User blog comment:JustToothpick/Best Multiplayer Cars for Each Brackets/@comment-30074072-20170127022547/@comment-29379702-20170206030745

The problem with this car is it's acceleration. An MP-tuned SLK SE is one of the slowest accelerating car in the game. However, when MP-tuned, it's top speed is ridiculously fast, given that it's able to reach it.

On long, straight tracks where the SLK needn't do too much drift and in turn kills its speed, it can beat any other MP cars, as long as the player doesn't mess up. On short, twisty track, on the other hand, this car is useless. I'm guessing you unfortunately started the race under the former circumstances.