You forgot lightweight!Mid engined .... open top ..... flappy paddles .... course it's a sports car!
Ignore them, they’re talking about smarts not SLK’s...If it's mid engined, what's the big lump I see when I open the bonnet??
Is it mid or rear? My Fortwo convertibubble was rear engined. Not quite the same as my 911 but almostMid engined .... open top ..... flappy paddles .... course it's a sports car!
My thoughts entirely, but I'm too much of a gentleman to point that out.No diesel engine car can be classified as a sports car!
Helmet on!
I've been lucky, I've owned and/or driven many cars some of which I would call sports cars. A Triumph TR6 comes to mind, also a Spitfire, Porsche 912, Sunbeam Alpine, MGB, MG Midget and I fail to be able to differentiate between those and my SLK. Good power to weight ratio, no creature comforts and sharp handling. I don't know whether my car is poverty spec. but I could never see myself driving long distances in it. For me it is four wheel motorcycle substitute
.... your two cars could have only dreamt of 80bhp never mind the 101bhp of the Brabus 
Horrible things to drive.....I drove a few many years ago in the army---IIRC the gear stick is behind the driver....and everything was very sloppy because of the extra linkages for the forward control.
That is a sports car, with better suspension definitely. I did a track day at Caldwell with the IAM, I was in my 911 and there was a SLK55 there, in the bends it looked like it was going to tip over it was leaning so far. My 911 was flat and I just drove around the outside. Looking at the photos from the day afterwards my car looked like it was just parked on the bends, only indication I was moving was the wheel blur.
