Mercedes-Benz SLK55 "Black Series"

[Appie]

God i always love those Special Edition Benzes

 

[GT4_Rule]

Black (something here) is always cool.

 

[IMADreamer]

@ Holdenhsvgtr: Yes, I know the GTR was a racecar. But I was referencing the rest of the general move twards flappy-paddle gearboxes on not only Benzes, but damn near everything else as well.

Now they have them on Corvettes, but they don't work the right way. Instead of pulling backward on the paddles like everyone else, you push forward on the paddles with your thumbs through the wheel. GM's reasoning is that it improves the learning curve (I doubt it) on flappy-paddle gearboxes, but it just doesn't seem natural to me.

I think the way they did the paddles on the Vette is retarded. I was so disapointed in GM for doing that. It amazes me because I think GM has done a lot of things right in the last year or so, but then they do things like this which just make me wonder what the hell they were thinking.

 

[GT4_Rule]

Hmm...

Wasn't the paddle shifter on the Grand Prix GXP 4-speed a push button too?