Spot on
Have you heard the SLK? Does it sound like @*!#? But even if it does sound like @*!#, the noise inst a huge issue for me as i cant say i ever drive without having loud music on - so aural pleasure is not what im after (not oral, SMD before you start )
Yep that would have been an insult to me... Cars are probably my biggest passion in life, so the fact that i would like a diesel does not mean that i dont care about cars.
I rarely drive my zed as a) i dont like getting it dirty and i hate paying for fuel. I drive my girlfriends fiesta most of the time, which is just stupid. If my zed got me 56mpg however, im sure i would drive it a lot more - and yes, i would sacrifice the lovely sounds of my nismo exhaust for that mpg.
I dont think anyone here's driven the new SLK yet, so it could knock spots off the zed for all we know (im sure it wont however ) so to say it's stupid to consider it is a shortsighted comment. (not aimed at you Leeroy, or anyone, im just saying).
Also the zed isnt a sports car and isnt really that quick, so im not anticipating it to be a huge step down in terms of performance - but i could be wrong.