Have driven the current 224kw SLK 350 soon after they were released last year and thought it was great...the 7spd auto worked well too unlike the previous SLK 350's auto trans which wasn't very good at all (my cousins work partner has one and I 'borrowed' it for over a week once), power delivery is good and the V6's roar is awesome, cost of one is way over the top though, I got it priced with full options list and 'Designio package' included at 143k drive away no thanks...