Originally Posted by tom2112
Ah, but that isn't what the debate is about. We are in fact debating what the car really is, despite it's badges and VIN prefix.
What the car REALLY is. . . is a bunch of left over R170 parts that DaimlerCrysler found an inventive way to get rid of. They had just released the R171- based SLK 350, so it was a good way unload some excess inventory.