Small roadsters are really tricky to market nowadays because automakers can’t describe them as anything else then what they are. An SUV or sedan can be a “sports coupe” under the right marketing spotlight, but a roadster is a roadster.
You can’t take a roadster on a hiking adventure or hall the whole family across the country. But if you still want a really honest car with good performance, you only really have two choices, this R172 SLK and the new Porsche Boxster.
If you’ve chosen the mighty Merc, we have something cool to show you. It’s a wrapping project coming our way all the way from Hong Kong. A company called Wrap Works has transformed this car into a little chameleon on wheels using vinyl that goes from green to purple with little shades of brown in between.
It’s a snazzy makeover which allows the SLK to be something a little more than it could be: a shapeshifter.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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