- Characterful S85 engine
- Great looks with the top down
- Good power delivery
- Exceptionally gorgeous top up or down
- Great S55 engine
- Good manual transmission and decent DCT
- Convertible hard top
- Great styling with the top up or down
- Great S65 engine
...- Good S54 engine
- Decent styling
- Good manual transmission
- Great retro styling
- Decent drivetrain
- Supercar-like styling
- Warms the heart of snowflakes
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
- Last chance to get V12 in a hardtop Mercedes
- Still possible to get the M278 and M157 powered V8s
- New 9G-Tronic automatic
- New, more reliable engine lineup
- New, better electronics
- Good, athletic styling
- M275-powered V12s remained
- New SL63 AMG is characterful, though unreliable
- Improvements with M272/M273 engines
...- Superb V12 engine and the last chance to get SL55 AMG
- Beautiful hardtop convertible
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
- Superb V8 and V12 engine lineup
- Elegant yet athletic styling
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
- Multi-link suspensions all around
- Last opportunity to get naturally-aspirated V8 from Mercedes (M152)
- SLK 350 got ride of the engine defect of its predecessor
- Multi-link suspensions all around
- Last chance to get the M113-powered SLK 55 AMG
- Updated electronics
- Perhaps improved engine reliability
- Good SLK55 AMG drivetrain
- Sleek design
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
- Last chance to get V12 from Mercedes
- Good interior design
- Great, opulent styling
- Decent build quality
- Powerful engine lineup without tiny weasels
...- Large chance to get V8 AMG in a C-Class
- Decent styling
- Possible to get C63 AMG / C63 S AMG
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
- Decent styling
- Much improved, almost luxurious styling
- Improved build quality
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
...- Decent drivetrain reliability
- New 9G-Tronic automatic transmission
- Improved build quality
- More powerful drivetrain
- Improvement in build quality
- Overall good drivetrain reliability
- Decent styling
- Superb performance
- Gorgeous styling
- Great drivetrain reliability
...- Great performance and handling
- Overall good design
- Exceptionally stout drivetrain
- Good power and torque figures
- Improved performance
- Good handling
...- Superb engine performance
- Improved reliability
- Good handling
...- Superb performance in the Turbo / Turbo S
- Good handling
- Good interior quality
...- Great performance
- Beautiful styling
- Sweet H6 engines
...- Better performance
- Good top mechanism
- New top mechanism
- Much improved performance
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
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