Yes, I bought a 2001 C240, six speed manual new in October of 2000. One of the very first off the boat. The car was wonderful to drive, but was plagued with electrical gremlins. I dumped it at 60,000 miles. It was a tragedy. The V6 made it go like a rocket.

Yes the manual SLK pulls hard. I have a 2006 V8 Mustang GT five speed manual. The mustang would probably beat the SLK in a drag race, but the SLK feels so much more torquey, that it makes it much more fun to drive.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

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