 sec. 
Top Track Speed N/A N/A
Fuel Economy (city/highway) mpg 22 / 30 21 / 29
Length 157.3 in.  180 in. 
Width 67.5 in.  67.8 in.  
Wheelbase 94.5 in.  105.9 in. 
 This is the 600hp CLK-GTR, made for Grand Prix racing, and costing you just under one million dollars.  What a steal!
 
 
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